Dinged someones car door and drove away

What does being on your own have to do with anything?

it was all a bit overwhelming with a child crying and being in such a tight space, if I was on my own not sure how I would have gotten the baby in as I couldn't drive back like my friend did.

This whole comment seems way over the top of what is an everyday occurrence of having to navigate life.

I mean you were putting a crying child in a car which was a tight squeeze… Not exactly juggling nitroglycerin.

Now you’re catastrophizing … it’s fine your friend will either get dinged for it or not at this point. In all likelihood it’s a nonevent where the owner (if they even notice) rubs the spot and it’s gone.

Seriously this isn’t something to worry about.

Could be worse. My friend got a lift in her pal’s new car the other week. Opened the passenger door to get out and a passing car took the thing right off its hinges 🙊

We are as a country ridiculously precious about our cars bodywork. Some people need to spend some time in France where a lot of cars there have a ding in every panel. If we were all a little less precious life would be simpler.

Accidents that involve damage to one or all cars should absolutely be dealt with by insurance companies but a little car park ding? Meh I can’t get worked up about it.

Tbh OP even in the tiny chance there is some noticeable damage and the driver can get the car’s details no one will contact you anyway since it’s your friends car? She’ll have to deal with it

Honestly, stop stressing. The chances of anyone even noticing let alone doing something about it is absolutely tiny.

And even if they do notice, they're highly unlikely to ever find out which car did it and who owns it. And even if they do find out, it's your friend who owns the car and who will need to deal with the fall out, not you.

I am on the fence about this one.

I would, and have, left my details on the one occasion I actually definitely damaged another parked car and I knew the visible damage was my fault.

However, on another occasion which possibly involved me dinging another car with my door (I genuinely did not think I had) when I was much younger, the other driver was being very unpleasant and saying I had caused the damage on their car door. Luckily, my husband appeared at that time and realised what was going on, and pointed out that the damage wasn't in the area that my door would have made contact. Basically I was being stitched up for existing damage.

So whilst I don't condone not saying anything, I would be very wary of ending up in a similar situation.

Try not to worry about it. Honestly people have dented our car with doors and it's a little annoying but I sort of figure it's life and cars should be able to take small knocks and not remain pristine forever. The other person isn't going to come after you for a fleck of paint.

A few people said that!

Totally agree with the other cat being over the line but at least leave a note!

It’s times like this I’m glad I have a Tesla

My car has been dinged (and i always stay within the lines). Annoying but just one of those things imo... im careful not to ding anyone else though.

You got lucky, they shouldn’t have done that.

Tesla's have videos that switch on during impact

If there was no damage then what would be the point?

This is MN where people will tell you to report yourself to the police, but in reality this happens all the time and very few people do anything about it.

Ultimately it's your friend who will get in trouble if anything comes of it, as it's her car, so I would let her handle it.

But as a careful driver, you wouldn’t have parked your car into the neighbouring space though.

OP opened her door in her own space, but the other driver had poorly parked and their car was taking up space it should not have been. I agree OP should have been more careful, but the other driver doesn’t have a leg to stand on.

I don't

Sounds like something of nothing OP. You checked for damage and there was none so try and relax.

not sure how many people have dashcams pointed at the outside of their doors 😂 but I really wouldn’t worry.

after a few days you’ll start to relax and forget about it

Leaving behind white paint is damage though, if you've left behind white paint from your friend's car on the other car / chipped the other cars paint down a level or two to show white.

What type of car is it? Sometimes they have onboard 360 cams that can record damage, or a dashcam. Personally I'd have left a note or waited a bit to see if anyone appeared!

No they don’t!!

And people wonder why those who don’t need the parent and baby spaces park in them. This is one of the reasons!

If you checked and there's no damage then you have nothing to worry about. The paintwork isn't so fragile that every little knock will cause damage.

A fleck of white paint. No, I would not leave my details. There’s no damage

Just because it’s happened to you doesn’t mean “everyone does it”. I certainly don’t.