What can I do/what would you do about car being vandalised
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A week ago I moved into a new flat (picture a row of large converted Victorian terraced houses, mine is on the top floor, with the front of the property looking out over the rows of off road spaces below and then the road beyond.)
My car has been parked below my window and yesterday morning I came out to find a deep gouge from the bonnet all the way down the wing, door and around over the boot. It had clearly been keyed deliberately.
Furious, but with nothing to go on, I walked the length of the road to see if any other cars had damage but it was only mine.
I went out last night and arrived back at around 1am. Once in, I opened the large sash window at the front room of my flat for a cigarette, with the light off so it wouldn't have been obvious to see me doing so from the street unless you looked up.
Just as I was finishing, a man walked briskly infront, removed his front door keys, gave them an extremely violent and forceful drag across the boot of my car and walked to the front door of the terraced house next door and began to open it!!!! So my new neighbor had done this and I've just caught him red handed.
I shouted immediately out of the window that id seen it, he looked up, shocked, and hurried into his house.
I went down in quite frankly a rage and banged on his door for several minutes screaming/swearing and demanding he came out and face me. Eventually he came to the door through the letterbox and said "I don't know what you thought you saw but it wasn't me, I'm calling the police you're threatening me."
Within half an hour there are two police officers in my front room answering his complaint!! However after explaining the situation I think i can safely say they were on my side. Having gone back into next door, he denied it all, and the police officers have said without a confession, it's your word against his and realistically here is nothing we can do.
And that was that.
I saw him do it and am 100% sure of what I saw. Extremely upset, has left a very sour taste in what has been a lovely exciting experience of moving in to a new place in a decent area, and has completely ruined my otherwise pristine car.
So what can I do now?!! Just live with it?! Obviously now the police are aware any kind of personal pursuit of a "resolution" wouldn't be an option.
What would you do?
My car has been parked below my window and yesterday morning I came out to find a deep gouge from the bonnet all the way down the wing, door and around over the boot. It had clearly been keyed deliberately.
Furious, but with nothing to go on, I walked the length of the road to see if any other cars had damage but it was only mine.
I went out last night and arrived back at around 1am. Once in, I opened the large sash window at the front room of my flat for a cigarette, with the light off so it wouldn't have been obvious to see me doing so from the street unless you looked up.
Just as I was finishing, a man walked briskly infront, removed his front door keys, gave them an extremely violent and forceful drag across the boot of my car and walked to the front door of the terraced house next door and began to open it!!!! So my new neighbor had done this and I've just caught him red handed.
I shouted immediately out of the window that id seen it, he looked up, shocked, and hurried into his house.
I went down in quite frankly a rage and banged on his door for several minutes screaming/swearing and demanding he came out and face me. Eventually he came to the door through the letterbox and said "I don't know what you thought you saw but it wasn't me, I'm calling the police you're threatening me."
Within half an hour there are two police officers in my front room answering his complaint!! However after explaining the situation I think i can safely say they were on my side. Having gone back into next door, he denied it all, and the police officers have said without a confession, it's your word against his and realistically here is nothing we can do.
And that was that.
I saw him do it and am 100% sure of what I saw. Extremely upset, has left a very sour taste in what has been a lovely exciting experience of moving in to a new place in a decent area, and has completely ruined my otherwise pristine car.
So what can I do now?!! Just live with it?! Obviously now the police are aware any kind of personal pursuit of a "resolution" wouldn't be an option.
What would you do?
No car of his own... just my car down there with multiple empty spaces either side. I've just found out that this man is moving out from next door within a week.
WHY DO IT?!!
Along with the damage, I'm almost as furious as they way he could stand there and deny it to my face and to the police
WHY DO IT?!!
Along with the damage, I'm almost as furious as they way he could stand there and deny it to my face and to the police
I've had a rough estimate of the cost of repair and decided I'm going to knock again shortly, or wait until I see him outside, and make it very clear he has two options - have the money to me within 5 days or I shall pursue it fully and with full vigour with the two separate crime numbers I now have, plus other witnesses (my partner.) If anything to cause as much inconvenience and hassle as possible.
I also hear he is moving out next week. I will ensure the car is parked in such a way as to cause maximum difficulty in him removing belongings and furniture from his flat and will stand there and watch for any damage done to the car. No other course of action I can see without hassle for me
I also hear he is moving out next week. I will ensure the car is parked in such a way as to cause maximum difficulty in him removing belongings and furniture from his flat and will stand there and watch for any damage done to the car. No other course of action I can see without hassle for me
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