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Neighbour garden damage WWYD???

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Jocasta2018 · 14/10/2020 15:49

Bit of a long one, very first world problems so bear with me...
I've lived in my current property for 17 years. When we arrived our then neighbours already had a half-barrel wooden planter on their driveway. This planter is still there after 17 years & 3 different home owners.
I've just been informed by the current neighbours that, in the past week, a delivery lorry came to my address & managed to reverse into said wooden planter. The planter has been moved & it's still intact. The plants in the planter are all ok.
The neighbour isn't clear on the day.
I've had several deliveries made recently but haven't been in for any of them so it's not as though I can say which delivery it was & who delivered it! Also who's to say the lorry was even delivering to me...?
The neighbour told me of the incident 'just to let me know'.
Should I buy them a new planter? I've seen some online half barrel planters for £40 including delivery. I'm tempted to give them £20 towards a new planter or maybe a bottle nice wine?
However, the devil on my shoulder is saying it just seems a bit rich that they can't tell me the date it happened plus it's a 17-yr old planter full of plants they didn't even buy.....
What would you do??

OP posts:
CoronaIsWatching · 14/10/2020 18:43

I think you're barmy for considering it, if they ask you to then just tell them to f@ck off

Thingsthatgo · 14/10/2020 18:47

You say intact. Is it damaged at all?

TheyreComingToGetYouBarbara · 14/10/2020 18:56

Definitely not your fault. It's their responsibility to complain to the company whose driver hit it, if they're bothered.

TheNoodlesIncident · 14/10/2020 19:19

OP we'll all be cross with you if you offer them a penny towards this. You're not responsible, end of!

Sympathy face is fine, you don't owe them any more than than that.

EmmaWithTheGreatHair · 14/10/2020 20:41

You might be just being hyper sensitive because of the previous neighbour issues you’ve had, which is absolutely understandable. Therefore you might have read your neighbour wrong and they might just have been asking so that they could find out which driver caused the issue.

I really doubt they would expect you to foot the bill for a new planter.

Don’t dwell on this too much now. When you next see them just tell them who the suspects might be and then let them deal with it.

NotMyFinestMoment · 14/10/2020 21:16

Let her take it up with the company who sent the delivery driver. It's nothing to do with you.

Suzi888 · 14/10/2020 21:19

@NotMyFinestMoment

Let her take it up with the company who sent the delivery driver. It's nothing to do with you.
Yup ...
Shizzlestix · 14/10/2020 21:50

Not your problem. You didn’t do it. She needs to talk to the company.

Chloemol · 14/10/2020 22:09

Do nothing

munchmunchly · 14/10/2020 22:18

Maybe they wanted you to admire their mega robust planter and state how amazing it is. Wow how it survived and how stunning it is even though they didn't buy it. ?

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