Got a hole on front bumper

[vlad5434]

Well i went to the mall today with my gf... and i was behined a Suv and it had a trailer hitch on the back of it, so i parked behined it becuse she was waiting to get in a parking lot and someone else took the stop. So she started to back up i hocked at her for abour 4 5 good seconds and she just kept going back and bam... i got out look the the bumper and a hole on my bumper now and her car nothing no scratch paint no nun. She had her g1, am so thicked off right now i have 3 bumps on the side doors driver seat and one on the pass seat from people swinging there doors open am real pissed the little bumps are old but still gets me mad.. am going to post pictures asap.

[insaini]

Wow mazda 3's are accident magnets... I'm gonna always park in the open but then there's a risk of stolen property :(

[cwp_sedan]

That sucks.

You're going to require an entire bumper cover replacement. It's going to be some nice $ out of her pocket if you don't go through insurance.

[vlad5434]

ya i dont really no wat to do am mad and the hole makes my car look really ugly right now iunno gonna talk with her parents see what they wanna do.

[insaini]

G1... Dam her insurance is gonna go up like CRAZY ... I'm pretty sure her parents will just give u $$$$...

Did she cry? Lol

[vlad5434]

No she jus said my dad will kill me lol

[mazdas3sporte]

did u bother calling the cops?

[vlad5434]

No cause i had a neon before and got hit worset and called them all they said can you drive the car yes i can you hurt no ok well then u have to call the insurance so i dont bother calling them for anything there pretty much usules lol

[vlad5434]

still mad about it tho its like everywhere i go something happens either get hit or someone slam there door on mine

[JashiK]

Umm... correct me if I'm wrong, but if she didn't have a passenger with a G lic. for a min. 4 years or so, she's not allowed by law to drive that vehicle with a G1. You should have been reported to the police.
If there are no witnesses and you go through insurance technically it's a 50/50 at fault senario in a parking lot. Meaning if it's reported thru insurance your prems. will likely go up.
She can now easily say that she had someone with a qualified G lic. with her and she never backed in to you, but instead you hit her car...

Also any damage exceeding $600 (i think that's the number) should be reported to a collision centre, unless she is going to pay for the damages... Front bumper painted will probably cost over $900?

[thefish]

Pics?

[Donutz]

If there are no witnesses and you go through insurance technically it's a 50/50 at fault senario in a parking lot. Meaning if it's reported thru insurance your prems. will likely go up.


I've heard of this 50/50 before, but when I was hit the other guy was 100% at fault. Both the officer at the collision centre and my insurance co said so; iirc, it had to do with the fact that my car was stationary. My premiums did not change.

[Hives]

I would've snapped at her and made her cry, then try and get as much money from her as possible lol

[vlad5434]

no she was with her mom when she hit me if she jus was alone hell ya id call jus to sweaten the deal... am a post pics soon

[Slipstream]

not sure if you mentioned this or not but did you get their insurance info? or did you let them drive off after?

[vlad5434]

o i got the info alright lol no one gets away that easy

[kurse]

im pretty sure u only go to collision center and report for damages for more than 1000

[Silv3r]

Don't sweat it. You got her insurance info. You have witnesses. See what she decides to do. Get quotes and have them ready when you discuss things over. If they are not willing to pick up the tab, report your insurance and let them handle it. Keep in mind once your insurance confirms she backed up into you, your insurer should handle your damages at no cost to you (deductible should be waived). It could get messy if she decides to claim you rear ended her.
Just because it happened in a parking lot it does not mean 50/50. There are still rules and laws to be followed when driving there.

If your bumper needs to be replaced (sounds like it does) than yeah you are looking at a pretty coin and I doubt they will want to pay up but who knows.

Who is your and her insurer btw?

Good luck!