Help please identifying car that hit me whilst I was parked

[shandyboy]

I woke up on Monday to go to work to find somebody had crashed into my car scraping and denting the driver's door and causing £360 of damage.

I live on a quiet street which isn't a through-road, so you would imagine the culprit is local or a visitor to a local resident further on the road.

The road itself does narrow but where I park it's amply wide for a lorry to get down so there's really no excuse for damaging somebody's car and then driving off without leaving any details.

I'd really appreciate any help - what car it is, anything else that I might have missed - once I have a make/model I can at least ask down the street and see if anyone knows anything.

The video is at: https://youtu.be/3BhAXoCtxw4

Cheers, not a good start to the week

The damage: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9VQ9TBlkt0JINpYh1

[anonymous-user]

Fiat Punto.

[Mo28]

Looks like a Fiat Punto

[shandyboy]

Great, thank you.

Now the next step is to print out a pic and post leaflets through everybody's door I guess...

[V40TC]

from Image this looks like a 2017-2019 2 door VW golf
I went for Punto on First look
but google images of 2 door hatchbacks shows a Golf with the rear window shape more like the image

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize...

further look on the Punto :

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=...

Edited by V40TC on Wednesday 7th March 19:09

[V40TC]

check Video from earlier
and other days to see if it has been around before.

[shandyboy]

I see what you mean, but now that it's been mentioned, they are very punto-y rear lights (at the top like volvos)...

[AJB88]

V40TC said:

from Image this looks like a 2017-2019 2 door VW golf
I went for Punto on First look
but google images of 2 door hatchbacks shows a Golf with the rear window shape more like the image

https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize...

its a punto.. its pretty obvious.

its one of the old ones from around 2003ish.

[freddytin]

Hi-vis jacket with 2 reflective rings on sleeves, seen at 30-33 sec.

[wazztie16]

freddytin said:

Hi-vis jacket with 2 reflective rings on sleeves, seen at 30-33 sec.

Good spot. Can't be too many people in most streets that have that kind of work wear or wear reflective clothing in general.

[Black_S3]

no excuse for it, but surely at £360 you don't even want to have to declare a non fault claim?

[shandyboy]

£360 is for the repair.

Edited by shandyboy on Wednesday 7th March 22:20

[wazztie16]

shandyboy said:

£360 is for the repair.

Out of interest, would you say the hi-vi's jacket matched that of a postal worker? That would be very interesting if it does...

Also, who'd be driving around at that time of the morning and wearing hi vis

[vsonix]

yeah definitely a Punto

[alfabeat]

Do you have a local Facebook community page/group? Stick it up on there. Things like this are always posted on our one and culprits found (if they are indeed local and you live in quite a small place!)

[Black_S3]

shandyboy said:

£360 is for the repair.

Out of interest, would you say the hi-vi's jacket matched that of a postal worker? That would be very interesting if it does...

I dont think so, also 2am would be a strange time for a postal worker to be in uniform....

I think you're looking at a generic one like this as I cant think of any uniforms that have similar arm bands - obv could be wrong. https://www.smart-trade-shop.co.uk/supertouch-hi-v...

[Tomo1971]

Probably just a workie but note that there are different 'classes' of hi-viz, those whom work on the roads or railways will need to have the higher class and thus more bands and have bands round the sleeves..... obviously we cannot see if its yellow or orange hi-viz. Know any rail workers?

[s55shh]

Looks like Chapter 8 Highways Hiviz to me. Lots of roadworks cancelled due to weather.

[W124Bob]

Reflective twin sleeve rings hints at a railworker, google NR Hi Vis clothing to see.

[numtumfutunch]

Sorry to be a bit boring but whats the law on CCTV covering the street?

Not sure you want to go down the path of publishing photos without knowing for sure

Good luck