Sadly had a bump a couple of days ago, in a fairly complex situation. Basically a forklift was unloading a lorry and the traffic on the road was going around it, just past the lorry was a small junction, as we were going around the forklift/lorry another van turned into the road and basically blocked everything solid. I was at the wrong angle to be able to get past the van so had to reverse a little, what I didn't know was that the car behind me was basically sitting on my bumper so we touched. It was an old Mx5 and I did look behind me briefly but couldn't see anything. I assume I am mainly at fault here which is the most frustrating thing.
We both pulled over and inspected the damage. My bumper has just a small amount of scuffing on, his has a little scuff and has slightly 'popped' off at one end. We swapped contact details, I took pictures of the cars and scene and left. We've exchanged emails, he has stated it is his gf car and they have had a garage look at it and they quoted £350 to repair, which seems very high from what I have seen! What would be a reasonable cost to repair something so minor?
I don't want to get the insurance companies involved since it will just mean higher premiums next year!
Advice/suggestions etc!
We both pulled over and inspected the damage. My bumper has just a small amount of scuffing on, his has a little scuff and has slightly 'popped' off at one end. We swapped contact details, I took pictures of the cars and scene and left. We've exchanged emails, he has stated it is his gf car and they have had a garage look at it and they quoted £350 to repair, which seems very high from what I have seen! What would be a reasonable cost to repair something so minor?
I don't want to get the insurance companies involved since it will just mean higher premiums next year!
Advice/suggestions etc!