can someone help me with this please

xxbxxgxx

christmas eve a woman was reversing her car next to me i noticed she was pretty close my son tryed to run out on the road so grabbed him and then i heard a noise :eek: and yer woman flew out from the parking space wen i seen the damage i wasnt happy at all my passenger side bumper was scratched from the wheel right across the back passenger door , it was a one way shopping centre exit so i ran to flag her down she saw me and drove pretty fast so i ran after her and she wudnt stop i managed to get her registration plate and i went to garda station he came out and had a look at my car i notified my insurance company the guards had said she was in trouble for fleeing the scene the next morning i had a proper look of the damage her paint from her car was on mine DAEWOO KALOS 2003 is what i drive does anyone know what happens from here and how much it will cost to get that fixed its from over my wheel bumper to across the back side of the passenger door should the guards give me her insurance details or what will happen my car is metalic blue there is also dent damage going around the bumper of the rim

galwaydude18

Ring your insurance company and give them her reg and they will deal with it from there.

focus_mad

xxbxxgxx wrote: »

christmas eve a woman was reversing her car next to me i noticed she was pretty close my son tryed to run out on the road so grabbed him and then i heard a noise :eek: and yer woman flew out from the parking space wen i seen the damage i wasnt happy at all my passenger side bumper was scratched from the wheel right across the back passenger door , it was a one way shopping centre exit so i ran to flag her down she saw me and drove pretty fast so i ran after her and she wudnt stop i managed to get her registration plate and i went to garda station he came out and had a look at my car i notified my insurance company the guards had said she was in trouble for fleeing the scene the next morning i had a proper look of the damage her paint from her car was on mine DAEWOO KALOS 2003 is what i drive does anyone know what happens from here and how much it will cost to get that fixed its from over my wheel bumper to across the back side of the passenger door should the guards give me her insurance details or what will happen my car is metalic blue

Well you have her reg plate, which you passed on to the Gardai. They will trace the owner etc and approach them over this.

The Gardai may then do a paint match to confirm it was in fact that woman's car. Therefore not giving her any loophole to get out of this.

you should notify your insurance company that you have been involved in what I suppose is a hit and run!

xxbxxgxx

There is also dents going around my wheel rim bumper aswell as the scratches going right across how much wud i be looking at for these type of damges at the moment im awaiting the guards to get back to me with details all they told me is her location , and the guard is not back untill friday and how long does it normally take to settle i would post a pic but unsure wer to upload ???

MarkR

You can upload pics at http://imageshack.us/ for free.

xxbxxgxx

bump

L1011

xxbxxgxx wrote: »

bump

Why? You've already been given all the information required

Report it to your insurers, they and the Guards will pursue the other drivers insurance (if any).

It will likely take a few weeks for everything to be sorted out due to the fact that a criminal offence has occurred as well as the civil one; and the time of year it is. Bumping the thread won't make that happen quicker.

corktina

jeez, breathe will you before you go blue in the face....:eek:

xxbxxgxx

bumped the thread because im wondering if i go ahead and get this repaired myself wat cost am i looking at ?? there is paint scratched damage right across my bumper and the bumper of the rims has few dints

xxbxxgxx

blue in the face il be red in the face if i find the cost of damages anyone know rough estimate

Mr Benevolent

You'll need to post a pic before you can get an estimate.

pearlman

first thing take a pick with camera maybe good phone of the damage. go back to where it happened, and look see if there are any cameras. If the paint on your car is metalic it will cost more. My brother is panel beater the damage may be small but they have to paint the whole panel. you get very little panel work done these days that costs under 300 euro.
keep in touch with gaurds try deal with one gaurd. if you have fully comp with bonus protection you should be ok anyways.

OldmanMondeo

You have reported it to the Gardai, keep in regular touch with them, pass the investigating Gardai name to your insurance company again keep in regulary contact, don't hound them, be polite at all times, even if you think it is not happening sa fast as you would like.

Bring the car to some repair centres and get quote, you will need these for the insurance company, make sure you get a quote from a main dealer as well .

Main thing is to relax, the hard part is now, tracking the other person and getting their insurance details.

Go back to the shopping centre and see if they have any CCTV of the area from that day, this could help prove the other person did the damage.

Remember, it is only a car, you could have been sitting beside a hospital bed.