The car was a suv parked in a compact car spot i bumped it and i did leave a note and was at the location for 2 hrs noone ever showed i had to leave, i had my kids,what if they call the cops .
If you left a note with contact information then you shouldn't be in any trouble.
If the police are involved then they'll likely accept that you exchange insurance info and leave it at that, though the other part might get talked to for wasting police time on something you two could arrange over the phone or in person.
You did leave contact information, over bumping into an empty parked car. Usually if there aren't any witnesses or cameras in a parking lot/garage. There isn't any way to prove the accident happened for unoccupied vehicles. At least for minor accidents. So many of those cases get left alone. Leaving contact information is a nice gesture.
I would consider talking to an insurance agent. Perhaps not your personal one. Maybe your fault could be cancelled out by the fact the suv wasn't suppose to park there. And he was encroaching into your already parked spot. But if you didn't take pics, then there's no evidence to what actually happened. Take my suggestion here with a grain of salt though. But he/she shouldn't be trying to hustle you for $300+, based on what your telling us. Maybe even much less than that.
Maybe your fault could be cancelled out by the fact the suv wasn't suppose to park there.
It's not. He hit a parked car. Even if the car were physically blocking his car from leaving, that doesn't give you the right to ram someone else's car. It gives you the right to call the cops on the illegally parked car.
Maybe your fault could be cancelled out by the fact the suv wasn't suppose to park there.
It's not. He hit a parked car. Even if the car were physically blocking his car from leaving, that doesn't give you the right to ram someone else's car. It gives you the right to call the cops on the illegally parked car.
I'm not sure what body shop you use, but having even one panel properly repaired and painted easily costs more than $300.
Maybe. But there's no pics to really get a glimpse of how much damage was done and where. Unless the OP ram the gas peddle trying to get out in one shot. There may be no more than some cosmetic scratches. All the OP states is he bumped into the other car. Which is subjective to what exactly does he mean by a bump, since there's no other information posted.
No you can't get in trouble and probably won't hear back unless you ran into a dishonest person. Should have taken pictures of the car where you bumped it though.
No you can't get in trouble and probably won't hear back unless you ran into a dishonest person. Should have taken pictures of the car where you bumped it though.
Just curious, what's dishonest about a person reaching out to another that claimed to hit their car?
No you can't get in trouble and probably won't hear back unless you ran into a dishonest person. Should have taken pictures of the car where you bumped it though.
Just curious, what's dishonest about a person reaching out to another that claimed to hit their car?
Claiming damages that aren't there...........
Claiming damages exist that don't exist would be dishonest. What I'm asking about is OP's situation. He hit a parked car. How would that car's owner contacting him be dishonest?
Waiting 2 hours was more than most would do in that situation, and leaving contact details was a nice gesture you're unlikely to be in any trouble. You will probably have a claim put against your insurance by the owner of the car.
My car got hit a couple weeks ago while parked and nobody left anything. There is nothing I can do besides file a claim with insurance to get it fixed, and be out money out of my own pocket (and increased rates as a result). You went well above and beyond what most people would do. Feel proud of being a decent human being.
Bumped into the car was wrong, but leaving a note with your contact detail is really nice of you. Someone else must have left right away after bumping into the car.
You'll want to leave your contact information. Try to handle small collisions (small amounts of scratched paint) out of pocket. If it was a small bump, reporting it to insurance (regardless if you were at fault or not) is going to raise your rates and count towards an accident. Even if it's just some paint damage that instantly buffs and polishes out, it will always be more costly in the long run to go through insurance if reporting tiny things.
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