Today My Car Has Been 'dinged' Twice.

[Jeza]

Once on the passenger door, a small dent and paint taken off. Second time on the rear drivers side a dent and yellow paint. I always park away from the rest if possible. My question is, do I take it to a body shop or leave it. It's a 6 year old Corsa, owned from new with a very low mileage. If I take it in how much money are we talking. There is also the chance that it will happen again. Why don't people take responsibility for their actions.

[tonyav]

Jeza, if I were you I'd get someone like ChipsAway to have a look at it and give you a quote to put it right ( cheaper than a bodyshop ).

[Jeza]

Never heard of chipsaway Tony. Will check it out.

[tonyav]

Just Google them, Jeza. They will come to your house to sort it out.

[paddywak]

I suppose it depends on were you go,I use a local guy for this sort of thing and he does a really good job at a reasonable price.Main dealers and garages charge quite a lot more.I've just had some work done on the kerb side front wing which was quoted at £275 by the local garage got it done for £150, an excellent job at a good saving.

[Jeza]

Been to their website told them of damage. Free estimate to be given on next working day. So I guess that will be Tuesday. Thanks Tony and everyone else who contributed.

[riptide]

I have used chips away in the past and always found them very good. Last year I hit the side of garage getting the car out, very small garage, tight squeeze, and needed a quote for the damage. Found a local company who specialised in knocks and dents and they quoted £148.00. Chips Away quoted £245.00, so watch their pricing. Have given up putting the car away now, garages are not suitable for cars anymore, as cars are so much bigger now.

[Mosaic]

I do not wash my car or care a fig about dings. It makes it very easy to spot in a car park due to its distinctive pattern of paint loss, a nit like a piebald pony. It's much easier on the karma than worrying about waht a hunk of metal looks like from the outside. I don't think the dings or dirt stop me getting from A to B.

[Mosaic]

nit?=bit

[BlueToffee]

I too have had my car door dented on several occasions over the years.

It's strange that however far away from the supermarket entrance you park, with no other vehicle in close proximity, you will always return to find some numpty parked right next to you, generally so close that you have to squeeze into your car.

[Mosaic]

Oh my numpties lived next door. Had a large sofa ding my car not once but twice. No point getting wound up.

[Bazile]

//It's strange that however far away from the supermarket entrance you park, with no other vehicle in close proximity, you will always return to find some numpty parked right next to you, generally so close that you have to squeeze into your car. //

lol- How very true that is BlueToffee .

I always try and park my car away from other vehicles , for the very reason that some people dont seem to exercise due care when opening doors .

On one previous occasion i parked on an almost empty car park , only to return to to see that someone had parked up really close to my car , despite acres of empty car park spaces

[black_cat51]

i think it depends on if you are planning to keep the car till it dies or not - if you can live with the dents, do so, and if you are selling it in hte future, get them done

[SpikeyBush]

Bazile, try parking with your offside next to the trolley bay. That way nobody can park so close to you that you can't open your door. Pick the trolley bay furthest from the store to reduce the risk of being hit by an errant trolley.

I often wonder why supermarkets waste money painting lines in their car parks as so many motorists ignore them. The 'numpty of the week' award goes to the driver of an Audi A3 who took up four spaces in Tesco Glengormley

[Bramleyboy]

If you use any of the 'Chips away' companies, keep all the receipts etc for the length of the guarantee. Mine went wrong after about a year and they paid for me to go to a proper body shop repair.