My Car was Parked, Quite Happily

carlostevez90

and how do you follow up with insurance?

faceman

carlostevez90 wrote: »

so if it happened you
would you just leave it
might just get a paint stick from a car shop

it happened to me in a multi-story car park. Wheel arch was dented. No CCTV footage and no witnesses. You are wasting your time and energy dude.

carlostevez90

and the witnesses would just be hear-say, its lose lose

Anan1

carlostevez90 wrote: »

if a neighbour saw them

That's not proof!

craichoe

carlostevez90 wrote: »

but th paint too?
can gaurds just take that attitude?

Its the Gardai, not CSI.

listermint

Just get a colour match stick. If its that bad rub it back lightly with wet and dry sandpaper first. It doesnt sound that bad, however you havent elaborated on it.

Your best bet is to move on. its not nice but sh*t happens

If get so worked up over little things you will only end up with a hernia...

Rowley Birkin QC

Any chance of a picture of this damage OP?

I honestly can't see the guards getting excited about this, my window got smashed, door bent back and phone stolen in Dublin city centre about 9 months ago. Rang the law just in case I needed anything if I decided to use my insurance afterwards and was met with "What do you want me to do about it?".

Granted on another occasion my wallet was stolen from the car they were excellent about it, full "CSI" examination, kept in touch with me and eventually caught the guy, a strung out guy from Dublin who they connected with a string of break ins from the evidence gathered from my car.

Though that was in Cork, a better class of people all round

carlostevez90

Thanks
bought colour match stick, looks fine
its just the principle you know
would my neighbour seeing them be proof enough for the law?

Anan1

carlostevez90 wrote: »

Thanks
bought colour match stick, looks fine
its just the principle you know
would my neighbour seeing them be proof enough for the law?

We all agree with you on the principle, but look at it this way - how much stress and anger have you allowed this to cause you so far? As I implied in my very first post, life is too short to get upset about marks on bumpers.:)

carlostevez90

Yeah, im gonna leave it this time. just im thinkin i got off lucky, but if lets say my whell arch was smashed or something serious, what do i do,is a witness enough? im really about tentative parking in the capital now

Anan1

The only way to make sure nothing happens to your car is to keep it at home in a fortified garage. Just accept that it's a car and that cars get marked. Kind of like shoes, really.:)