Advice on how to proceed with damage caused to bumper

stevenkeyte · 12th July 2016, 20:44

Left my car in the hospital car park this afternoon and when I returned some kind soul had scraped the rear bumper, removing the paint down to the plastic.
Luckily, when I asked the hospital security they had a clear video of a landrover hitting my car, they can read the number plate and are willing to supply me with a copy of the video.
I don't want to go through my insurance, knowing what they're like they'd probably right it off

How would you proceed in finding out the owner of the landrover and then obtaining payment for damage caused.

Below is a picture of the damaged caused:

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Steve

wullie480 · 12th July 2016, 20:46

Oh dear.
You'll need to pass his details to the police for them to trace.
No need to claim if the offender pays for repairs.

trikey · 12th July 2016, 20:47

You will have to involve the police, it could be classed as technically leaving the scene of an accident!

Sonic ZS · 12th July 2016, 21:52

It's quite possible that the Land Rover driver didn't realise what they had done, a graze like that from something likely weighing a couple of tonnes would probably go unnoticed.

Hence, a call from the Police to the other driver might just have him on the phone offering to pay for repairs (hopefully

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Very similar thing happened to my Firefrost ZTT about 10 years ago, other chap was very apologetic and paid in full for a new rear bumper

Oldun · 12th July 2016, 22:01

I think you will find that the police wont be bothered. I suffered a crash for cash and the local police said let my insurance deal with it as long as there was no personal injury.
Claim on your insurance. Let them write it off. Buy it back as a scrapper and have the bumper repaired. There are body shops which specalise in this type of damage.

Daveluck · 12th July 2016, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Oldun

I think you will find that the police wont be bothered. I suffered a crash for cash and the local police said let my insurance deal with it as long as there was no personal injury.
Claim on your insurance. Let them write it off. Buy it back as a scrapper and have the bumper repaired. There are body shops which specalise in this type of damage.

Report it to the insurance, tell them you have the tape. Their legal team will sort all the rest out. Difficulty is it happened in a car park. Does the tpe show the driver acknoledgin the impact? If it does then the police are likely to take more interest.

Reporting to your insurance isn't the same as making a claim...do you have legal assistance included on your policy or with your bank account? They should be able to advise you of the best course of action.

CLINTE · 12th July 2016, 22:33

Hi Steve,

Sorry to hear about the incident it is very annoying. To answer your question though you can fill a form ( from the DVLA - sorry I don;t know which one it is but either ring them to ask or someone on here might know ) with the Registration number of the vehicle that hit you and send it off to the DVLA and hopefully they will give the name and address of the person - you have to give a reason for the request and £5 .

Ian

Tim_Burgess · 13th July 2016, 10:06

That is repairable. I'd try the police first, and see how you go with the other party. Why have your car listed as a Cat D with all the subsequent issues when it comes to selling, or god forbid, another bump.

The Road Traffic Act does cover private car parks and if you have CCTV footage then even better. The driver is leaving the scene of a collision.

roverbarmy · 13th July 2016, 10:28

As an aside, I do believe that it is the "squareness" of our cars which catch others out when reversing or entering car park spaces. Most modern cars are rounded off at the corners and folks are not used to the squareness of the Rover. As they wind on the steering to manoeuvre in or out of the space, their bumpers catch ours.

I hate to park in car parks because of this and if I have to sit in the car (as when waiting for "her" to finish shopping) just watching poor parkers winds me up!

Mike

Number 6 · 13th July 2016, 11:21

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

As an aside, I do believe that it is the "squareness" of our cars which catch others out when reversing or entering car park spaces. Most modern cars are rounded off at the corners and folks are not used to the squareness of the Rover. As they wind on the steering to manoeuvre in or out of the space, their bumpers catch ours.

I hate to park in car parks because of this and if I have to sit in the car (as when waiting for "her" to finish shopping) just watching poor parkers winds me up!

