Dinged someones car door and drove away

[Dragonfirestone]

I was out shopping with my friend and baby, she had driven us in her car. at a carpark, when we returned to our parking space the car beside us had parked over the line into our space on the side with the car seat, thinking I could still get my child in I opened our car door and unfortunately it did a small dinge, when I checked the other car there did not appear to be any dents but the smallest dot of white paint from my friends car was there. My friend said not to worry and she backed out of the space to let us get in safely (something we should have done from the start). There was no one in the other car and my friend drove off but now im worried we'll get in trouble or that someone will have saw us and report it? AIBU for worrying, friend doesn't seem bothered!

My passenger opened a door against the next car. There was no dent but there was a tiny dot of paint from my car. If they saw the supermarket CCTV they would know it was my car. I wrote a note and left it under their wiper. To not have done so is I think classed as a hit and run (UK). I haven't been contacted but my conscience was clear. The car concerned was immaculate! This happened a few weeks ago.

I have a lovely car actually! Always have had. Presumptuous much?!

A tiny bit of paint...blimey that's normal run of the mill hazard of day to day owning a car isn't it? How many of you have accidentally touched your car door to the one next to you in a car park?
You get worse on the bonnet from stone impact causing chips.

Yes, I did this. I swung into a car park space and judged it incorrectly as I was rushing. It felt like a crunch but on a black car in the dark I could see nothing. I left a note, took pics and told hotel receptionist and left details there too. I would have felt awful and worried if I hadn't. I got a lovely text the following day saying the car was fine and thanking me for leaving the note.

If I'd parked over the line I would know it was basically my fault. I agree with a pp that people are far too fussed about lumps of metal that move v v fast v v close to each other getting any sort of mark. Serious dents and scrapes sure, but the tiniest mark from a door resting (not being thrown open) on yours is not something to get upset about. No wonder there are so many people with stress and anxiety when every tiny interaction is a potential police matter 🙄

Also, OP, if alone you could
Lean over from the other side to sort baby
Ask someone to hold baby for a moment..most people are not looking for any opportunities to sprint off with random child
Depending on age you could, for a few moments, lie baby on back seat or passenger footwell, or sit baby on the seat to back the car out. Not ideal.of course but there are other options

It's only a hit and run if there's damage caused and you don't leave a note or report it to the police.

No dent and a fleck of white paint. That’s not ‘damage.’ If there had been damage I would have left a note. But there was no damage.

Also, when the other driver parked over the line and into the space of an already occupied car space then they surely would have calculated that it would have been difficult to get the door open and been fine with risking some damage to their own car - the lines are there for a reason.

And as it was the friend who owns the car OP was in, she is the one responsible for her car, as I understand it. And she chose to drive away.

I missed this post. I agree.

And Common sense seems to be not so common.

You’re right you should check mirrors first. But a cyclist or car etc shouldn’t be going so close to a parked vehicle! That’s so dangerous. Part of learning to drive is assessing hazards ahead. Such as a door opening.

I once had to chase after a woman who had parked so close to my car I couldn’t get my baby back in.

I guess the other option is asking the supermarket to put out a tannoy to ask the driver to come to the car if you’re in one of those. But if you’ve parked in a high street car park or something it’s much harder.

Exactly. Half of these responses are acting as though OP smashed a window and walked away - I wouldn't even notice a tiny fleck of paint on my car, let alone know where it came from and when it got there.

But I live rurally and drive down muddy country lanes and along narrow roads with loose stones and brambles and all sorts. You can't really be precious about your car when you live where I do

It's a tiny fleck of paint!

Are the police really getting involved? nope

How much will it cost to claim on your insurance?

Yes, if you're a cunt.

Dramatic…

Nah, that's the person who parked badly

Bit of an over reaction for resting a door on a piece of metal due to the poor positioning of the second car. There's no point in these responses that equate the OPs scenario with someone creating a massive dent or scratch and driving off.

So many crazy overreactions here. OP you didn't even do what your title says. If you left no damage you didn't ding it.

No reason whatsoever to worry about or to have left any details.

All those saying she's a dreadful person and talking about damage are just reading the (incorrect) thread title and going by that.

Oh for god’s sake 😂 where there’s blame there’s a claim eh?? There was no damage. OP’s friend was not ‘very wrong’ - car owner will have no clue their car was touched. TOUCHED! The outrage!!

They really don’t. They say ‘I’m not going to be able to get in this side, it’s too tight. Can you pull forward a bit then I’ll get in?’

That’s what everyone does.

Decent people don’t!

I agree in most cases if it was a whack, or knock that caused damage to paintwork.
BUT this car had parked over line and therefore not taken care to ensure the person next to him could open their own door.
if you can’t park with care and consideration, expect the people in car next to you to have to touch their door to your car.
im fed up with the monsterous sized cars taking up space beyond their lines . Or the fact that car parks don’t widen spaces for increased size of vehicle. Not sure which one I’m fed up with. Frankly. But is happening all the time these days.

And if you can’t get in the car in order to pull forward, without resting your car door on next door’s car…..? Happens all the time round here with big cars and small spaces. Sounds like you’ll wait around until one of the neighbouring cars comes back, so you can get in your car. Very unrealistic when you can in fact just open your door carefully and get in. Which is what happened in the OP.

I think the fumes are getting to all the petrol heads

Can you let me know what dashcam you have please? Mine doesn't pick up anything other than front and rear of the car, and to have one that picks up at the sides would be really useful.