Carpark tip (my car) caught on dashcam - what to do?

tk123

What to do here. I came back to my car in Blanchardstown and some kind person scuffed the wing and also the wheel. Do I need to get my alignment/the wheel checked?! Do I report it? I have it on my dashcam.

The Backwards Man

Do you have a pic of it after it was hit? :P

tk123

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Do you have a pic of it after it was hit? :P

That's the black paint not muck :rolleyes:

Cee-Jay-Cee

Report it to gardai. They damaged your car and left without leaving a note or reporting it. Did your dash cam get the car registration number?

The Backwards Man

tk123 wrote: »

That's the black paint not muck :rolleyes:

Maybe it's the photo, but it doesn't look too bad to me. Not enough to warrant any hassle for yourself anyway

tk123

Yep have the reg and footage of him swinging into the space and audio picks up the thump as he hits the car. So annoying - I've put one scratch on the car since I had and now it's scuffed up to match the dings on the doors from other carpark feckers!

Do I need to get the wheel checked?!

tk123

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Maybe it's the photo, but it doesn't look too bad to me. Not enough to warrant any hassle for yourself anyway

Do you drive a 132-D golf around Blanchardstown? There wasn't a mark on it there before I left it.

Vic_08

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Maybe it's the photo, but it doesn't look too bad to me.

:rolleyes: There's always one.

It's worse than it was before some inconsiderate asshole hit it which is all that matters.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Report it. This drives me absolutely mental. My car is destroyed with these "barely noticeable" dings.

I see them every ****ing day.

Report it.

The Backwards Man

Vic_08 wrote: »

:rolleyes: There's always one.

It's worse than it was before some inconsiderate asshole hit it which is all that matters.

It's annoying for sure, but sometimes you have to weigh up whether the satisfaction is worth the hassle, and if it was me in this case, I would say no.

kona

tk123 wrote: »

Yep have the reg and footage of him swinging into the space and audio picks up the thump as he hits the car. So annoying - I've put one scratch on the car since I had and now it's scuffed up to match the dings on the doors from other carpark feckers!

Do I need to get the wheel checked?!

If the car drives straight and theres no lumps taken out of the tyre then your ok with the wheel.

Please please go to the garda with this and get every single euro out of the cretin.

Cordell

It's always worth the hassle to get to the arsehole that hits a car and leave as it didn't happen.
I don't think that the wheel alignment needs to be checked, but you can do it anyway, it's cheap enough.

kona

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's annoying for sure, but sometimes you have to weigh up whether the satisfaction is worth the hassle, and if it was me in this case, I would say no.

I'd rather spend more on getting him caught than I would repairing it.
I despise these ignorant little ****ehawks that think that this carry on is completely ok.

Serious satisfaction from getting money out of them especially if they are on camera.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Mine was hit twice in a month. Two euro size ding in one door and my boot has been hit knocking the whole thing off by half an inch.

If I had a dash cam I'd chase it up on principle. No question.

The Backwards Man

kona wrote: »

I'd rather spend more on getting him caught than I would repairing it.
I despise these ignorant little ****ehawks that think that this carry on is completely ok.

Serious satisfaction from getting money out of them especially if they are on camera.

And the next one? And the one after that? I know the Demigods that inhabit the motors forum are infallible but attitudes like that have a tendency to bite you in the ass. Sometimes you have to let the fox go or you'll be past caring when you have to deal with the den.

kona

The Backwards Man wrote: »

And the next one? And the one after that? I know the Demigods that inhabit the motors forum are infallible but attitudes like that have a tendency to bite you in the ass. Sometimes you have to let the fox go or you'll be past caring when you have to deal with the den.

Sure if you have them on camera nail them all. If you have a fairly expensive car that's rare or even means a lot to you due to work you've put in or whatever and some ****bag decides to ruin it why should you say ah sure let them on.
Now I'd agree with you if the car damaged was worth a few hundred euro, I wouldn't care. But alot of people have cars that have a value, either in euro or in a attachment that would be seen as their pride and joy.
Who the **** are these muppets to go around damaging people's property and driving off.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Definitely go to gardai. All you have to do is show them the footage and damage to your car. You can get them to demand the other persons insurance and report it to their insurance company. Get the damage assessed at your main dealer and send them the bill.

