Right I have just received a phone call saying that my car has been hit by a white van rolling own the road.

He has smashed into my car via the bonnet having left the handbrake off.

They guy has the nerve to say to my flat mates that he thinks the whole thing is a setup.

Advice please cause I am about to get on a train and murder him

The guy has been caught on CCTV with his van rolling down the road and a witness and the guy is claiming that its a setup I am so fucking mad now

Please somebody respond I know I am not making much sense but I am so angry!

OK, so how can you have set it up to roll his van down the road into your car?

Are your flatmates at it??

As him what his reason for thinking this is and what proof he has to back it up.

Most likely he saying it as he looks like a c*ck for leaving the handbrake off and doesn't want the claim going on his insurance.

That was my thoughts.

He works for a company that owns two houses up from me that are flats.

He has clearly left his van with no handbrake and it has just rolled down the road from the other side!

But its a big fist size mark in the bonnet

What now could it be repaired my LE its damaged can I get another what I can do ? It only just had a respray

Have you actually seen the damage?

Are you sure it isn't them setting you up?

I have seen it my parents are round there

get his insurance details, if he wont supply go to police, you said you got witnesses, its on cctv, dont know why you're panicing. seems pretty straightforward to me

Time for police involvement: imagine if a kiddie had been in the road?

book'em danno!

Tried that they are not interested as no one was hurt. Welcome to Northamptonshires finest.

here is the picture

Because what was a unmolested undamaged Coupe with a respray is now damaged. Am I over reacting??

The car was immaculate absolutely perfect. Was that is

Just seen the CCTV the car jumped about 2 feet

I need a shaking head smiley!

I seriously doubt your car is gonna be written off for that prang.

I also doubt there is structural damage to the car, judging by the photo.

When it's fixed, the car should look immaculate again and its value should not therefore be affected.

I wouldn't worry. It's pi55y that it's been pranged, but it's fixable!

Just make sure you get all insurance details, etc.

You can use an accident management company, rather than your own insurance to pursue the claim. (They're generally more thorough and faster at getting the money from the 3rd Party insurance, and it's in their interest to do this, as this is how they make their money).

I know, I've used accident management companies in the past, with BurntMill Coachworks, who did my respray. Two reasons: I, like you, didn't want the hassle of the claim itself, so left that to the accident management company to pursue, and I didn't want the car to be written off in a relatively minor impact.

Your damage looks, on the face of it, minor. Although that type of dent will need some work.

If you need more details on dealing with your claim through the method I recommend, and have used, send us a PM.

Don't get me wrong,its bad,but could of been a lot worse

I can second that - look at the good points:
Sh!t happens
It's only one panel
Its not red or yellow which are hard to match for a repair
You will get it paid for by his insurance company
You didn’t prang it yourself
You can still drive the car
You have CCTV as evidence if he disputes it - what more could you ask for!

I suppose you are correct. Though I cannot help the feeling that its not going to be the same and now I have to make my first claim of my life on insurance.

It has just been resprayed

Oh balls sorry to hear that Sedici

Although I was expecting alot more damage when you said a van had rolled into it!!!

It will be repairable I would have thought..

Does this not count as a hit and run or failure to stop at the scene of an accident? Or is the van driver admitting that it happened just not willing to pay for the damage?

Would of thought the police would have had to take notice one way or the other?

Hope you get it sorted

Not sure where to start now.

Well I am but not with the repair just causing more damage

His position was he parked up and thats the end of it. Though my flatmate caught site inside the cab and saw the handbrake was off

To be honest I expect nothing more from the Police, total waste of time Nothamptonshire's are. Completely not interested.

I was expecting more but it rolled 20 meters or so down the road which is what worries me

Sorry to see the damage mate... but like said before i could of been alot worse considering a van hit it.

Bit confused about how the van driver thinks its a set up though

Either he didn't put the handbrake on or it failed - both of which need to be investigated by the police as there are possible offences. If he doesn't provide insurance details report him for failing to exchange details at the scene of an accident and make sure you get his VRM