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Repairing keyed bodywork
talulahbeige_2
Posts: 790 Forumite
in Motoring
Last night some thug decided to key my car, 2 panels are deeply scratched down to the undercoat.
Its a long story but the poice are involved as he was verbally abusive to me, threated to damage my car and low and behold when i returned to it 5 mins later it had been keyed. There wasnt any cctv in the carpark but i do have a witness who heard his threats, the guilty party denies keying the car tho.
I'm not sure how to take it forward.
Do i just suck up the cost (around £300), the car isnt a year old yet!
Do i go through my insurnace company, i have 10 years no claims and would hate to loose it.
ANy thoughts?
thanks
Its a long story but the poice are involved as he was verbally abusive to me, threated to damage my car and low and behold when i returned to it 5 mins later it had been keyed. There wasnt any cctv in the carpark but i do have a witness who heard his threats, the guilty party denies keying the car tho.
I'm not sure how to take it forward.
Do i just suck up the cost (around £300), the car isnt a year old yet!
Do i go through my insurnace company, i have 10 years no claims and would hate to loose it.
ANy thoughts?
thanks
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!!!!!!, what the hell did you do to the guy?“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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I parked in a parking bay he wanted and I was supposed to know he wanted despite him not giving any indication and being parked in a disabled bay opposite whilst he waited!!0
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...what the hell did you do to the guy?...
Not enough, obviously.
Almost certainly not worth claiming on insurance for £300 of damage.
If you do get the car fixed, take before and after photos and keep the invoice, they may have a part to play in any police prosecution.0
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