Vic_08

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's annoying for sure, but sometimes you have to weigh up whether the satisfaction is worth the hassle and if it was me in this case, I would say no of responding to my posts.

It is beginning to sound awfully like you are the sort that scrapes cars while parking or smacks doors into the side of cars and thinks it's no big deal 'cause you don't give a fukk.

tk123

kona wrote: »

Sure if you have them on camera nail them all. If you have a fairly expensive car that's rare or even means a lot to you due to work you've put in or whatever and some ****bag decides to ruin it why should you say ah sure let them on.
Now I'd agree with you if the car damaged was worth a few hundred euro, I wouldn't care. But alot of people have cars that have a value, either in euro or in a attachment that would be seen as their pride and joy.
Who the **** are these muppets to go around damaging people's property and driving off.

It's 'only' a 12-D ix35... nothing special to many but it's my first proper car that wasn't a banger that I saved for a few years for so yeah it is kind of annoying. I played on and he drove on thru the space because after a few mins another car pulls in beside me.

Calling into the local station tonight with a copy of the recording and have notified my insurer.

Theboinkmaster

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Definitely go to gardai. All you have to do is show them the footage and damage to your car. You can get them to demand the other persons insurance and report it to their insurance company. Get the damage assessed at your main dealer and send them the bill.

+1

Without a shadow of a doubt this and make that cvnt pay. Do not let them away with it.

This type of **** drives me bananas and you have my fullest sympathies.

kona

tk123 wrote: »

It's 'only' a 12-D ix35... nothing special to many but it's my first proper car that wasn't a banger that I saved for a few years for so yeah it is kind of annoying. I played on and he drove on thru the space because after a few mins another car pulls in beside me.

Calling into the local station tonight with a copy of the recording and have notified my insurer.

Drove on thru the space... Probably looking at what else he can damage.

Good stuff, let us know how you get on and don't be put off by them trying to down play it. Get a quote to repair it and add on a bit to cover the depreciation due to it being repaired.

goz83

Can the video be posted?

Knine

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It's annoying for sure, but sometimes you have to weigh up whether the satisfaction is worth the hassle, and if it was me in this case, I would say no.

I would get great satisfaction out of the fact that they thought they would get away with it but were caught & maybe next time they might park with a bit more consideration for other peoples property

Technique

Do dashcams keep recording even when the car is turned off?

The Backwards Man

Vic_08 wrote: »

It is beginning to sound awfully like you are the sort that scrapes cars while parking or smacks doors into the side of cars and thinks it's no big deal 'cause you don't give a fukk.

Na, I've just had enough people scuffing and scraping and doing much worse to my vehicles over the years that I've learned there's battles worth fighting and there's ones that aren't.

There's three types of people that hit and run in my experience;

1)Inexperienced drivers that panic. They by and large learn from it whether you hit them in the pocket or not.

2) Bad drivers. Doesn't matter how many tips they have, they'll always have another, whether you hit them in the pocket or not

3). Drivers that just don't give a fcuk. Possibly (probably) uninsured They won't learn from being hit in the pocket either, plus you'll have the 'ah sure it's just a wee scrape what are you hounding me for?' attitude to contend with as well.

The only way to deal with the the second group is taking the licence off them, that wouldn't even deter the third group.

I have no problem chasing up a hit and run wanker when it's worth it, but I feel you're only annoying yourself when it's not.

tk123

Technique wrote: »

Do dashcams keep recording even when the car is turned off?

Mine has a parking mode so it stops recording and starts again if it senses movement either in front of the camera or if the car itself moves - it's a busy enough carpark so it wouldn't turn off there but say at home it'll turn off for a few hours during the night if the road is quiet.

The Backwards Man

Technique wrote: »

Do dashcams keep recording even when the car is turned off?

Mine are hardwired to the battery, record 24/7.

tk123

So just to update recording dropped into my local station, they took the details and a copy of my insurance cert and license to send over to Blanch station who will track the guy down and we take it from there..

