Faith in mankind restored.
 

A month ago as I followed a large pick up into my cul de sac keeping a reasonable distance, I then realised he was looking for a particular house number so he stopped. Then the reverse lights came on so I sounded my horn and looked down at the auto selector to find reverse and bang he hit me ! He couldn't apologize enough and wanted to exchange details. I agreed but whilst we were talking I mentioned that as my car is a Rover it would be written off !

He said he will make a phone call to a friend who owns a bodyshop and advise them that I will call straight over to let them have look but he would still give me his details and we then shook hands.

The damage was a broken grille , scratched bumper and the front of the bonnet edge crushed and folded and a crease further up the edge of the bonnet.
They later rang him with the cost ,which was around £500 and he rang me and said he would pay it and he even offered me a loan of his car as he was going on holiday ! I declined as I have my tourer to use.

I picked up a grille for £30 locally and he offered to give me the cash for it when the car was done. They've done a lovely job and he even paid for the repair to some pre existing damage to the bumper as the whole bumper needed painting so I said don't worry about the grille as it's the least I could do and I thanked him for his honesty and integrity.

What a gentleman :bowdown:

Nice story, loads of nice people out there!

there are indeed lots of nice people out there. BUT there are also a darned site more bad ones . .. nice to hear that you were very fortunate to have had the misfortune of your bump with an honest guy who had integrity. nice one pete. this reminds me of a bump that my wife had a few years back after she was rear ended. lots of money offered up front to repair the damage . turns out he wasnt even insured !! could not do enough to rectify the damage done !! but maybe it was your lucky day pete .. :eek: or maybe not .... :shrug: at least things have turned out for the better. ... ;)

When he jumped out for his 20 reg pick up he looked like a shaven headed bouncer but I'm also 6'2 and 20 stone but I don't think there was going to be any issue :D He couldn't believe he hit me with as he said '' all his cameras and parking sensors ! He had his own company and for the sake of a few hundred pounds it wasn't worth the hassle of using his insurance company and the risk of my in his words '' lovely car being written off''