Jim 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Went to the IMAX in Birmingham yesterday to see Tron. Came out to the car park to see a new Vauxhall Insignia parked rather close up the back of my VR6 and as I got closer could see it was actually parked touching my rear bumper. Red mist began to descend and I seriously debated kicking a door on the Vauxhall but instead resorted to writing an offensive note (how British of me) to leave under the windscreen. My mate suggested I move my car forward to check the damage and, as I did, the Vauxhall began to roll too - they'd left the fricking handbrake off. We were on a bit of a downward slope and my mate jumped in the way to stop the car which thankfully he did. Ended up taking pity on them - found a brick on a building site next to the cinema and stuck it under the wheel to stop it rolling and removed my offensive note and left an explanatory note instead. Thankfully only a small scuff on the bumper but just pisses me off as that's now THREE I've got on the rear bumper because of scumbags who don't know how to judge distances in car parks or know how to use the HANDBRAKE. Sigh :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted January 3, 2011 you should have left it "on" some bricks Jim, safer all round if they cant be trusted with wheels.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Thats crappy Jim! I hope you'l be making a claim? Did u take any pics of both cars? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bristolbaron 10 Posted January 3, 2011 id have def driven off leaving their car to roll.. good on you, you did the right thing. :salute: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Thats crappy Jim! I hope you'l be making a claim? Did u take any pics of both cars? Wasn't sure about how that'd work.. wouldn't I need to know details of their insurer and stuff before I ring my insurer? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeeeshad 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Thats crappy Jim! I hope you'l be making a claim? Did u take any pics of both cars? Wasn't sure about how that'd work.. wouldn't I need to know details of their insurer and stuff before I ring my insurer? Photos and their number plate would be enough wouldn't it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Just not sure I can be bothered with the aggro for such a small scrape. If the bumper was bent then I think I'd consider claiming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volksworld13 0 Posted January 3, 2011 i just cant handle reading these stories, ! makes my blood boil, its like the rest of the general public see corrados as brownie points! older the car more points!! :nuts: :censored: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vornwend 0 Posted January 3, 2011 That's bad luck Jim. My boys always laugh at me for parking the C in the furthest corner of any car park we go to - not always possible to find an empty corner though :( Maybe worth politely asking the owner for an unofficial "contribution" to repairs - assuming he gets in touch with you or you can find him again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves16v 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Bad news Jim. Might have been worth a short video clip on your phone to show the Vauxhall moving, if you wanted to take it further? Seems the front and rear of our cars are under threat too as well as parking dings on the sides :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben-B 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Sorry to hear that Jim, I've got a crack on the rear bumper too, perhaps from when I left the car parked at work for a week in the snow, someone driving in the car park a bit too quick perhaps. Unfortunately they'd gone by the time I noticed the crack. Also got a mark on the front bumper where someone scraped past me as well. I'd have let their car roll down into someone elses... serve them right for having to fork out for other people's repairs... even if it does damage an innocent persons car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Gutting mate :( Did you get the reg? I would defo make a claim... not cheap to sort out even a minor scrape + it's not your fault! I've been bumped 3 times in the work carpark in the last few months- every time the culprit has driven off. Grrr! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krnau 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Went to the IMAX in Birmingham yesterday to see Tron. Came out to the car park to see a new Vauxhall Insignia parked rather close up the back of my VR6 and as I got closer could see it was actually parked touching my rear bumper. Red mist began to descend and I seriously debated kicking a door on the Vauxhall but instead resorted to writing an offensive note (how British of me) to leave under the windscreen. My mate suggested I move my car forward to check the damage and, as I did, the Vauxhall began to roll too - they'd left the fricking handbrake off. We were on a bit of a downward slope and my mate jumped in the way to stop the car which thankfully he did. Ended up taking pity on them - found a brick on a building site next to the cinema and stuck it under the wheel to stop it rolling and removed my offensive note and left an explanatory note instead. Thankfully only a small scuff on the bumper but just pisses me off as that's now THREE I've got on the rear bumper because of scumbags who don't know how to judge distances in car parks or know how to use the HANDBRAKE. Sigh :( first of all, sorry that this has happened to you... but I have to say that when I read what is in black... I thought you'd done something different with the brick :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abdul 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Yup pics and a reg plate is all u need!! Honestly, while it's only a scrape it's still a f*ckin scrape on your car man! :brickwall: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkFoster 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Well done Jim! If the same had happened to me and there'd been a brick to hand I'm not sure I'd have had the restraint not to have used the brick in an entirely different capacity... :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIPVW 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Wow that is bloody annoying Jim, thinking about it you did the right thing though mate and the person who's car it is ought to give you a call with a huge thanks and arrange a goodwill payment, if you left your number that is. I think you have done them a massive favour as it could've gone straight through a building or into folk walking around. :shock: Hope it doesn't look too bad.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corrado head 0 Posted January 3, 2011 I wouldn't bother claiming as despite it not being your fault whatsoever it WILL affect your next premium so take that into account. Those Insignias have a button activated handbrake, terrible idea IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted January 3, 2011 The importance of leaving a car in gear. Sorry to hear you're problem Jim, glad to hear its only a small mark, but still it infuriating. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Was talking about it on pistonheads and apparently the electronic handbrake doesn't activate automatically when you stop the car. So what exactly is the point of an electronic handbrake if it does nothing useful beyond what a normal fricking pull handbrake would do?! My dislike for Vauxhall grows with every passing day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted January 3, 2011 This is precisely why I use the missus's car for trips like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Also why I think, regrettably, I will be selling the red Corrado this year and getting a daily. Don't want the VR to pick up any more damage from negligent motorists! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swompy 0 Posted January 3, 2011 That sucks Jim good on you for keeping your head. If some one done that at my work or any car park I would of probably endded up using my size 10 steal toe caps in a unfriendly mannor on their car :mad: Thats why I all ways park in the furthest corner and make shore that only 1 car could ever park next to me by parking at the end of a row Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted January 3, 2011 Deffo claim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaunVR6 0 Posted January 3, 2011 I would be foaming you did the rite thing tho jim :clap: christmas spirit and that :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat_McCrotch 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Not good :( So was there any actual damage? Or did it just 'touch' the car? If it's damaged claim then get the few other paint bits done! :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
