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car scratched

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  • 29-09-2008 5:08pm
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    Ishindar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 343 ✭✭


    i guess this has happened to most people at one time or another. i parked my car in dunnes stores car park today. it was a little tight on the car beside so i checked for scratchs on that side before i left as i dont have the car long etc.
    came back later and there was a grey paint scratch on the door, the car beside was grey and from the distance and swing of the door i could tell it was this car that had scratched mine. I took the insurance policy number and reg of the car and left as I was in a hurry and had no idea how long the owner would be.
    should i contact the insurance company and make a claim? or do i have a leg to stand on? this kind of ignorance etc gauls me as its happened me many times before etc.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,245 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    While I hate this kind of carelessness myself I would think that unless you have proof that the owner of the grey car actually did the damage then I would imagine it's your word against theirs. Is there a witness or maybe CCTV photage of the incident?


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    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Tipsy Mac


    Ishindar wrote: »
    it was a little tight on the car beside so i checked for scratchs on that side before i left as i dont have the car long etc.
    .

    Why didn't you park somewhere with more clearance? Would the person in the car have to get in through the sunroof or did you leave enough space for them to actually open their door?


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    listermint
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    If im that worried about being close it means i probably am. So i park my car somewhere else. You should have done the same and not expected the person to have supernatural "pass through" metal powers to enter their vehicle.


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    Ishindar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 343 ✭✭Ishindar


    Tipsy Mac wrote: »
    Why didn't you park somewhere with more clearance? Would the person in the car have to get in through the sunroof or did you leave enough space for them to actually open their door?

    there was enough space for the person to enter and exit their car without touching mine but not quite enough to open their door fully.


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