Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I scraped a parked car at the airport once. I left my name, number, and a note to call me in two weeks because I was leaving the country and wouldn't have access to my phone (this was in 2003). I then called my insurance company from the gate, just case. Unfortunately, the other driver called the police, who were waiting for me when I returned. It was one of the humiliating experiences of my life.

This is wild to me. About a decade ago I was living in Richmond. A lady in a minivan decided to gun it and make a left turn in front of my car on a rainy day. I slammed by brakes, but still t-boned her. Thankfully I had slowed a lot so damage wasn’t as major as it could be, but her car was dented in and my bumper was all messed up. I insisted on calling cops to report the accident and she screamed at me like a maniac because she had kids (in the car with her) and I was a 20-something with a nicer car than her so I should just let her go. Absolute entitlement (and I say this as a mom who drives a minivan now).

The police officer came and seemed annoyed at me for making him stand in the rain to write a report. Said police don’t get involved for under 1k in damages, but I said it was a fast enough crash I was sure it would be more than than (dear reader, it ended up being 4K+ in damage plus lost wages for me, I’m really glad I got a citation against her). Another fun fact, I looked her up in the local court system and she had a string of speeding/accident tickets a mile long. Yet the entire time I was treated like I was the bad guy causing everyone a headache on a rainy day (even though I’ve never even had a ticket in my life).

I share this story because it absolutely shocks me that police would get involved over a scratch in an airport parking lot in which insurance info. was left.

Anonymous wrote:I scraped a parked car at the airport once. I left my name, number, and a note to call me in two weeks because I was leaving the country and wouldn't have access to my phone (this was in 2003). I then called my insurance company from the gate, just case. Unfortunately, the other driver called the police, who were waiting for me when I returned. It was one of the humiliating experiences of my life.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I scraped a parked car at the airport once. I left my name, number, and a note to call me in two weeks because I was leaving the country and wouldn't have access to my phone (this was in 2003). I then called my insurance company from the gate, just case. Unfortunately, the other driver called the police, who were waiting for me when I returned. It was one of the humiliating experiences of my life.

Why would the police even come?? You left info. It is an insurance matter.

Anonymous wrote:I scraped a parked car at the airport once. I left my name, number, and a note to call me in two weeks because I was leaving the country and wouldn't have access to my phone (this was in 2003). I then called my insurance company from the gate, just case. Unfortunately, the other driver called the police, who were waiting for me when I returned. It was one of the humiliating experiences of my life.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You did not leave insurance info. Was that intentional?

BTW my daughter scrapped a park car and we got black mailed by the owner.

How can you be blackmailed? Insurance covers it. Unless you are trying to not report it..

This happened to my friend, before cellphone pictures.

Car owner blamed friend for all this other damage on the car.

I just drive away now.