Go after someone's insurance over a parking dent ?

I'd say if possible go after him for it.

He'll be more careful next time if nothing else.

I would absolutely go after him, amazing how people can not give a shite about hitting another door in a carpark, it’s as if it’s acceptable! Best of luck.

100% go after him. I had a very similar experience, old fella hit his door off mine and dented the door. Asked him to cover the cost of pdr as it isn't that expensive but got mouthy with me so I went after his insurance. Doesn't matter how small the dent is, if someone does damage to your car then they should be made pay for it

You say you have his reg but do you know who he’s insured with?

You will have to prove he damaged your vehicle. Dashcam of a car moving away from yours won't be sufficient. Is there any paint transfer? Are their any witnesses?. It is possible there is a corresponding dent on his vehicle, so if you lodge a claim against him, they will send an assessor to examine both vehicles.

Unless the circumstances are proved , his insurers will not pay out

definitely go after him, ignoramus.

Same thing happened to us with my wife’s car, they shrugged, said so what and left.

I reported it to the Guards with the reg, They sent a car around and apparently the people were mortified a patrol car was at their door, long story short we had it repaired and they paid us.

a month after the guard contacted me to confirm it was paid, if it wasn’t he told me he would prosecute him for leaving the scene of an accident.

the guard asked me was if he damage or the attitude that got me mist, he understood.

the cheek if them, of course you follow it up.

theres a name for that, "hit and run" and it is criminal not civil

Where do people pick up this nonsense?

OP will say the TPs car hit his, The TP will deny it. Without physical proof or an independent witness, the TPs insurers will just tell the OP to go away.

This kind of attitude is why pricks like the one the OP came up against feel they can get away with this kind of behaviour.

100% go after him OP.

If you claim you will have to declare in on your insurance for years until it is completed and it can make it more diffcult to get online quotes or move insurers. Probably not worth the hassle.

If damage is consistent between both cars they most definitely will.

Id expect someone not to go after you out of spite. The OP advised it was no damage really. But hey, you do you.

People saying he should go to the guards.

"Hello sergeant, I know you are busy but a man hit my car door and there is no damage and its not a big deal but he was mean to me so now I want to chase him to the ends of the earth and make sure he is punished to the full extent of the law."

"The decency to apologise". Maybe the person in question regretted their actions immediately and went back but the OP was gone. Tough sh!te buddy, you made a mistake for 10 seconds so now you have to pay.

This is peak boards.ie

I think we've found the people who'll mark someone's car and give two fingers to you.

And expect no consequences.....

He should absolutely go after it if there was damage caused. It's attitudes like this is why we have scrotes and scrote behaviour in this country.

Some years ago a car overtook a line of cars we were part of and a truck forcing oncoming cars off the road. I flashed the driver and his passenger climbed out of the window to give us the fingers. I pursued it all the way to turning up in court. The driver turned up with a translator and a barrister. He lost his licence for 2 years.

I've often wondered if he learnt anything from it and realised his actions and the attitude of his passenger put him off the road. I hope so.

Which is what I said previously

What's with all this 'bad day' shite?

Never in my life have I damaged someone's property and then when called out on it, been an arse to them. And I've had plenty of 'bad days'.

Maybe don't be a dickhead to people as a general rule? Doesn't really matter how your day is going.

Where was anyone told to **** off?