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little girl chipped car!
nodiscount
Posts: 631 Forumite
in Motoring
I'm in a car park very upset. My little girl has opened the door and chipped paint off adjacent car.
The brat.
Before anyone tells me off for being bad parent, I was sorting ticket for pay and display. Told her not to open door but didn't listen.
The chip is grey. Could be my paint or could be their paint chipped.
I am going to do the right thing and leave number. I am worried they might try and rip me off.
What's an reasonable amount to pay? Am I a mug for being honest?
The brat.
Before anyone tells me off for being bad parent, I was sorting ticket for pay and display. Told her not to open door but didn't listen.
The chip is grey. Could be my paint or could be their paint chipped.
I am going to do the right thing and leave number. I am worried they might try and rip me off.
What's an reasonable amount to pay? Am I a mug for being honest?
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nodiscount wrote: »The chip is grey. Could be my paint or could be their paint chipped.
Presumably you can see if there is damage to your car or the other one ?
If it's a tiny chip (and the other party agrees), could be done with a drop of touch up paint ...about £7
If they don't agree ... they could be looking for a full panel respray - a couple of hundred quid at least, could be more (depends on panel size, age/make of vehicle and where you get it repaired).0 -
Don't know about costs, but I suggest you take plenty of photos of the damage, your door, the relative positions of the two cars, etc.0
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Presumably you can see if there is damage to your car or the other one ?
If it's a tiny chip (and the other party agrees), could be done with a drop of touch up paint ...about £7
If they don't agree ... they could be looking for a full panel respray - a couple of hundred quid at least, could be more (depends on panel size, age/make of vehicle and where you get it repaired).
The latter is what I worried about. It's small. About size of peppercorn.0 -
Photograph the damage, then if they try to claim more you have proofIf at first you don't succeed, maybe bomb disposal isn't the best career choice.0
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Take a photo of the damage.:j Trytryagain FLYLADY - SAYE £700 each month Premium Bonds £713 Mortgage Was £100,000@20/6/08 now zilch 21/4/15:beer: WTL - 52 (I'll do it 4 MUM)0
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nodiscount wrote: »Am I a mug for being honest?
No, but we live in an age where jealous folk old enough to know better maliciously key other people's cars. I think the other driver will appreciate your honesty.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy
...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
MackemPunk wrote: »Photograph the damage, then if they try to claim more you have proofshop-to-drop wrote: »Take a photo of the damage.
Good advice, but make sure that you get another part of the car in the shot to provide some perspective, or put a ruler in the shot to show the actual size of the damage. A close up of a scratch without any market of proportionality isn't going to be helpful.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
VfM4meplse wrote: »No, but we live in an age where jealous folk old enough to know better maliciously key other people's cars. I think the other driver will appreciate your honesty.
We also live in an age where people take advantage of honest folk.
PHOTOGRAPH THE DAMAGE!!!!
Oh and wipe over with a cloth too just to see if it did actually do any damage.“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've got pics of door. Ran finger over it and it is chipped. How could a three year old do this -gosh l'm so angry at her.0
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Get one of the chip repair/dent removal companies to give you a quote.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0
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