Vehicle damaged- no details left

[korg20000bc]

Today my 2a was damaged while I was teaching a class.
Fortunately, it was witnessed by someone inside the building.
A learner was practicing parking and didn't do so well. Left without leaving details.
But, they were in a large, local, sign-written truck that delivers a certain type of groceries. I asked a local grocer if he knew who it might be.
He knew who it must be as he'd received an SMS from one of his mates earlier about a learner in that truck driving very poorly.

I realise that people make errors but it really ****es me off when they don't own up.
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[Bearman]

Welcome to the real world mate. Unless you catch these type in the process of actually doing it there is not much you can do without photographic evidence. No one seems to give a **** these days. The way things are going.:(

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Bugger that's a nasty dent on such an nice parade condition vehicle.

Hope they own up, of course you've notified Police. There are at least four charges for the incident: negligent driving and leaving the scene of an accident without exchanging details. Against both the learner driver and their instructing driver.

[Dark61]

get in quick Mate - your paint will probably still be on their bodywork. This type of thing happened to my Sisters car in pommy land not so long ago - a witness left a note behind the wiper that the offending vehicle was a Telecom van - my Sis found the local yard in the book phoned them up and they denied all knowledge -so she went and paid them a visit and just picked out the van that had her blue paint all up its rear bumper. Sorted.
cheers,
D

[Roverlord off road spares]

Had this happen numerous times. People in today's world have no guilt or conscience.
I was asked the other day about scratches on my flairs on my D2. I had a look and I hadn't done them, some one with a high vehicle has scraped the front and rear passenger sides. Since I get into the drivers side and haven't washed her for a while I wouldn't have even noticed

[loanrangie]

Its just bloody rude, the only dents on my disco are from car parks.

[korg20000bc]

Well, thing have developed a little.
I contacted the truck owner who confirmed that his truck was being used by a truck-driver training company to teach a learner. He seemed upset that his reputation was at risk as it was his truck and, apparently, got up the training company.

The training company has contacted me and confirmed that I have a valid claim:

I am currently taking advice regarding submitting a claim to our insurer. As part of this I have been requested to obtain from you at least one written quote and a statement from you with regard to the claim for damage. Our insurer is ********, and I will advise you of relevant claim number and other information once I have this information from you.

I talked to the police yesterday and they cam and had a look at the damage and told me that I don't have to report it if there was opportunity to work it out with the truck owner.

Does anyone have advice about quoting for the work done?

Basically, I think that I'll do a better job and take greater care of the vehicle if I do the work rather than a repairer.
Can I use my ABN and quote for the repairs?

Any advice welcome.

Matthew

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Aluminium stretches when hit, so repairing the panel to the previous condition may be almost impossible.

It would likely be easier to replace the whole tub.

[Tombie]

In the past I have Obtained a repair quote and take the amount as a cheque.

[korg20000bc]

Aluminium stretches when hit, so repairing the panel to the previous condition may be almost impossible.

It would likely be easier to replace the whole tub.
Yes.
I was thinking of replacing just that panel. But, a new tub, if I can locate a good one, might be an easier option.

[benji]

Is there any classic car restoring places around you?
In Bendigo there is a mustang restoration place that restore morris', Austin, Bedford also.
Some one you can trust I suppose.

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[Lotz-A-Landies]

Yes.
I was thinking of replacing just that panel. But, a new tub, if I can locate a good one, might be an easier option.I have a NOS side panel for a 109" but am pretty sure its the LHS. Even if it was the RHS, getting it down to you in Tassie undamaged would be harder than anything.

The panels were auctioned off in Sydney when they closed up the Enfield, Pressed Metals Corp factory, so there may be more around. Try Brian Danielson at Land Vehicle Spares.
Is there any classic car restoring places around you?
In Bendigo there is a mustang restoration place that restore morris', Austin, Bedford also.
Some one you can trust I suppose. If you're going down the restoration route, people who work in steel bodies aren't always that useful so you'd be looking for a repairer who works in high end restorations of aluminium bodies, Aston Martin, E Type Jaguar etc. Then the cost of the repair may well end up more than a complete replacement tub.

