I’ve bumped my husbands new car 🚗

This!

This!

I did hit my husbands brand new car within a month of him getting it. Totally misjudged the size and managed to bash the whole side of it trying to 'squeeze' between parked cars on a narrow road (damaged all 3 panels!)

He was annoyed but there were no 'consequences' for me. Just annoyed to lose my no claims & excess was steep too, so has cost us a small fortune!

Hope you're ok Op.

I also wouldn't let a partner drive my car unless they were a competent driver. I've only got a Golf R but I wouldn't want someone kerbing the wheels or grinding the gears as I keep it in pristine condition.

I'm generally super careful when driving other people's expensive cars. Sometimes I drive one of my boss's cars back to plant after dropping off a truck and he gets a lift back with another colleague if he's going to be staying for a bit.

100% I'm paying full attention when manouvering his £120k M60 in a car park!

Also: I can't believe people here ask to take each others cars

We have a weird driveway so whoever is going wherever just takes whatever car is at the front to save playing car Tetris

DC car seats in both, always fuelled.. 🤷🏽‍♀️ mine is the "nicer" car but DH's isn't shabby

Sounds a bit of a fake post.
Confident enough to take a new expensive care without 'asking' first...confident enough to be driving an unfamiliar car with loud music to the point of not hearing the sensors.

Then super afraid of the mean husband🙄

I got a new car this week and it's my new baby.

If DH had a bump in it, I'd be annoyed for half an hour and then expect him to assist in arranging the repair.

🤷🏽‍♀️ Perspective here OP. You didn't write it off, no one was hurt. If your DH kicks off, kick him out. Job done

You say you have fully comprehensive insurance, but I'm pretty sure this means you will only have third-party cover to drive your husband's car. Which means you won't be able to get it fixed under your insurance anyway. He will have to go through his insurance, and it will be his premiums that will go up next yet. You should have taken your own car.

Trust me, a man with a new car which he loves will defo notice. He's probably still in the honeymoon stage where he likes to admire it visually.

And the chances of him putting something in the boot are presumably fairly high.

I’ve commented on car bumped threads like this before, usually because so many peoples husbands would either laugh about a large financial result or because they would just be so relieved their loved ones weren’t hurt.
My dh would also be really pissed off if I’d taken his car without asking and then crashed it into something causing damage that needed repairing. I’d not want to tell him either. He wouldn’t shout or scream at me but he’d definitely be fucked off about it. And I totally understand. We do keep our cars nice and in good condition. They are a big expense initially when you pay for it and then maintenance also costs. It’s inconvenient to then have further expenses because of careless driving. I’d be pissed off too if it happened to me.
Neither of us are abusive to one another.

It has - the OP clarified that they were blasting music so didn’t hear them.

With kindness you sound like a bit of an idiot. This is his brand new car that you took without asking then damaged because you were too busy listening to Girls Aloud to pay attention to what you were doing. I'd be furious with you too.

It doesn't sound like an abusive relationship. It sounds like she took the car, drove like a twat and damaged it.

I agree. I'd be annoyed if my partner did something like take my credit card without permission for a small purchase and then accidentally spend £800 on it.

Add to that they didn’t hear the parking sensors beeping as they had music too loud - I think you might be right in that a taxi might be the safer option!

Happened to me! Never told my DH. Car wasn’t even new.
I would advise to keep your mouth shut and act all innocent when he discovers it a week later.
Like I said I never told him as he can act like it’s a major thing when it’s just a small thing compared to. He would have gone on about it forever and ever.
Oh yeah and I usually never lie only to DH. I didn’t even lie when I was a child.
Seems like on Mumsnet everyone has a perfect husband.
Good luck op!

Just read that you had music blaring out. Bad driving indeed. Could have been a person.

Yes, but he’s absolutely right to be annoyed that OP took the car without asking - that’s not on at all.

I would be really pissed off if my husband borrowed my new car and then drove it into a low wall. In fact I would be fuming. Do you usually have trouble driving?

Sometimes pouring on boiling water will cause a dented plastic bumper to pop back into shape.

I'm surprised it hasn't got reversing sensors tbh.

Most dents without paint damage can be removed by the mobile guys in vans. I've only ever paid £40-60 per dent. However, a bumper will probs need replaced and won't be cheap. Just check it's a onepiece and not dented on the replaceable chrome strip some cars have - mine had a dent on rear chrome strip and I got a new one off ebay for £120 and my mechanic glued it on for free at my next service.

So what? You’ve had an accident. If he kicks off tell him to grow up. It’s only a car! And it can be fixed.

If my DH borrowed my new car without asking and subsequently bonked it, I'd be pretty pissed. However, there wouldn't be any 'major consequences' 🤔🤔 Perhaps I'd think twice about insuring him next year 😆

Christ, if you're scared of telling your husband, then you've got bigger problems than a bloody bumper.

I love my car, and yet if DP bumped it my first thought would be to check if she was OK, second would be to shrug and start working out the cheapest way to sort it. Kicking off wouldn't be on the cards