Bumped the rear end of my Fab just before lunch, in peculiar cicrcumstances. No real damage, just some scuffing to the bumper.

Basically, on returning from exercise classes/shopping I'd parked the car, outside next door's house (I couldn't park outide mine because someone else was there) and proceeded to unload the shopping to my house. When I finished, I went outside to move the car to the residents car park behind my property(otherwise it would get vandalised). As I strode out to the car, I noticed somebody faffing around next to a bronze coloured car in the driveway of the next house down the road. Thought nothing of it as the person (bloke) didn't appear to be attending to his car.

Got in my car, belted-and started-up, checked the rear view mirror (Clear), started to reverse (In order that I could manoevre round the car sitting outide my house) and "Clump". The bloke faffing around in his drive had got into his car and reversed out of his drive at speed and brushed the rear bumper. I couldn't believe it had happened, he must have got into his car so quickly and reversed like hell in order to make contact.

Anyway, he apologised profusely. He said he was OK. His car appeared to have come out worse - there was substantial "Turned-metal" damage to his rear nearside wheel arch which seemed out of proportion to the mild scruffing on my plastic bumper. He drove-off before I could get a number. Clearly, insurance details were not exchanged.

On reflection, I wondered whether some of the damage on his car was pre-existing and wondered whether this was a scam.

My concerns were raised, perhaps unjustifiably, by the fact that the gentleman concerned spoke with Eastern european accent and I hadn't seen this particular car parked before in this usually tenanted property.

Just wonder whether any body else has had experience of this ?

Nick

Edited 17 May, 201115 yr by Clunkclick

If he failed to give details to you, phone the police and tell them what happened so it's on record, just incase there is any funny business going on.

Exactly; he'll be in schtuck then even if it is a scam.

How weird is that? Be prepared for a new type of scam.

On second thoughts, he was reversing out of a driveway on to a road, which is not within the law, and you were already on the road albeit reversing, so you would be in the right, right. So how would a scam evolve from this incident, me wonders.

Sounds more like he wasn't looking where he was going and left the area pronto before you called the cops or asked to see his (probably non-existent) insurance details. Or am I just being cynical?

Phil

probably uninsured and checking out your neighbours property before robbing it.

Yes I too am cynical!

Outcome, perhaps not as bad as it first seemed.

The same bronze coloured car is now parked-up in the neighboring drive, so that leads me to think that he's the new tenant.

Funny way of introducing yourself.

Thinking about it, if a stunt was being pulled, I suspect these type of chaps would be relying on the emotionally disorientating effect of the accident to get a quick on-the spot cash settlement, and not a word to the insurance company.

Nick