Bit of a strange one this. My car was parked at my moms house today while I was visiting her,the kind man next door reversed his car off his his drive and managed to hit my rear bumper! My mom was putting the rubbish out at the time this happened and saw the neighbour hit my car. Before she had time to stop him he drove off! So without saying she came to tell me straight away,as you can guess I was not best pleased.
After inspecting the damage I decide to wait for the neighbour to return. Once he arrived home I pleasantly told him what happened and showed him the damage to my car,to my surprise he denied it was him! After a heated chat I said well let's look to see if we can see any damage to his car to prove it was him. It was clear to see the damage on his car,you could tell it was fresh as the marks were clean and not dirty like the rest of his car. To my horror he then told me he was going to do nothing as I could not prove it was him..he then told me if my mothers word against his. By this point I was starting to get slighty irate,more so because it's him in the wrong and all I want is to get my car fixed. Anyway after a few more heated words exchanged he told me to piss off and prove its him,if not then I can stick my car where the sun don't shine!
The thing that's more annoying is the guys well in to his 60's and know me since I was born. It not like I'm a stranger on the street out to scam him. With out sounding stuck up my mom lives in a nice area in a small cul-de-sac that's quiet a wealthy area,the neighbour not short of a few quid same as us really, so it's not like I'm a scum bag trying to make a quick quid off him.
To be honest he really shocked me,we have always been friendly with each other and known each other for years,he's know my mother for 35+ years! I even helped him build his drive a few years ago.
So basically what would you guys suggest I do next? I'm going to talk again tomorrow with him but I'm almost certain it's going to fall on deaf ears.
Cheers in advance lads.
Ps the damage is not that bad maybe a £200 repair but why should I foot the bill for someone else's mistake!
