AIBU?
Nearly mowed down in Morrisons car park...
ollieplimsoles · 01/07/2015 15:51
So I'm standing near a free parent and child space on the curb with another pedestrian lady. She hurried across the road to the shop but I carried on waiting for a time to cross as I'm pregnant and can't run atm!
While I was standing there, this huge black Nissan 4x4 decided to park in the space I was standing next to, it appeared to be full of pensioners (one man driving with a lady next to him, three ladies in the back). he did not give himself enough room to swing into the parking space, and he had to mount the curb I was standing on. He was not looking, didnt see me there and just put his foot down right towards me! I quickly jumped out of the way onto the road to avoid him. I stepped right in the way of a car coming (only room I could jump to to avoid 4x4) and the lady in that car stopped suddenly and glared at the Nissan- she had obviously seen what he had done because she was just shaking her head at him.
They all just got out of the car and went into the shop (so in a parent and child space with no children with them too, to add insult to almost injury)
On my way out of the shop I walked past their parked 4x4 and accidentally scratched it with the buckle on my handbag. AIBU to be rather proud of myself for that? from what I saw it was a visible scratch on his pristine black, polished bodywork..
Idiot. The women in the car knew I was there but none of them seemed bothered that he nearly hit me!
DawnOfTheDoggers · 01/07/2015 15:55
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Nicknacky · 01/07/2015 15:58
You would have had to be walking exceptionally close to his car to have scratched it so visibly with the buckle of a belt. No way was it accidental by the sounds of it. If it was accidental, why didn't you leave a note with your details?
The bad driving is a separate issue but doesn't remove any moral obligation to tell someone you have damaged their property.
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TinyManticore · 01/07/2015 16:02
He was a shit driver and you were careless to damage someone's car, but if it was a genuine accident, fair enough. Everyone on here will now get hysterical over the car damage because brushing past someone else's car is akin to slashing it at with axe according to a lot of posters.
ollieplimsoles · 01/07/2015 16:04
Ha! 'Leave my details' It was a TINY mark! 
and no I didn't get chance to confront them about it because after being forced onto the road I walked a longer way around to avoid the other traffic, by that time they were in the shop. I did tell a staff member about them nearly hitting me and parking in a parent child space with no children, but he just shrugged it off and said we can't police the car park spaces. This was at customer services.
I guess I was a bit shaken to really care about his property- after a huge car came right towards me, pushing me into the path of another car. If I had had a pram with me I would not have been able to move so easily off that curb.
But hey ho I can accept I was U
NRomanoff · 01/07/2015 16:07
You were standing near the space, near enough he nearly hit you. You could have said something. You were close enough to know, no one in car said anything to him.
You were proud that you scratched his car. You were proud you accidentally left a tiny small scratch, by accident on someones car?
Do you see how this doesn't make sense?
TinyManticore · 01/07/2015 16:07
It does depend on how precious you are about your car though. If somebody left a small mark on mine, I probably wouldn't notice anyway and I would be very shocked if anyone admitted to it. A larger dent or something, obviously I would notice and get it fixed.
Nicknacky · 01/07/2015 16:08
So is it visible or tiny? Make up your mind, either way my point stands. You caused damage.
Unfortunately there is nothing the staff can do about his bad driving, and many supermarkets don't seem to bother much with the parent and child parking. Did you tell the staff member about you accidentally damaging the car? Legally you don't have to, but as you were commenting on his anti social behaviour you could have mentioned your own behaviour.
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