Daughter fell off bike and scratched neighbours car parked in drive...

stclair

Ask the person to get 3 quotes then pay the cheapest one

If your unable to pay in one go then maybe come to some agreement for a payment plan.

This is the kind of case you see on Judge Judy lol

bigjl

Look into getting a SMART repair done, such as Chipsaway, to sort the problem, they will just repair the scratches, lots of main dealers and traders use them, as said, take a picture of the damage, don't just let the neighbour claim for painting the entire panel, then asking for the sum of money on the invoice, as they may not be repairing it anyway, depends on the level of damage, some scratches can bu buffed out, was there a dent aswell, that is where a goos SMART repairer comes in, they can deal with all kinds of minor digs and dents.

twinmumagain

No 100% no dent.
One very light scuff and one other small one showing the primer underneath.

bigjl

Then a SMART repair would sort it fine.

Money_saving_Martyn

The the scratches are tiny as you say, there would be no need to get a body repair workshop involved.

I had a few scratches put on my car from a similar incident - I bought some of this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7170823/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/3|14418476|Kitchenware|14418477/c_3/4|cat_14418477|Kitchen+gadgets|14418480.htm?_$ja=tsid:11527|cc:|prd:7170823|cat:garden+%26+diy+%3E+car+equipment+and+accessories+%3E+car+accessories


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They polished out within 5 minutes.

If you don't want your car scratched - don't park it next to a pavement - use a garage.

sassy_one

Money_saving_Martyn wrote: »

The the scratches are tiny as you say, there would be no need to get a body repair workshop involved.

I had a few scratches put on my car from a similar incident - I bought some of this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7170823/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/3|14418476|Kitchenware|14418477/c_3/4|cat_14418477|Kitchen+gadgets|14418480.htm?_$ja=tsid:11527|cc:|prd:7170823|cat:garden+%26+diy+%3E+car+equipment+and+accessories+%3E+car+accessories


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They polished out within 5 minutes.

If you don't want your car scratched - don't park it next to a pavement - use a garage.

Not a very helpful the last bit eh?!

We drivers pay car tax, so now we shouldn't park on the street, any street, if we don't want our cars damaged?!

Yeah, that makes perfect sense!!!

twinmumagain

She would never ever let me try and use a kit. The other neighbour offered to use some T-Cut(think thats what she called it) but her attitude was 'No I want it sorted so will get quotes'.
The thing that has hacked me off no end is she wasnt worried about my daughter in the slightest. Her Nana said she was crying and saying 'sorry, sorry, sorry' over and over.... I mean are some people made of stone??
I will pay but whether I can afford it or not is another thread all together
Am I the bad one offering to pay in installments??

twinmumagain

Oh and it was parked in a driveway, it just happened to be that my daughter wobbled on the pavement and must have turned her bike towards the drive and not the road.

vaio

Don’t even think about DIY on someone else’s recently aquired pride & joy, get a professional like “Chips Away” to do it.

Or if you feeling really cynical & manipulative, get tear-stained and grazed daughter to pick some daisies and take them round to the owner to explain that she’s really sorry, it was an accident and she’ll pay for it out of her birthday toy money.

If I was the owner not only would she get out of paying she’d probably get a contribution to the toy fund too

twinmumagain

If she wasnt so painfully shy I would