Dord

**** thing to happen. Keep us updated. Interested to hear how it plays out with the dashcam footage.

Ginger83

Fair play on following it up.

tk123

OK I'm back again with... no update. I was on hols for a week, came back and heard nothing so called the station last week.. gave me Garda's name and told me to call back on Sunday (yesterday)...he was out in a car so call back today... and he was out in the car again when I called today... They took my name and number this time so thought I might get a call but nothing..Now I know they have bigger fish to fry so don't want to nag them.. a friend suggested calling into the station instead rather than calling? By chance insurance called earlier to ask if I got any details and said they can request the info on my behalf but I'm wary of letting them do anything in case they hike up my premium even though I've told the guy 3 times now I'm not paying a cent or claiming on my policy(!)

monkeysnapper

Stay strong .

Do this for all the poor bastards like myself that's suffered at the hands of these pricks .

4ensic15

It might have been a guard who did it. In that case you are opening up a can of worms.

kala85

tk123 wrote: »

Mine has a parking mode so it stops recording and starts again if it senses movement either in front of the camera or if the car itself moves - it's a busy enough carpark so it wouldn't turn off there but say at home it'll turn off for a few hours during the night if the road is quiet.

What brand and model is the dashcam. Sounds like a worth while investment.

Pawwed Rig

There was another thread here a few years ago with a similar issue that the 'victim' got satisfaction in the end so dont give up here. On that thread the guy had awful trouble getting follow ups from the Garda in question but persevered.

coolbeans

4ensic15 wrote: »

It might have been a guard who did it. In that case you are opening up a can of worms.

What are you on about?

tk123

kala85 wrote: »

What brand and model is the dashcam. Sounds like a worth while investment.

It and older BlackVue 380 so doesn't have all the bells and whistles like wifi and cloud storage etc but it does the job! I may upgrade to 2 channel for peace of mind after this though - he could have easily hit the back of the car.

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

There was another thread here a few years ago with a similar issue that the 'victim' got satisfaction in the end so dont give up here. On that thread the guy had awful trouble getting follow ups from the Garda in question but persevered.

This is the thing - do I let the insurance step in or persevere ringing the station every day or call into them? The guy who's handling it seems to be out in a car every day so why not let somebody on the desk deal with it!? I do think something fishy is going on with it - my guess that maybe the other guy isn't insured?

I was out and about the other day and passing the body shop in the business park next door to work so asked him to take a look - said he could sort it with a half bumper respray @ €150 and they can have it back to me the same day if I drop it off early so no hassle being without the car etc He did offer to quote for a full respray instead since I wouldn't be paying but I refused - so I'm doing this fecker a favour like he should have done to me by leaving a note! There's easons, mr price, 3 news agents and dunnes in the shopping centre- he had 20 mins before I came back to run in and buy a pen and paper if he didn't have one and leave a note.

Kevin!

I would opt for the entire bumper to be sprayed, not to be an arse hole but there is a chance you will see the difference between the two areas.

tk123 wrote: »

It and older BlackVue 380 so doesn't have all the bells and whistles like wifi and cloud storage etc but it does the job! I may upgrade to 2 channel for peace of mind after this though - he could have easily hit the back of the car.



This is the thing - do I let the insurance step in or persevere ringing the station every day or call into them? The guy who's handling it seems to be out in a car every day so why not let somebody on the desk deal with it!? I do think something fishy is going on with it - my guess that maybe the other guy isn't insured?

I was out and about the other day and passing the body shop in the business park next door to work so asked him to take a look - said he could sort it with a half bumper respray @ €150 and they can have it back to me the same day if I drop it off early so no hassle being without the car etc He did offer to quote for a full respray instead since I wouldn't be paying but I refused - so I'm doing this fecker a favour like he should have done to me by leaving a note! There's easons, mr price, 3 news agents and dunnes in the shopping centre- he had 20 mins before I came back to run in and buy a pen and paper if he didn't have one and leave a note.

tk123

Kevin! wrote: »

I would opt for the entire bumper to be sprayed, not to be an arse hole but there is a chance you will see the difference between the two areas.

