Daily driver / damage /neighbours issue

[alane29]

A bit of a rant so bare with me ...
My daily driver a company Ford Mondeo was damaged whilst parked outside my apartment I was away in the Z4 and came back last bank holiday to find the rear bumper scratched and the red reflector smashed in 3 pieces on the ground ,I live in a cul de sac which is quite and only people who live here or visiting would have a need to be down here .
I'm obliged to report any damage within 24hours which I did ,while its being sorted out by the company I have been looking around a cars to see if anyone has fresh damaged well today I found a corsa which belongs to my neighbours girlfriend with a damaged front bumber and red mark on there .I was try to get a closer look and measure the height of the red mark to see if it matched the height of the reflector on my car but was unable to do so as I seen her watching me from the window .
I don't feel comfortable knocking on the door and accusing her as ive had run ins with her boyfriend in the past when he parked across my garage entrance .
As I see it my options are .
1. Knock on the door and cause a scene .
2. forget about it as its a company car
3 .report it to my company insurance
Whay would you do ?
Its so annoying people have no manners these days if I damaged someone's car I would leave a note but I'm probably in the minority :headbang:

 

[pvr]

Nothing wrong with asking her if she accidentally hit your car as she seems to have damage that matches your car?

If she denies, there is little you can do anymore - but she might confess as you were away at the time.

 

[RickRob]

As above

 

[buzyg]

A polite note through the door would avoid the danger of a shouting match. Mention your car has been damage while you were away and you wondered if any one had seen it happen or knew ant thing about it. Give her the opportunity to fess up if it was indeed her but don't just knock on the door accusing. She may deny it, or indeed she may have had nothing to do with it, but no harm in asking politely.

 

[MACK]

If your feeling brave, wait till its dark and secretly measure it to be sure. You do have the option of involving the Police but only if your "really sure!" Do you have any coloured paint where yours is scratched?
Have you considered that not only visitors and residents will come down your road, what about the delivery of parcels and takeaways etc.

 

[Bing]

I'm not sure how a red mark would get on her car from the reflector as I assume it is coloured plastic, not painted ? And is her car white ?

D be tempted to leave it well alone unless your pretty certain it was her. And if you are just ask. if she denies it, well, you tried.

 

[mr wilks]

Tricky one if not 100% certain
i had a very similar incident earlier this year with our family C Class , wife came out after work , large silver scuff down rear arch , very badly parked silver M Class next to her , i went down with tape measure , identical heights
Left a note on window implying someone had witnessed the car striking ours ( total bluff of course ) & left my mobile number
They rang me , apologised & the subsequent £200 repair they paid for

 

[TitanTim]

Could you not ask any your neighbours if they had seen anything, a neighbour might have seen who caused the damage and might not say anything unless asked, or do any of the neighbours have CCTV. You could also ask the girl but not accuse her and see how she reacts, if you ask her did you see anything she might cave in and confess anyways.

Tim.

 

[maxman]

I wouldn't take it any further, you have had trouble before with the same family and it make you vulnerable to further damage.Your company insurance is covering the damage,try and forget it as it only play on your mind.
Annoying I know ,but there are more important things in life to worry about.

 

[Jollyjoiner]

Sorry but I'd more than likely go and knock on the door and ask if she'd done it and if her boyfriend steps in then tell him to shut the feck up or he'll get a kick in the plumbs :wink:

 

[alane29]

Thanks for the advise will ponder it over the weekend

 

[Chris_D]

or you could kill them. and when they're dead - kill them some more.