Mike

Square or Round every body should be able to park a car without taking lumps out of some one elses car

12th July 2016, 20:44	#1
stevenkeyte Loves to post Rover 75 2.5 auto saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ramsbottom Posts: 439 Thanks: 111 Thanked 105 Times in 79 Posts	Advice on how to proceed with damage caused to bumper Left my car in the hospital car park this afternoon and when I returned some kind soul had scraped the rear bumper, removing the paint down to the plastic. Luckily, when I asked the hospital security they had a clear video of a landrover hitting my car, they can read the number plate and are willing to supply me with a copy of the video. I don't want to go through my insurance, knowing what they're like they'd probably right it off How would you proceed in finding out the owner of the landrover and then obtaining payment for damage caused. Below is a picture of the damaged caused: [IMG][/IMG] Steve

12th July 2016, 20:46	#2
wullie480 This is my second home 1 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Banned Posts: 5,195 Thanks: 528 Thanked 1,022 Times in 786 Posts	Oh dear. You'll need to pass his details to the police for them to trace. No need to claim if the offender pays for repairs. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

12th July 2016, 20:47	#3
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,766 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	You will have to involve the police, it could be classed as technically leaving the scene of an accident! __________________ Lest we forget..

12th July 2016, 21:52	#4
Sonic ZS Posted a thing or two 75 Conn CDT Tourer, 75 Conn SE V6, 75 Conn V6, 75 Conn CDTi Tourer, ZS 180 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Devon Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 1,287 Thanked 963 Times in 534 Posts	It's quite possible that the Land Rover driver didn't realise what they had done, a graze like that from something likely weighing a couple of tonnes would probably go unnoticed. Hence, a call from the Police to the other driver might just have him on the phone offering to pay for repairs (hopefully ) Very similar thing happened to my Firefrost ZTT about 10 years ago, other chap was very apologetic and paid in full for a new rear bumper __________________

13th July 2016, 10:06	#8
Tim_Burgess This is my second home 1999 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5, 2000 75 Classic SE 2.0, 2012 Lancia Delta 3, 2016 Dacia Sandero Ambiance Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kilcreggan Posts: 3,191 Thanks: 334 Thanked 334 Times in 162 Posts	That is repairable. I'd try the police first, and see how you go with the other party. Why have your car listed as a Cat D with all the subsequent issues when it comes to selling, or god forbid, another bump. The Road Traffic Act does cover private car parks and if you have CCTV footage then even better. The driver is leaving the scene of a collision. __________________ *The fact there's a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers.*.

12th July 2016, 22:01	#5
Oldun Regular poster rover 75 tourer con se Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Notts Posts: 96 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 2 Posts	I think you will find that the police wont be bothered. I suffered a crash for cash and the local police said let my insurance deal with it as long as there was no personal injury. Claim on your insurance. Let them write it off. Buy it back as a scrapper and have the bumper repaired. There are body shops which specalise in this type of damage.

12th July 2016, 22:33	#7
CLINTE Loves to post Rover & MG less Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: ELLESMERE PORT Posts: 320 Thanks: 44 Thanked 97 Times in 90 Posts	Hi Steve, Sorry to hear about the incident it is very annoying. To answer your question though you can fill a form ( from the DVLA - sorry I don;t know which one it is but either ring them to ask or someone on here might know ) with the Registration number of the vehicle that hit you and send it off to the DVLA and hopefully they will give the name and address of the person - you have to give a reason for the request and £5 . Ian

13th July 2016, 10:28	#9
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	As an aside, I do believe that it is the "squareness" of our cars which catch others out when reversing or entering car park spaces. Most modern cars are rounded off at the corners and folks are not used to the squareness of the Rover. As they wind on the steering to manoeuvre in or out of the space, their bumpers catch ours. I hate to park in car parks because of this and if I have to sit in the car (as when waiting for "her" to finish shopping) just watching poor parkers winds me up! Mike __________________ Oil in my veins!