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Not having any luck with this car...
Came back from Stansted airport to find someone had driven into my car at the Short Term Green Car Park - no note, nothing, filled the Police form out as any CCTV has to be requested by them, if there is any at all - so until that comes to light I have to claim off my own insurance for the repair.
So, less than 12 months in, I have had two people drive into the car, a dithering old fool reversed into me while I was waiting at the lights, and now this... |
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Sorry to see this. Hope it'll be fixed soon.
Hate small parking lots in this country.
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Really feel for you. I'd have been absolutely gutted and livid!
I've had similar anonymous car park scrapes in the past. These days I park in the emptiest, furthest away spaces and reverse in (so that my dashcam captures any frontal movement).
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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Oh dear. I'm really sorry to hear (and see) the damage. Hopefully, the CCTV will be able to identify the culprit so the insurance won't class it as a fault claim.
On the upside, you'll soon have some shiny new panels on the already beautiful car. |
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I think the case has been made for a dashcam purchase! This wouldn't have been an issue if I had one, so good point well made.
I don't hold much hope of someone anonymous getting found for this, two dings in less than a year has got me wondering if I should consider something I care much less about |
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Probably the staff!
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Camera
I have the Aguri DX10 for exactly that purpose. After getting hit in a shopping centre car park. Same issue, no note, no help from car park staff and 'broken cctv' I invested in one of these - have it on the Infiniti. Thankfully so far have had no need to interrogate it.
....but there is a new one sitting in a box in the garage for the S8 when it's back from the painters.
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Sorry to see that, bloody irritating to say the least, hope it all gets sorted easily for you.
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Ahh bloody hell It happened to me shortly after I got mine too - an anonymous unidentified car in Tesco scraped right along the n/s/r (http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10998). It makes me so mad that we work hard to have nice things and then have to pay for the carelessness and complete disregard that some other people have.
I hope it gets sorted smoothly and quickly for you
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