Today I was picking up a friend from somewhere and i parked in a pretty tight spot. As I was backing out I noticed it was going to be a bit of a tight squeeze but i managed to get out. I had no idea anything was wrong, but when i got home i noticed a few scratches on the front corner of my vehicle that weren't there earlier that day. I think I may have hit the car and not noticed so I drove back but the car was gone. What should I do about this? The car I hit was old and it was already scratched up.
2007-07-31 07:44:19 · 13 answers · asked by Sally J 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
oooops. Report it to the police to have it on record. If you don't want your car fixed don't worry about it. What can happen now, if they didn't notice not a problem.
2007-07-31 07:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by stormey_84074 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have several options. You can go into the store and check the security tapes for around the time you were there. For all you know someone hit you. I would venture the guess if you hit someone else you would know. You could call the local police department to see if anyone filed a claim during that time period. Finally you could just let it go. I am pretty sure if you hit someone you would have noticed before you got home.
2007-07-31 07:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by Shana N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By going back to the parking lot, you really did all that one reasonably could under the circumstances. Just let it go. These little things happen in parking lots all the time, unfortunately. But do try to learn a lesson from this experience and avoid overly tight parking spaces in future, even if you have to walk a bit farther.
2007-07-31 07:57:55 · answer #3 · answered by Tom K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever think that maybe somebody else hit you in that tight spot? You would have noticed if you tapped another car, trust me. Even if it was very lightly, you would have felt it.
The right thing to do would have been to go back, but it doesn't sound like there's anything you can do about it now that they are gone.
2007-07-31 07:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by julie m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cars get bruised in parking lots. Unless you did major damage, there's nothing to be done. Scratches happen. That doesn't count as a hit and run.
2007-07-31 07:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect you did not hit the other scratched car. You would have felt it if you had. But it was quite nice of you to go back and try to do something about it. I would not deem you a 'hit and run' driver.
2007-07-31 08:02:09 · answer #6 · answered by SANCHA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. The other guy probably didn't notice. If it is bothering you, go to the police and tell them what happened. They will probably just tell you that it is O.K. and not to worry unless the other guy files a complaint.
2007-07-31 07:49:34 · answer #7 · answered by magix151 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha. You call that a hit and run? One guy drove into my passanger door and sped off. I caught up to him though...
2007-07-31 07:53:44 · answer #8 · answered by Prison Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could contact the police but I really wouldn't worry about it
2007-07-31 07:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by Alissa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully they won't notice, but, look for a good lawyer now.
2007-07-31 07:50:35 · answer #10 · answered by Stan Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