Help! Scraped/Cracked DH's car bumper!!

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Not sure where to post this but I need help!

I drove my husbands car today and accidentally cracked the front corner of the bumper and there's also a fairly big scrape (it was a narrow car park and a big car!)

Ideally I want to get it fixed before he notices (by tomorrow!) - I am on the train at the moment so can't call the garage. Do you think it's even possible for them to fix is so quickly? (I can probably get it to the garage by early-mid PM) It was right on the corner.. would it need a completely new bumper? I'm panicking!!

Pls note - he's very nice and I'm not scared of him or his reaction.. but I'm pregnant and want to use his car more when I have the baby as it's bigger, and I don't want to give him a reason not to trust me!! I probably will tell him what happened, but would rather do this after it's fixed!!

Thank you in advance for any help/support!! X

@AdobeWanKenobi I completely agree with you.

It seems that for loads (and I do mean loads, going by past threads) of people on MN the first reaction to any situation is to just lie about it.

Make you question how they manipulate and lie their way through life in general!

Reading more of the responses now, here is some additional info:

• Car less than 6 months old and he loves it
• Scraped /cracked it on a barrier in a car park
• doesn't seem like big damage to me (2cm crack - but I know these things can often mean total replacement of parts )

I always knew deep down I'd have to tell him... and was never considering keeping it from him for malicious reasons.
I would have just preferred to have had it fixed beforehand to alleviate his concern / save him the hassle. I don't think he'd trust anyone but the official car dealership body shop to fix it which is where I'm taking it for them to have a look... Let's see what they say!

Errrrr you sound nervous of how he will react. And the fact he might not ‘trust’ you to drive his car when the baby arrives - are you for real?

www.chipsaway.co.uk

www.dentmasteruk.co.uk/

Try these people although I'm not sure if they'll sort the crack out but you could try.

It’s a car - it’s meant to protect you from accidents so you don’t get hurt - you scraped something- big deal. It’s a car and it’s a scrape. If he mistrusts you after this you have bigger issues to worry about.

*Clues in the name - BUMPER!

That's basically what they are for, for bumping and scraping so that the car body isn't damaged*

I'm at a loss that someone thinks like that - I'd love to see the state of your car!

@NCforthis2019 the mistrust would purely be around my ability to drive his car without bashing it up... I don't think it sparks wider concerns (considering I did drive it today all of 2.5 miles and managed to damage it quite badly )

Op if it makes you feel any better ,DH then DP had a car years ago before we got married that was his pride and joy , he saved for ages to buy it .The one day i persuaded him to let me drive it i completely misjudged a wall in a car park , it was a low curved wall and i put huge narrow scrape down the side 🙈 i was mortified and had to go own up. It had to be completely re sprayed on the one side .I hadn't been driving long and it was pure mistake .He still married me lol and let me drive it again .

Just own up!
If it helps when I was pregnant with my second child I drove my husbands 3 week old car with parking sensors and camera to the local Tesco and did much worse trying to park it....bollard into rear door bumper lights etc
I’m a good driver, I simply had an error of judgment. Give yourself a break and accept it’s happened. No one is injured and that’s the most important thing. from me I know exactly how you feel xx

@MrsFrTedCrilly and @Hearthside Ah these stories make me feel so much better, thank you :)
I've just come back from the bodyshop and they've quoted £1250 (needs replacement bumper). I then bashed my elbow badly getting out of the damn car when I got home!! What a day. I've booked it in for a couple of weeks and I'll tell him when he gets home tomorrow.
I just tried to clean the area to make it look less bad 😂

Bad luck OP, stuff happens.

Perhaps get some practice manourvreing (sp?) the car with cones or something. I know it can be hard to judge the size of an unfamiliar car.

Word of caution.
Please get a 2nd opinion.

Front panel of my car was damaged in a car park. I got quotes. Local body shop, £150. Mates garage, £120. DH's guess (ex mechanic) £150. Dealership??
Over £1k.

Also, I ripped the bumper off my DH's pride and joy not long after I'd passed my test. I thought he was going to mental, but he just shrugged and said, so long as you are safe we can we fix it, I can't fix you!

@Nottobesoldseparately Ok I will definitely ring around.. in fact our next door neighbour owns a garage so he could be a good person to advise. I'll chat to my DH first before the entire neighbourhood knows!