(Remember, there are only 18 bolts holding the tub to the chassis and then about a dozen or so bolts holding the seatbox and sills to the tub.)

[Roverlord off road spares]

People these days do not give a dam about anyone, just them self.
Kristopher had his car back into and did his back door totally early this year. Brendon had his car out the front and with in ten minutes some one back in to his blinker/headlight, and broke the guard over the lights and pushed the light in. I believe in Karma, hope it just happens to them. ;) Heather

[Lotz-A-Landies]

People these days do not give a dam about anyone, just them self.
Kristopher had his car back into and did his back door totally early this year. Brendon had his car out the front and with in ten minutes some one back in to his blinker/headlight, and broke the guard over the lights and pushed the light in. I believe in Karma, hope it just happens to them. ;) Heather
Ah so you've got Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Parking Technique (ESPT).

ESPT: Reverse into the parking space till you hit the car behind.
Pull forward till you hit the car in front.
Reverse to halve the distance between the two hits.I used to have the number plate clipped to the fairlead on my ARB winch bar, being the most forward part of the car I had to have the number plate remade about ever 18 months because of ESPT. :mad:

[DAMINK]

People these days do not give a dam about anyone, just them self.

Im in my 40s and this has been going on all my life?
Over the years i have had countless hits without anyone leaving there details.
I would be more shocked if someone actually owned up.

[DoubleChevron]

I find stuff only gets damaged if I make it look pretty and shiny ....If I drive something around that looks like ****, it NEVER gets damaged.... Infact people prefer to park nowhere near it :) The old rangie with heavy front bullbar and rear ARB bar seems to command a lot of respect in carparks. If someone didn't back into either end of it, I'd probably just laugh at them. It would be highly unlikely they could hurt it :twisted: they sure would damage there own cars though!

seeya,
Shane L.

[DiscoMick]

Ah so you've got Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Parking Technique (ESPT).

ESPT:
Reverse into the parking space till you hit the car behind.
Pull forward till you hit the car in front.
Reverse to halve the distance between the two hits.
I used to have the number plate clipped to the fairlead on my ARB winch bar, being the most forward part of the car I had to have the number plate remade about ever 18 months because of ESPT. :mad:


I think Daniel Craig demonstrated that parking technique in a Rangie in a car park in Trinidad in one of the Bond movies.


I find people give the Defender, with its ARB front bar and steel factory rear bumper with big towing kit, a lot of room in car parks. Suits me fine.

[bee utey]

Ah so you've got Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Parking Technique (ESPT).

ESPT:

Reverse into the parking space till you hit the car behind.
Pull forward till you hit the car in front.
Reverse to halve the distance between the two hits.


35 years ago we called it "touch parking", nothing new under the sun. Some people simply have zero idea about where their vehicle is compared to everyone else's.

[Tombie]

35 years ago we called it "touch parking", nothing new under the sun. Some people simply have zero idea about where their vehicle is compared to everyone else's.


Don't go to Paris then! You'll be horrified.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

35 years ago we called it "touch parking", nothing new under the sun. Some people simply have zero idea about where their vehicle is compared to everyone else's.
Though it seems that the eastern suburbs matrons (very similar to Snives matrons), have too much money to care about how much it costs to repair their car, in less affluent suburbs they must worry a little bit more.

[landy]

35 years ago bumpers were just that!
Modern cars not as strong. But there's a reason for that. I'd rather a 60 kph head on in a new compact than a 1980 Kingswood

[Lotz-A-Landies]

35 years ago bumpers were just that!
Modern cars not as strong. But there's a reason for that. I'd rather a 60 kph head on in a new compact than a 1980 KingswoodWho's sig line says "In a landy the other car is your crumple zone"?

[pop058]

Who's sig line says "In a landy the other car is your crumple zone"?

Blknight ??