Advice please

galwaybabe

A few months ago I unfortunately backed into someone's car, damaging the driver's door. I waited around to see if the owner would come back and also knocked on a couple of doors to see if I could find them. No joy so I left a note on the windscreen apologising for damage and left my contact number to arrange repair.

I waited and waited for phone call which eventually came about 3 weeks later. I arranged for a panel beater to go and look at the car. The owner repeatedly didn't show at arranged times and this guy got quite pissed off. They did connect eventually and he had a look at the door which he said would need replacing. I sent the owner a text telling her this and asked her to get me the colour code for the car so i could get her a door. I heard nothing back.

About a month after this i get a message asking me to sort door out asap. Again, I asked her for the colour code which she duly sent. I asked for year and model and no reply. I knew it was a peugeut something and was 1990 something but obviously needed more detail than this to get a door for her. I sent another text asking for this again and still no reply.

What do I do? I am at the point of barring her number as I feel she is taking the proverbial piss at this stage.

AnonoBoy

Phone her. Texts are too easy to ignore or miss or forget about.

Give her a call and talk to the woman. If she doesn't answer leave her a voice message and if she doesn't reply to you give her a call again a day later.

Sagat06

Phone her!

Drummerboy08

Dont worry about it. If you have tried to get this information from her and she hasnt done it, then not much more she or you can do. Has she got your insurance details? Thats what would worry me, she's just go straight thru your insurance saying you never helped her.

I wouldnt worry about it tho, dont even bother looking for any more information. Why sould you do the running around on this? If she wants it fixed its up to her to organise it, not you.

galwaybabe

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Dont worry about it. If you have tried to get this information from her and she hasnt done it, then not much more she or you can do. Has she got your insurance details? Thats what would worry me, she's just go straight thru your insurance saying you never helped her.

I wouldnt worry about it tho, dont even bother looking for any more information. Why sould you do the running around on this? If she wants it fixed its up to her to organise it, not you.

The only info she has for me is my number and first name.

Phone her. Texts are too easy to ignore or miss or forget about.

Give her a call and talk to the woman. If she doesn't answer leave her a voice message and if she doesn't reply to you give her a call again a day later.

Why should I phone her? I've bent over backwards to help the woman out. She has proved herself to be completely unreliable. I'm not prepared to engage verbally with her at this stage

Zulu

galwaybabe wrote: »

Why should I phone her? I've bent over backwards to help the woman out. She has proved herself to be completely unreliable. I'm not prepared to engage verbally with her at this stage

You have to.
You hit her car.
You damaged her property.

If you don't want to deal with her, give her your insurance details, and let them sort it out.

I appears that you are hoping to get off the hook because she isn't texting you back.

John Mason

Phone her, text messages are extremely rude and especially in this situation. i wouldnt be replying to your text messages either

galwaybabe

Zulu wrote: »

You have to.
You hit her car.
You damaged her property.

If you don't want to deal with her, give her your insurance details, and let them sort it out.

I appears that you are hoping to get off the hook because she isn't texting you back.

On the contrary, I have wanted to sort this out from the start. I don't want it hanging over me. It's an old banger of a car that will be quite cheap to sort out so it is pointless going through insurance and all the hastle that it brings.

galwaybabe

pink fluffy bunny wrote: »

Phone her, text messages are extremely rude and especially in this situation. i wouldnt be replying to your text messages either

She is the one who has kept this a texting thing. I tried the calling her route at the start and she never answered.

Drummerboy08

I have to agree with galwaybabe here. You've done a lot to try and get it sorted - if someone hit me and then text me wanting to sort it, believe me i'd be straight back in touch, why would i ignore the texts if it was my car and potentially my money on the line?

Ring her and see if you get an answer. If you dont get anything or a reply even, i'd leave it to her to get in touch with you.

stevenmu

Make sure you keep a detailed record of everything that has happened, the exact times you have contacted her, the contents of text messages, times you have tried to call etc, in case she decides to pursue some kind of legal action.

Zulu

I've a suggestion.
Go to the Guards and explain the situation. Then, in front of the guard, ring her. If she doesn't answer - leave a messege saying to contact you back, and if she fails to do so within a month you'll consider the matter resolved.

While this, I'm sure, holds no legal ground, at least you've a reliable witness that you've contacted her, and left a messege. If a judge ever asked "what proof do you have you've contacted her" you've a garda witness.

galwaybabe

galwaybabe wrote: »

She is the one who has kept this a texting thing. I tried the calling her route at the start and she never answered.

No texting-thats not the way to do business even if it's her that insists on text.
Texting is something 15 year olds do and some of us adults do it aswell but not about serious business.

Have you even got a name and address for her?
I would suggest getting a rough price on the door and then writing to her offering her the money to have it done herself.Tell her she must reply within say 14 days and that this will be full and final settlement.
Then send her a cheque .

It would be better if you got a solicitor to do this for you as this sounds to me like something thats going to come back to bite you otherwise.

galwaybabe

Deleted User wrote: »

No texting-thats not the way to do business even if it's her that insists on text.
Texting is something 15 year olds do and some of us adults do it aswell but not about serious business.

Have you even got a name and address for her?
I would suggest getting a rough price on the door and then writing to her offering her the money to have it done herself.Tell her she must reply within say 14 days and that this will be full and final settlement.
Then send her a cheque .

It would be better if you got a solicitor to do this for you as this sounds to me like something thats going to come back to bite you otherwise.

Thanks, that sounds like a good idea

galwaybabe

Update : Phoned her and phoned her and eventually got through. Finally got details I needed and am on the road to sorting her out. I think she is just someone who can't handle talking to people on the phone so its back to texting now, initiated by her. Thanks for all your advice lads n lassies.