So there i was waiting in a hospital car park just watching people parking ,and right in front of me this older guy reversed out cutting across another car parked at the side of him , i could see he would not make it and he did'nt the amazing thing was he never stopped even though he had the other cars rear bumper hanging off his car. The attendant stopped him and all he done was to place the bumper at the side of the road and drove off, i was gobsmacked.:confused:

There are some total ******* out there. It is no wonder insurance premiums are sky high, people are no longer willing to take responsibility for their actions.

He was probably uninsured to boot.

Hope you got his registration number and left it on the windscreen of the innocent victim?

Imagine coming out of hospital to find your car minus its bumper.

What a total asshole and you can bet yer life "the CCTV doesn't cover that bit of the car park sir"

I gave the hospital car park attendant my phone number as i was gobsmacked at the action and did not see his plate.

Imagine coming out of hospital to find your car minus its bumper.

What a total asshole and you can bet yer life "the CCTV doesn't cover that bit of the car park sir"

even if it does, they wont give you access to it due to data protection act

I saw that happen a couple of years ago in a public car park. A woman reversed right into the front of an old ford escort smashing the lights then drove off. The car wasn't worth much that was damaged but I reported it to the police, the woman was traced and eventually pled guilty but as a witness the police came to my home and interviewed me and I was sited for appearance in court as a witness all of which was very unsettling and would make me think twice about witnessing things again although I knew I did the right thing.

Turns out both the woman and her husband were drinking and of course failed to stop.

even if it does, they wont give you access to it due to data protection act

They may cite data protection act but there is nothing in that prohibiting the passing on of cctv coverage.

I saw that happen a couple of years ago in a public car park. A woman reversed right into the front of an old ford escort smashing the lights then drove off. The car wasn't worth much that was damaged but I reported it to the police, the woman was traced and eventually pled guilty but as a witness the police came to my home and interviewed me and I was sited for appearance in court as a witness all of which was very unsettling and would make me think twice about witnessing things again although I knew I did the right thing.

Turns out both the woman and her husband were drinking and of course failed to stop.

Sorry, but that's one of the reasons why society is in the mess it's in, Being a witness means you may have to attend court and give your evidence otherwise it's meaningless.

A couple of years ago i parked up in meadowhall car park & as we got out a old couple got into the fiesta that was parked next to us,as we were walking away i heard a bang & looked round & the silly old git had hit my car all down on side!:eek: he then drove off!!!! i did my best 500m run ever & caught up with him & as he had his window down i grabed his car keys(car was stopped at this point!)swmbo called the cops who were not bothered at all!!!!!! got sorted in the end...some people have no respect for other peoples property!

swmbo called the cops who were not bothered at all

Some years ago I was parked in a car park in Chester and when I returned someone had damaged the car when they had driven out. Somone had seen this and left a note on the windscreen descibing what had happened and included the registration numbr of the car that had done it (but unfortunately didn't leave their name). I went round to the local police station with the note and their reply was "what do expect us to do ?" I said that as they have the registration number they might at least contact the DVLA and find out who it belongs too but they claimed not to be able to do this. I think they could have if they had wanted to but it appears to be too much effort for them.

I think they only take an interest if someone's been injured (maybe you should have said that if they don't come the other driver risks getting injured )

Similar thing happened to me about 6 months ago, was stood outside work (centre of Leeds), when a beer delivery lorry reversed into a motorcycle parking bay, knocking an aging bike on its side. The driver parked up, then went and picked the bike up, put it back on the stand, finished his delivery and went on his way.

I took note of the company name, phone number, registration, time etc and wrote it all down on the back of my business card. Gave the card to the building commisionaire and asked him to give it to the bike rider on his return.

Three weeks later I got a lovely email, thanking me for my actions. The rider had made a successful claim against the delivery company. Turned out he was head chef at a nearby restaurant and he invited me and a guest for dinner as a thank you. Result.

Excellent result Partyboy1101. let's hope it enourages more people to do the same thing. It's just a pity that so many those who cause the damage try to avoid admitting to it.

I have to admit that once when I was visiting another company I turned too soon when reversing out of a parking space and hit the car next to me (embarrassingly there were only the two cars in the car park). However I did go back into the company's offices and tried to find whose car it was but nobody admitted to it. Anyway I put a note on the windscreen giving my details and it turned out to be a hire car which was why nobody in the office had recognised the number when I asked. The hire company were all right about it and said it happens all the time, thanked me for owning up and it was all sorted by the insurance company. I tend to reverse into parking spaces now.