What can I do/what would you do about car being vandalised
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There was a post in a previous thread ' car vandalised' where the chap had a video recorded on dashcam of the perpetrator. It detailed the steps required in dragging them through the small claims court/getting injunctions/etc. Might be worth looking up as I can't see the process varying much/being dependent on the type of evidence?
The op cannot resort to threats or violence as it will be too obviously him.
I would go for a very strongly worded 7 day letter through his letter box mentioning that you have more than 1 witnesses (no need to mention that one is the op and the other the op’s partner). Include repair quotes and demand payment within 7 days.
If no payment you can very easily and cheaply sue him in the County Court. There’s no guarantee that you will win but imo a very good chance that you will and definitely worth a go.
Good luck op.
I would go for a very strongly worded 7 day letter through his letter box mentioning that you have more than 1 witnesses (no need to mention that one is the op and the other the op’s partner). Include repair quotes and demand payment within 7 days.
If no payment you can very easily and cheaply sue him in the County Court. There’s no guarantee that you will win but imo a very good chance that you will and definitely worth a go.
Good luck op.
Jaybmw said:
What a the worst that can happen if you box the ears off him. Will it effect your employment or lifestyle? Things like that I see red and not think of the consequences
\If you are serious about that then - seriously - have a word with some anger management people. For anyone who does not choose to live the Scrote Life, a conviction for an offence of violence is a bad thing.
IanA2 said:
Breadvan72 said:
IanA2 said:
1992 is the (generally) the cut off date for me....
I was stretching a point with 1995. Sometimes I think that the Car died in about 1990. (My G is 27 and very happy)
Breadvan72 said:
IanA2 said:
Breadvan72 said:
IanA2 said:
1992 is the (generally) the cut off date for me....
I was stretching a point with 1995. Sometimes I think that the Car died in about 1990. (My G is 27 and very happy)
Breadvan72 said:
I suggest that the main interest in threads like this is the extent of the anger and wannabe badassness that such threads show to exist in many of what I assume to be the middle class, middle management motorist types who populate PH. All the fantasies about getting in the wrongdoer's face, intimidating him, being a bit tasty, knowing people who are a bit tasty, and so on. Some people are just wound up a bit too tight, perhaps.
OP, the incident was unpleasant, no doubt. I suspect that you were so cross that your behaviour to the bloke was at least a bit threatening. Threats are pointless. Violence is no way to resolve societal disputes. If you can be arsed, your only possibly effective remedy is a civil action in a county court. If you obtain judgment, you would then have to enforce it. Life is filled with disagreeable incidents, but on balance even something as disagreeable as this one falls into the category marked First World Problems.
BTW, I love cars, but cars are just soulless things made out of metal and paint can be fixed up.
PS: By "cars", I usually mean motor vehicles designed and made before about 1995. There have not been any cars at all since then, but for the purposes of this discussion I will treat whatever mobile computer the OP has as a car.
Violence is a way to solve societal disputes. As is the threat of violence. It happens all the time. Maybe what you mean (though I don't wish to put words in your mouth so to speak) is that you think there is a better way - civil action in the county court. The problem is that for some 'first world problems' as you describe them, civil action is not economic nor effective.OP, the incident was unpleasant, no doubt. I suspect that you were so cross that your behaviour to the bloke was at least a bit threatening. Threats are pointless. Violence is no way to resolve societal disputes. If you can be arsed, your only possibly effective remedy is a civil action in a county court. If you obtain judgment, you would then have to enforce it. Life is filled with disagreeable incidents, but on balance even something as disagreeable as this one falls into the category marked First World Problems.
BTW, I love cars, but cars are just soulless things made out of metal and paint can be fixed up.
PS: By "cars", I usually mean motor vehicles designed and made before about 1995. There have not been any cars at all since then, but for the purposes of this discussion I will treat whatever mobile computer the OP has as a car.
Edited by Breadvan72 on Tuesday 29th May 12:39
Personally, I think there is a place for a number of different remedies along a spectrum from extreme violence to no action at all, depending on nature of the problem.
Stevie_P said:
I just utterly fail to see what people get out of doing such a thing.
Was this guy miffed that you dared to park your car in front of the flats or what?
Jealousy perhaps?
I'd love to find out the psychology behind this sort of behaviour...
The clue may be in the OPs name....... These days everyone expects cars to be utterly silent, I've had some sh*t (indirect vague comments) from a neighbour over my Westfield, I turned around and said "the engine is from 1979, what do you expect? have you forgotten what real cars sounded like?".Was this guy miffed that you dared to park your car in front of the flats or what?
Jealousy perhaps?
I'd love to find out the psychology behind this sort of behaviour...
lyonspride said:
The clue may be in the OPs name....... These days everyone expects cars to be utterly silent, I've had some sh*t (indirect vague comments) from a neighbour over my Westfield, I turned around and said "the engine is from 1979, what do you expect? have you forgotten what real cars sounded like?".
Perhaps but I don't think many people expect loud pops and bangs and think it sounds good. Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff