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Car scratched by neighbour's landscaper

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  • 07-10-2019 10:21pm
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    St1mpMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭


    I have a brand new car and my neighbour is getting landscape work done.

    It appears that while bringing in trees or similar the side of my car got scratched.
    (I have a Ring doorbell so I was able to observe recordings of trees being carried in while passing by the car, though I can't observe the PRECISE moment the car was scratched as the doorbell only records video for a limited time but I'm assuming it was one of the moments a tree was brought by)

    The car is in a position where no public would be passing by, so it's only the landscapers that have been passing on this route.

    The scratches are thankfully not too deep, but they are around 20cm long and noticeable against the new car paint job, and I feel they need to be fixed.

    My question is: do I talk to the neighbour, or the landscaper in the morning about this?

    And for repairs, should I ask them to pay up front or to repay me after I get them done?


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    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,778 ✭✭✭893bet


    How well do you know the neighbour? Are ye on good terms?

    Will a bottle of tcut fix and a small amount of elbow grease?


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    St1mpMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭St1mpMeister


    893bet wrote: »
    How well do you know the neighbour? Are ye on good terms?

    Will a bottle of tcut fix and a small amount of elbow grease?

    I don't think so, the scratch catches on my fingernail when I pass it over at 90 degrees so I assume that's a body shop jobbie.

    So you reckon the neighbour needs to be contacted about it?

    I was kind of hoping this could just be handled by the contractor and I.


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    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,778 ✭✭✭893bet


    You dont really have any proof that it happened when you think it happened. Could get messy very quickly. Landscaper may ignore you entirely.

    You might be surprised what tcut can do. Is it worth a fall out with a neighbour?


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    seagull
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭seagull


    You talk to the landscaper. It has nothing to do with your neighbour. The only reason to talk to him would be to expalin that the landscaper damaged your car, and ask the neighbour to provide contact details for the landscaper.


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    St1mpMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭St1mpMeister


    seagull wrote: »
    You talk to the landscaper. It has nothing to do with your neighbour. The only reason to talk to him would be to expalin that the landscaper damaged your car, and ask the neighbour to provide contact details for the landscaper.

    aye, I'm in discussion with the landscaper now. I've said in the email that I didn't contact the neighbour yet as I want to keep it private, so hopefully this will be an incentive to assist me without it becoming an issue.


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    Ginger83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭Ginger83


    What did they say


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    frag420
    Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    Maybe you should report it to Special Branch...

    Mod
    Comedians have arrived    .


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    St1mpMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭St1mpMeister


    Ginger83 wrote: »
    What did they say

    this is a bit of a hobby for you isn't it? :o

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111395994

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111447699


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    Ginger83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭Ginger83


    St1mpMeister wrote: »
    this is a bit of a hobby for you isn't it? :o

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111395994

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=111447699

    Aye follow interesting threads, hope you get sorted.


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    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Generally, a principal [the neighbour] is not vicariously liable for the negligence of an independent contractor.
    There are some exceptions to this rule but they seem not to apply here.

    The primary or sole liability would appear to be that of the negligent party namely the contractor.

    The neighbour might have an independent liability if they were in some way concurrently negligent in their own right.
    Nothing on the evidence suggests any negligence on the part of the neighbour.


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    Ginger83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭Ginger83


    NUTLEY BOY wrote: »
    Generally, a principal [the neighbour] is not vicariously liable for the negligence of an independent contractor.
    There are some exceptions to this rule but they seem not to apply here.

    The primary or sole liability would appear to be that of the negligent party namely the contractor.

    The neighbour might have an independent liability if they were in some way concurrently negligent in their own right.
    Nothing on the evidence suggests any negligence on the part of the neighbour.

    Would the landscapers insurance not cover it??


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    NUTLEY BOY
    Registered Users Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭NUTLEY BOY


    Ginger83 wrote: »
    Would the landscapers insurance not cover it??

    If liable, yes.


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    mea_k
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭mea_k


    Had similar expierance. Be aware it can get very very messy in super quick time. Not worth the hassle.


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    Rows Grower
    Registered Users Posts: 7,857 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    mea_k wrote: »
    Had similar expierance. Be aware it can get very very messy in super quick time. Not worth the hassle.

    Ok, Mr. Landscaper.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #16
    Ginger83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭Ginger83


    Did it get sorted


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