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Neighbour driving/hitting car

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Littlelantern · 29/12/2019 22:39

Our elderly neighbour parks on and reverses off our shared driveway (we don’t use the drive way as need our side extending). We park on the roadside to one side of the entrance to the drive. We park well out of the way to the entrance to the drive. Just this week for the third time the neighbour has hit one of our cars reversing off of the drive way. Once an accident, twice a bit annoying but three times?! He’s also hit our wall whilst reversing off of the drive way too. We now for the third time have an additional scuff to one of our cars we did not cause.
My worry now is we have children, heaven forbid they were out there when he’s reversing. We would be with them of course and never let them out of our sight near the road. But they go out with family etc and he’s hitting our cars on the side nearest the pavement not even the roadside. It just makes my stomach turn at the thought of a person being there, especially in light of recent newspaper articles.
Would you do/say anything? It’s making me feel uncomfortable.

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jellybean85 · 29/12/2019 22:44

Oh my god yes!! You should have said something after the first time, explain you've seen each incident and need his insurance details. Hopefully the thought of 3/4 claims will scare him into paying for the damage and being more bloody careful!

TrainspottingWelsh · 29/12/2019 22:46

I'd film him before mentioning it. In a 'hi, sorry to bring this up but my car is going to need sorting where you've scuffed it' way. And then decide my response based on his.

Littlelantern · 29/12/2019 22:47

Oh they came round and apologised first time offered money etc! Second time my husband saw out of the window but they never came round, so we went round, turns out he hadn’t told his wife he’d done it Hmm third time they came round again asking us to check for damage and they’d pay. I just feel like it’s so ridiculous and making me feel a bit sick with worry if he’s safe to drive!

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Littlelantern · 29/12/2019 22:48

I should add second time we didn’t ask for any money as was a slight scuff we said don’t worry. This time it’s more than that so husband will go get a quote and give it to them. It’s more the fact it’s been hit and with force that’s worrying!

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shoebedobedobedobedoo · 29/12/2019 22:51

Do they have family visit? If yes then I’d mention it to one of their adult children and see if they can say something. If you go through insurance your premiums will also go up as you are seen as a higher risk driver, even if you aren’t in the car!!!

Merryoldgoat · 29/12/2019 22:55

Report them to the DVLA for sure.

Thethiniceofanewday · 29/12/2019 22:56

Mention the elderly driver who has just died in prison after being put there for reversing into 2 woman and killing one of them...

Thethiniceofanewday · 29/12/2019 22:57

the point about DVLA which I should have added is that they are supposed to carry out a medical investigation into the person’s fitness to drive and if they don’t co-operate the licence can be revoked. But you have to say it’s a medical issue, not just bad driving!

bettybattenburg · 29/12/2019 22:58

He needs to provide his insurance details and I think you need to discuss with him whether it's time for him to stop driving.

Littlelantern · 29/12/2019 23:03

All confirms what I thought but it’s just so awkward!

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Thethiniceofanewday · 29/12/2019 23:03

You can grass him up anonymously Grin

EL8888 · 29/12/2019 23:07

He sounds like a CF! Personally if l hit someone's car then l would be mortified -especially a neighbours. I would be tempted just to report it to my insurance company as he can't even be bothered coming round to apologise or explain how he is going to sort it out

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