This really.
What's honestly stopping kids from deliberately vandalising cars and then just saying it was an accident and hiding behind the fact that they're a child and unlikely to be prosecuted etc.
Ugh kids damaged car outside the house - parents say take me to court...
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This really.
What's honestly stopping kids from deliberately vandalising cars and then just saying it was an accident and hiding behind the fact that they're a child and unlikely to be prosecuted etc.
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Get a really old high roof transit van that looks terrible and park it outside his house for 18 months
Soldato
Just keep it taxed and MOT'd, or better yet if they have a driveway, stick it on SORN
Sounds like a plan. As I do t know them how does one get their names ?
Soldato
In all seriousness, it sounds like an accident, it was a kid who hurt themselves falling off a scooter and unfortunately damaged your car in the process. Accidents happen, and it's one reason you have insurance, and a risk you run owning a car and parking it on the road.
I'd get a quote to get it put right, and if it's too much put it through your insurance. **** happens, but you gotta move on. You will get nowhere trying to get the parents to pay I'm afraid.
I'd get a quote to get it put right, and if it's too much put it through your insurance. **** happens, but you gotta move on. You will get nowhere trying to get the parents to pay I'm afraid.
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Although the rational side of me agrees that it's not worth the hassle of pursuing it, I too had the same thing, neighbours friend reversed into our car and damaged the fog light surround.
As it's an RS body kit it costs £200 plus painting and I was furious, especially when the neighbour refused to give me the friends details, even when the police went round.
The police actually knew who it was and where the car lived but as I couldn't tell them who it was they couldn't do anything due to data protection or some rubbish.
I'm biding my time, it's been a couple of years, but one day....
As it's an RS body kit it costs £200 plus painting and I was furious, especially when the neighbour refused to give me the friends details, even when the police went round.
The police actually knew who it was and where the car lived but as I couldn't tell them who it was they couldn't do anything due to data protection or some rubbish.
I'm biding my time, it's been a couple of years, but one day....
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What if he and neighbours have CCTV? now you have lost your job and likely your home because of a scuff on a car.
Soldato
That's quite different though. In that situation you have two (presumably) insured parties.Although the rational side of me agrees that it's not worth the hassle of pursuing it, I too had the same thing, neighbours friend reversed into our car and damaged the fog light surround.
As it's an RS body kit it costs £200 plus painting and I was furious, especially when the neighbour refused to give me the friends details, even when the police went round.
The police actually knew who it was and where the car lived but as I couldn't tell them who it was they couldn't do anything due to data protection or some rubbish.
I'm biding my time, it's been a couple of years, but one day....
Don't get me wrong, in the OP's case I'd too be rightly annoyed, but these things happen. Move on.
It was a post in jest.
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Although the rational side of me agrees that it's not worth the hassle of pursuing it, I too had the same thing, neighbours friend reversed into our car and damaged the fog light surround.
As it's an RS body kit it costs £200 plus painting and I was furious, especially when the neighbour refused to give me the friends details, even when the police went round.
The police actually knew who it was and where the car lived but as I couldn't tell them who it was they couldn't do anything due to data protection or some rubbish.
I'm biding my time, it's been a couple of years, but one day....
whoa re you going to enact this revenge on if you don't know who it was or where they live?
Soldato
Electoral Roll, or perhaps https://t2a.io/products/people/see-who-lives-at-an-address
Seems to work for neighbours of mine
e; I believe that the above searches the public list, but you can invest a small amount of time and contact your council and view the electoral register, you'll probably have to forage around at your library, but handily, it's listed by address not name so you'll easily find them providing their registered.
If not, good old fashion neighbours should know
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Electoral Roll, or perhaps https://t2a.io/products/people/see-who-lives-at-an-address
Seems to work for neighbours of mine
e; I believe that the above searches the public list, but you can invest a small amount of time and contact your council and view the electoral register, you'll probably have to forage around at your library, but handily, it's listed by address not name so you'll easily find them providing their registered.
If not, good old fashion neighbours should know
didn't realise 8 year olds can vote.
also asking neighbors for the name of an 8 year old won't cause any suspicions at all.
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How bad was the damage? I remember when i first learnt to ride a bike, i ended up riding straight into my neighbors car at quite a speed and didn't mark it. Luckily my neighbors saw the funny side and just laughed at me whilst i was rolling on the floor crying lol.
Soldato
You're smart, read the preceding posts.
I mentioned starting a small claims case, purely to get to mediation in the hope that the parent might see sense and at least stump up something.
You can sue someone under 18, you just need their parents name.
So I recommended checking the house address to see who is registered there, i.e their parents name.
Read what you quote and the preceding chain
Electoral Roll, or perhaps https://t2a.io/products/people/see-who-lives-at-an-address
Seems to work for neighbours of mine
e; I believe that the above searches the public list, but you can invest a small amount of time and contact your council and view the electoral register, you'll probably have to forage around at your library, but handily, it's listed by address not name so you'll easily find them providing their registered.
If not, good old fashion neighbours should know
Says I've exceeded my number of uses although I only tried to use it once.
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Why not? Civil claims are judged on the balance of probability, looks like an eye witness would be reasonable odds of having a ruling in the OPs favour.