Do you think so - I would have thought they'd be able to blend it no probs? Been too busy to call them back - i might try nearer the end of yer man's shift and see how I get on. Frustrating.

JohnBoy26

tk123 wrote: »

What to do here. I came back to my car in Blanchardstown and some kind person scuffed the wing and also the wheel. Do I need to get my alignment/the wheel checked?! Do I report it? I have it on my dashcam.

the black marks look like plastic residue from the other car's bumper, which is easily removed and whatever is left looks like it could be repaired with a paint correction.

tk123

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

the black marks look like plastic residue from the other car's bumper, which is easily removed and whatever is left looks like it could be repaired with a paint correction.

You're right - i'll go and put a fiver under the wiper of every car in the carpark too :rolleyes:

JohnBoy26

tk123 wrote: »

You're right - i'll go and put a fiver under the wiper of every car in the carpark too :rolleyes:

Well tbh I wasn't advocating a cheap fix that you will pay out of your own pocket. I was just suggesting an alternative to respraying the bumper which will easily repair that minimal damage(judging by the photo) and also keep your car's originality intact.

tk123

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Well tbh I wasn't advocating a cheap fix that you will pay out of your own pocket. I was just suggesting an alternative to respraying the bumper which will easily repair that minimal damage(judging by the photo) and also keep your car's originality intact.

Apologies - I thought you were advocating door banging and tipping in carparks 'oh you can't notice it' brigade!... Actually I can - I have footage of me stopping in my tracks starbucks in hand dumbfounded when I saw it!:o

This place next door is the most convenient for me and gets great reviews. I can walk to it from my office so won't need to get a lift off anyone, won't need to get the bus through scumbubia or have to work from home/be without the car/hire a car.

There is a brilliant detailing place on the other side which also gets brilliant reviews that I hadn't even thought of...but it's a bit far to walk to/from my office if I left it in! If I left it in there I'd want him to do the whole car!

9935452

tk123 wrote: »

OK I'm back again with... no update. I was on hols for a week, came back and heard nothing so called the station last week.. gave me Garda's name and told me to call back on Sunday (yesterday)...he was out in a car so call back today... and he was out in the car again when I called today... They took my name and number this time so thought I might get a call but nothing..Now I know they have bigger fish to fry so don't want to nag them.. a friend suggested calling into the station instead rather than calling? By chance insurance called earlier to ask if I got any details and said they can request the info on my behalf but I'm wary of letting them do anything in case they hike up my premium even though I've told the guy 3 times now I'm not paying a cent or claiming on my policy(!)

If you call into the station the best times would be at shift changeover.
6am 2pm 10pm

tk123

9935452 wrote: »

If you call into the station the best times would be at shift changeover.
6am 2pm 10pm

The problem is getting near it with Christmas madness - it was like a scene from a disaster movie down there the other day where everyone is fleeing the city lol!

tk123

Called at 7:00am told me he was in at midday... called again and he wasn't there and took my name and number again..

jcon1913

tk123 wrote: »

Called at 7:00am told me he was in at midday... called again and he wasn't there and took my name and number again..

Aa a previous poster has said you need to go to the garda station. It's hardly crime of the century, so they are unlikely to take it further unless you push it.


You need to show up at the station at the start or end of the guards shift, as he has to return to base unless he's tied up on something at the end of the shift life a road traffic accident.

tk123

OK so another non-update. I waited until Christmas traffic chaos was over and called into the station at lunchtime. Gard I spoke to was polite enough but not that interested - "oh somebody in the other station must be assigned and there's no much we can do"until I explained that I had provided other party's reg, footage from the cam and that the guard assigned was X from that station.

Took my details again and said he'd look into it so I'll wait until next week and call in again. I'm not in that much of a rush so I'll persevere. I have a weird name and I think by the end of this none of them will have a problem spelling it lol

RasTa

What a waste of time, should have listened to Backwards man.

CarrickMcJoe

I think the guards are hoping you won't bother going back as it's too much hassle.

tk123

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

I think the guards are hoping you won't bother going back as it's too much hassle.

I thought they just needed to put the other guys reg into a computer and get the insurance details - click click and done