Several years ago while leaving Brent Cross shopping mall, traffic was crawling along. I let an old Vauxhall Astra out in front, then it suddenly stopped and I touched its rear bumper, not a scratch on my 75. The other car was packed with Jehovah Witnesses. When they got out to have a go at me, they were very unpleasant shouting obscenities.
Ultimately, we settled to sort it out privately. I took photos, got addresses and 3 quotes. No liability on my part was mentioned. About 2 weeks later, I visited the the house of the other driver to pay her £250 in cash for a paint job to her rear bumper. Her front door had been kicked in and when she came to the door she was looking bedraggled and rather sad with her wig ill fitting and nightie torn. Never saw or heard from her again.
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