Had my car bumped. Grrrrrrrr.

[Kingy]

Some will know I bought a new car earlier this year. I really do like cars/driving, so I value cars highly. It took six months of research deciding on what car I was going to get - and as I wasn't decided when my last car went in Nov '14 I had three months without 'my own' car.

So, it's fair to say my car is my pride and joy.
When I park it I either choose the far away part of the car park where all the lazy gits won't walk from or park on streets and walk. Yes I'm a pedantic bugger!

The ONE time I break my ^^ rule some bugger bumps my car.

I was popping into the bike shop. I normally streetpark and walk, but I was only going to be a few minutes so decided to park on the big car park behind the bike shop. It serves a Marks & Spencers, Wetherspoons, Mountain Warehouse and a few other shops, so is a good size - but as is the plague of the UK spaces are much too tight.

I leave the car, making sure its central in the space so shouldn't get 'door dinked' and return 20 mins (if that) later. The car that was parked to my right (a black Audi) has gone and a young lad is sitting in a blue Peugeot with L plates on the car listening to music. It's quite close to my car, so I walk around the back to get to my car. I noticed a mark on the rear bumper. Knelt down and there are a lot of scratches and (I didn't notice at the time) a dent.
I curse the Audi driver as I open my door and sit in my car. Just before I pressed the 'start' button I noticed marks on the front left of the blue Peugeot. I got out and looked at them. Then I looked at the damage to my car. It was a match!

I tapped on the window of the Peugeot and the young lad unplugged himself from his phone and got out.

Kingy: "Did you bump my car when you parked".
Young Lad: "Errrm. No. I don't think I did".
Kingy: "Well, look at this (my damage), and look at the front of your car (his damage).
Young Lad: "Oooohhh Yes. Well, I must have bumped your car then. I'm sorry".

Long story short he offered me money, but I said I was happy to try and polish the damage out, but suspected that the scratches would be too deep. I didn't want to fleece him, or involve insurance for a learned driver so as long as he gave me contact details and agreed to pay for putting the damage right (If I couldnt sort it) then I was happy. He agreed.

As we were sorting this his father returned. I explained what had happened and muppet said: "You know, I did tell him he was far too close to your car when he was parking but I didn't think he had hit it".

I spent a couple of hours with t-cut/ Autoglym Super Resin Polish and a hairdryer trying to sort the damage. The hairdryer was to heat the bumper in the hope the dent would pop out. It did, but not entirely.

I sent the young lad a text telling him and got a quote from a friend with a body shop (mates rates) to sort the damage. I had to wait a couple of weeks, but the young lad was true to his word and transferred the money for me.

The job gets done on Monday/Tuesday next week.
I was lucky on two counts. Firstly, that I spotted the damage and the young lad hadn't driven off and secondly that the young lad was honest.

Last time I park on there though!