Urgent advice needed

Iceweasel

Confused_driver wrote: »

the scratches are so minor they would be very easy to repair but his insurance will certainly charge me a fortune for that.

I don't think you know what a proper repair costs. I'd want the car back in the condition it was before the accident.


I Used a damp cloth and they were nearly all gone!

Nearly gone??? I would want them all completely gone so there wasn't even the teeniest wee bit of a mark left.

What you feel is acceptable might well be totally unacceptable to many people. (like me probably)

Be prepared for a hefty bill.

If it's a company car or a lease car you damaged and the other party doesn't seem to care much, he will be when he's penalised when he hands it back.

Stoke

Franz_Ferdinand wrote: »

Bank on a grand a panel and you won't be far off the mark. If it's a company car he'll need a replacement when it's in the workshop.

I speak from experience when I say £300. That said, I went to an independent garage because it was my boss who hit me and I didn't want to go down insurance route.... for obvious reasons.

It was a wing.

AnotherJoe

Confused_driver wrote: »

He told me not to worry about it but I am quite worried obviously. I don't want my insurance to be involved and I can't offer to settle the matter either outside of insurance because I am quite tight financially.

Confused_driver wrote: »

and what can the other woman who took my registration number do?

Report you to the police for failing to stop and report an accident? No harm letting them know.

Franz_Ferdinand

Stoke wrote: »

I speak from experience when I say £300. That said, I went to an independent garage because it was my boss who hit me and I didn't want to go down insurance route.... for obvious reasons.

It was a wing.

I speak from experience too £1200 for a wing.

diamond_dave

Yes I wish that there was a "busybody" around when someone badly scratched my car trying to reverse into a space behind me in Exeter on Saturday. I spent the next day trying to polish out the scratches, but it still left several deep marks in the paintwork. Thanks to whoever did this.

Stoke

diamond_dave wrote: »

Yes I wish that there was a "busybody" around when someone badly scratched my car trying to reverse into a space behind me in Exeter on Saturday. I spent the next day trying to polish out the scratches, but it still left several deep marks in the paintwork. Thanks to whoever did this.

Been there. Someone reversed into my car the day after I bought it.

Richard53

ElefantEd wrote: »

Also, busybody is a noun, not an adjective.

Beat me to it.

bigadaj

Richard53 wrote: »

Beat me to it.

Not sure there any distinction for most people now.

LadyDee

I was left with a £90 bill for "just a few scratches" caused by a careless parker, not a fortune but a lot of money to me. I do wish somebody had noted their details and given me the information.