Car scraped while parked

Worst case scenario, a bottle of polish and a touch up pen would make it look 90% better

I don't have experience of this scenario so someone else may correct me but my take/next steps would be...

If you find out who did it (which only the Gardai will be able to do) you'll have to let them approach the person or log it in the Garda pulse system.

Inform the insurer to follow up with the Garda using that reference

In reality though as I say, I doubt you'll get much support from the Gardai on something like this. Unless the CCTV definitely shows the other person's car damaging yours it'll be your word against theirs.

There's also the effect that having an outstanding claim on your insurance policy will have.

As I said though, you'll probably just have to pay for the repair yourself I think.

Happen to me before ask place look at camera was getting diesel and had receipt so knew exactly time thay look and see car hit my car garda was called looked at cctv maybe I think next day got reg ect garda call to his house got insurance details I phoned up his insurance company and they phoned garda station to check it out and that it . Got quote and got car fix

Garda said if wanted we can do him for leaving The scene of an accident I didn't as man was in 80

Ah jaisus, I thought someone had scrapped the car. Not scraped it.

Far less exciting. Let it go man. Happens all the time.

FWIW, on the process, I hit a parked car in a carpark last year - totally my fault I was late for a medical appointment and rushing,

I had to leave, but I did leave a note on the windscreen, and also gave my details to the security office. (Underground carpark). I called my insurance company the next morning and notified them, as I fully expected to have a claim put in by the other car owner.

The insurance company sent me out a form to fill in and return which I did. Six months passed and I never heard anything from either the owner of the other car, or the insurance company - until the insurance company wrote to me asking if I had settled the damage myself. When I confirmed I hadn't heard from the owner of the other car, they closed the file.

There was no impact on my car insurance premium renewal.

Thats a great post and outcome for you.

Proof that 'Honesty Pays'

Happened me last year in BlackRock. Reported it to the Garda as the shopping centre wouldn't/couldn't show me the footage.

Garda never followed up on it.

I found the Guards very helpful tbh. A fella reversed into me doing a good bit of damage, foolishly I didn't call the Guards as he asked me not to, he'd sort it blah blah blah... I got a quote for €1500 and as soon as I told him how much it was going to be he started dictating to me that he'd get a lad in a shed to fix it. I went to the guards on the advice of my insurance company, they made him bring in his insurance details and I claimed on his insurance. He started getting a bit nasty ringing me on different numbers etc, I said it to the guards in passing as I was presenting my documents and she rang him there and then instructing him not to contact me again. I'm getting the car fixed next Monday and a replacement car until Mine's repaired.

you should have pushed it with shopping centre management to see/get the cctv or at least get them to look at the footage.guards usually good at follow up if the images are clear.they speak to the driver and explain their error and usually you get repaid for the repair.guards vring you the money after seeing an estimate.you never meet the other driver.no insurance involved.but too much hassle for most if damage is "minor"

I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's a great relief to have the thread title corrected.

He didn't do it so just leave it, maybe he just wanted his car sorted and felt sorry for the man. Keep the faux outrage for another thread.