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Carpark Scrape - I drove off...

136 replies

MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 16/04/2013 19:59

Hello,

Marginally late for the school run this morning I managed to touch the car parked next to me whilst maneuvering. I checked and there was very little damage / no dent and (being a bit late) I think no one saw.

So I drove off smartly.

But what if the school has cameras or someone did see, touching another car is just one of those things, isn't it?

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unlucky83 · 17/04/2013 14:39

I don't think (on the whole) people target flash cars .. (except maybe those who park in the middle of two spaces - there is a website with pics of lots of those -has a rude name) ..these things happen to all cars ...
My first car, a Fiesta bought second hand had to borrow money from my dad to get..within a week left parked on a street came back and someone had put a huge dent in it...instantly knocked a few hundred off the value...was really upset (mainly cos I couldn't really afford it!) But also realised it is only a car...
Same car - just a few egs - someone deliberately pulled the aerial up and snapped it off ... someone put a drill in the keyhole ...found the roof stoved in - someone (drunken student??? - on a Uni carpark overnight on a Fri) must have climbed on the roof -(pushed it up from inside and it was fine)..these things happened in one of the lowest and highest car insurance areas in UK...
Waves on a beach - don't let it worry me ...and I like it when my car gets to a certain age -cos you can use it like a van with no worries...and as long as you look after the engine etc -regular servicing - it starts and runs fine -a few scrapes doesn't really affect the value...

Jealous? I think that might be a problem for some (again comes back to keeping it safe) also I personally think (and IME) people with flash cars are a bit insecure .. but then if it makes them feel better...good for them ...eg I knew someone with a E- type Jag - nice ride - but they couldn't afford to put fuel in it -so what was the point??)

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MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 17/04/2013 20:49

Thanks to some of you for the fairly positive responses, after all, it is only a car.

Unlucky ^ - it does sound like your name is quite appropriate, so far as cars go.

And regarding my poor spelling and grammar, well, I'd like to see how your Swedish stands up to investigation.

Today I DID go to the school, but having a good scout around the carpark area I concluded that the CCTV will not seen the contact between the cars and so I have intent to sleep soundly tonight.

Goodnight MN, sleep well

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VivaLeBeaver · 17/04/2013 20:53

that cars DO get bumped - it's so common

Maybe if you're a shit driver you think it's common if you keep doing it but for most people its not the case. I've been driving over 20 years and have managed to never bump someone's car. If you're a good or even reasonable driver there's no reason why you should bump another car. After all cars are fairly big things and easy to see so I don't understand how people drive into them.

difficultpickle · 17/04/2013 21:08

Ha ha how funny. I love how you said that you were going to go into the school today and some people interpreted that as you going to acknowledge what you did. Why am I not surprised that you only went to see if you had been caught? I'm really hoping that another parent saw you and you will be hearing from the school in the next few days. I would have no hesitation reporting you to the police.

cheesesarnie · 17/04/2013 21:59

so you went to check if you'd be caught rather than to report it?

difficultpickle · 17/04/2013 22:06

When it happened to me it was many days before the woman that did it was tracked down and many months before the police made their decision whether to prosecute.

Floggingmolly · 17/04/2013 22:06

What happened to "today I shall be speaking to the school", then? Hmm

YoniOrNotYoni · 17/04/2013 22:13

Did anyone send the thread to Habberdashers? I mean, I presume it's not the real school, but worth asking.

(So speaks a teacher who has had this happen to ne twice, but always left my details when I've bumped another car)

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MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 17/04/2013 22:39

I didn't ever say that the incident happened at Habs.

