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Should I be worried? Clipped a stationery car with my wing mirror...

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mintymellons · 29/01/2019 17:55

Was driving on a narrow road with cars parked on one side (my side). There are a few spaces to pull in for oncoming vehicles and as I went to do this (going very slowly at this point), I made contact with one of the parked cars (the space I was pulling in to was just in front of it). I pulled in and got out to check the car for damage and couldn’t see any. There were no marks on my car either. I got back in and drove off (was heading to collect my daughter). I drove back past on the way home to double check it and it looked fine.

Should I be worried? Just concerned that I maybe didn’t spot a scratch or something (it was raining and the car was quite dirty). Should I have left details? As far as I can tell, it’s an offence not to report injury or damage but as there was no damage, does that mean there was nothing to report??

Worrying myself silly now...

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HollowTalk · 29/01/2019 17:56

There was nothing to report if there was no damage.

abbsisspartacus · 29/01/2019 17:58

It's fine if there is no damage in my area people tuck there mirrors in it is so narrow

PawPawNoodle · 29/01/2019 18:00

Wing mirrors are really resilient. I smashed mine fully into the bollard in front of the window at a McDonalds drive thru and it didn't even scratch the paint.

Don't worry about it, take it as a lesson in spatial awareness in your car and carry on as normal.

shirleyschmidt · 29/01/2019 18:01

I don't think you should worry at all, you've checked thoroughly twice and there's no damage. It's a shock when it happens isn't it! I've done the same thing before, there was also no damage, and nothing ever came of it.
The risk with leaving details is you leave yourself open to a false claim from an unscrupulous driver, not worth it for a gentle knock that you already know hasn't left a mark.

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