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difficultpickle · 17/04/2013 23:13

Yes you did, even if you can't spell

Tantrumsandballons - I hope you don't work at Haberrdashers school and drive a silver 4x4!

difficultpickle · 17/04/2013 23:14

Maybe it would be worth emailing the school a link to this thread.

gomummygoes · 17/04/2013 23:59

I don't have particularly great vehicles but expect respect for my property regardless. When someone did what you did to my car, and didn't leave a note, it wasn't caught on CCTV either. But I found the lack of a note so disrespectful that I spent many hours canvassing and eventually found two people who not only witnessed it from the cafe beside the lot, but one of them knew who the driver was. (Small towns are great.)

Was THAT man was surprised when I showed up at his office, to personally let him know that I had reported it! Why did I go to his office? Well, I thought it was funny to make sure his entire office heard, since he owned an automobile insurance company.

Funnier still that he then offered to pay cash for the damage so that it wouldn't affect his insurance!

Just sayin'....cctv may not have caught you, but a truly annoyed owner just might.

MandragoraWurzelstock · 18/04/2013 07:51

Crikey, I take it all back. OP is clearly only concerned with being caught. Very poor attitude.

Viva - I've driven since 1995 (including a break for a few years, granted) and have never had an accident involving another vehicle. I did once back into a small tree at about 2 mph while reversing and trying to break up a fight in the back seat...

what I'm talking about is the little tiny bumps that happen with doors in car parks. That's not what happened with the OP I know, but there are always threads on here about car park door situations. That's what I meant by common iyswim.

This is partly why P&C spaces are so important, imo.

SoupDragon · 18/04/2013 07:58

You might want to consider getting yourself some driving lessons, OP.

Do they do morality lessons too?

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MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 18/04/2013 08:47

After all the tales of woe on here about huge costs of repairs and massive insurance hikes I took the decision, based solely on what MN had told me, NOT to come clean. I cannot afford some crazy insurance claim, just to appease some angry internet hounds. I'd rather continue to feed my dcs than tidy up some snotty cow's fancy car. Also, the cost and likelyhood of getting caught by the police is negligible. I'll take my chances. I'm pretty sure police in herts have many more important jobs than chasing me. I'm like Penelope pitstop, and you are all dick

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MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 18/04/2013 08:48

Dick Dastardly

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OrangeFootedScrubfowl · 18/04/2013 08:56

I think I scraped a car in a car park this week actually. But children were shouting at the time and I didn't hear or feel it. I only saw it the next day and remembered everything being too close. Or maybe someone scraped me? I don't know!
It was at the dentist. Should I ring them?

MandragoraWurzelstock · 18/04/2013 08:59

was Penelope Pitstop delusional?

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MaryPoppinsMassiveSack · 18/04/2013 09:09

LOL I'm a dentist!

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IAmJacksRagingBileDuct · 18/04/2013 09:15

Nothing new to add but OP I am really shocked at your selfishness. What makes the owner a "Snotty cow"?

Tbh you're clearly on a wind up so I don't know why I bothered typing any of that.

SoupDragon · 18/04/2013 09:26

After all the tales of woe on here about huge costs of repairs and massive insurance hikes I took the decision, based solely on what MN had told me, NOT to come clean.

So it's ok to pass those "huge costs" onto the owner who has done nothing wrong? Confused

SoupDragon · 18/04/2013 09:27

The only snotty cow in this isn't the owner of the parked car you damaged.

TheChaoGoesMu · 18/04/2013 09:48

You wind up troll op. Penelope Pitstop my arse. Enjoying yourself are you?

lljkk · 18/04/2013 10:52

If OP has child at Habs then she can afford to pay to repair a minor scrape, no? Confused

I am on fence wrt OP's story. I have left notes on cars when I slightly scraped them and other party always brushed it off, said they weren't bothered. I also seem to mangle my own car about once every 10 yrs (am overdue for that, now, ). If someone scraped our big banger I probably wouldn't notice; scrape my newer little car and I might cry.

Percephone · 18/04/2013 14:22

So a Swedish dentist who has children at Haberdasher's school scraped a silver 4x4 in the car park, which likely belongs to a teacher.

I do hope no one sends them an email, because you have more or less identified yourself!