I had this happen 2 times and the only thing I involved my insurance company for was getting THEIR insurance info. I then opened a case with their insurance company, uploaded the vids of their client hitting my car, they estimated damage and sent me checks.
@@ericy.2108you contact your insurance company and they will fight with their insurance company (with that license plate) your insurance company will fight for you .. (or they are supposed to)
I feel your pain. Two years ago I took my (then) 96 YO mom to a doctor appt. I normally park far away from anyone else, this time I parked close to the door for mom's sake. Some old geezer pulled in on the right, cut the turn too wide and caved in the right rear quarter panel. All he did was move over one spot to the right. He gets out and looks at my damage, then looks at his damage. I was sitting in the car looking at the videos when the geezer walked past, said nothing, at that point I hadn't found the footage yet, he left without saying anything, he saw me sitting in the passenger's seat. Found the video clip when a cop arrived. Unfortunately, Florida does no require a front plate. Cost me over $3000. out of pocket.
Its really gets on my nerve when people park their cars next to mine even if I have parked way far off in the lot. There are instances when there literally are a couple of cars in the vacant lot and I see a car parked right next to mine that too on my driver side door. There are multiple times when I had people ding my car. Once, I had parked in a State govt parking lot (again far at the opposite end), I see a car driving and park next to mine. When I come back after few minutes and see they had crashed into my rear bumper dislodging it from those plastic clips, I saw a paper chit inside the rear window wiper. Thinking the driver must have left his contact details, I opened the paper chit and it was BLANK. Had to spend few hundreds to fix the damn thing out of my pockets just to not hike my insurance.
Hi i1 Tesla. I have a video titled "My Tesla Model 3 Door was Dinged (6/6/20) - Royalty free" and your scenario was exactly mine! Unfortunately, the police said that this was too minor of an accident that they will not do nothing about it, even with video evidence. A case number was only filed, that's all. This happened at the concord mall parking lot at NC!! My car was parked far away from the mall entrance with plenty of parking space. NOT SURE WHY THIS GUY PARKED NEXT TO ME! Fyi: my door was dented but factory paint was still intact with the clear coating a bit rubbed off.
I had a similar situation and I simply provided the evidence to my insurance agent who took care of the rest (contacting the other owner’s insurance, going through the process, etc). Sorry this happened to you, it really stinks when people have such low regard for other people’s property!
Sorry to hear about what happened. I have farmers and they were able to track down the owner of the car and provide their insurance info. I contacted their insurance, Safeco/liberty mutual, and they helped me the rest of the way. I filed a claim and sent them pictures and video of the incident. Ultimately they acknowledged it was the fault of the other driver and now my car is currently in the shop being repaired at the other insurances expense. They are also paying for my rental car while my Y is in the shop. Just something to consider since you’re thinking about switching to another provider. I live in CA btw.
That was not negative. Can’t let everyone get away with small things like that because then people just brush it off and makes things worse at the end. Hold people accountable and work it out with them.
Door dings is not considered a hit and run. No police report is taken. The police could help you obtain the other party's insurance information. Just contact your insurance company, provide the other party's plate and insurance info if you have comprehensive coverage. If you have liability coverage only, contact the other party's insurance directly. Also, don't just stop a police officer on the street if they are driving. They are likely driving to a call for service. What you did by going to the police station is fine.
Brian - This is simple, file a claim with your carrier, you have coverage in force when the loss happened. They will pay it out and they’ll surrogate against the losers who hit your door.
It's in a private parking lot, so you'll want to go to your insurance and they'll go after their insurance or them directly if they don't have insurance. EDIT: Now I've watched the video and see you came to the same conclusion. You shouldn't have to pay out through. Your insurance should pay it. It also shouldn't affect your insurance because it was damage caused by someone else. Even if your insurance does make you pay, they'll be able to get their information and then you could sue to force them to pay any amount you are out, including your deductible, likely legal fees, and also likely damages from future increases in insurance rates.
I really like not having to worry about this now with the Cybertruck! I just have to worry about taking a chunk out of other cars with my door :) I put my hand behind the door when I open it for the kids. The 90 degree opening doors are good but a bit hazardous to other vehicles. I couldn't even get insurance to track down a commercial truck that shattered my window by dropping stones from an untarped load. Sent video, you could clearly see, everything, including the stones falling, and insurance didn't bother. It went on my record. You can sue them in small claims court if you have the name. The video is clear cut for court.
you police force is not doing their job. The defendant caused damage to property and left the scene. In my state it is against the law to leave the scene. They prosecute that here. I was a victim. Do you mean that if vandals caused $2,000 damage and took off the police would do nothing. Ridiculous. Make police report. Demand that they do so These guys are to doing their job. I'm an attorney.. You can get your insurance co to subrogate against the defendant and they will accomplish the same.
SORRY 😞 BRIAN,BUT IT PROBABLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TESLA… Most people are careless with their own cars And my wife ALWAYS parks way far away and through the years,people have parked right next to her even when there was plenty of parking 🅿️ open…she is VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HER CAR…and she’s pays to get the dents taken out ( like the one in your door) and we are always on a low budget 🤷♂️ SO it comes out of our small budget, SO,MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL 🙏 YOU CAN FIX IT YOURSELF …and move on 👍 STAYING POSITIVE 💚💚❤️
Hey bro long time follower Steven from Alexandria Va I’m sure you see them again at the grocery store I just leave notes telling my neighbors my car is all ways recoding I notice the ones that live in my building now don’t park close to me lol Then a week later the neighbor that has a reserve spot next to pulls out cracked the head light and bumper Funny thing is he left his phone number on my windshield this one on New Year’s Eve when I called him he said I’m aware these cars records I never told him I didn’t have the video due to it was very cold and I was under 20% so now I make sure I park with enough battery for century mode Hope all goes well I did get my 2021 Y repairs done
w t f is up with people. even parking away from idiots they still find our cars. lady flung her door open and scratched the black paint clear off the door down to the bare aluminum WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR. never felt so much rage in my life but i couldn't do anything about it and she gave me $20 like that would fix anything.
First of all, you need to file a police report regardless of what they tell you. Your insurance company will ask for this. This would fall under comprehensive since neither of your car's were moving and you would not be found at fault. Your insurance company will go after their insurance company to get their money and your rates will not go up. What they did is still criminal property damage
I think you're overthinking things. You can switch insurance companies at any time. Progressive would prorate your refund. Don't drive around looking for them or approach them. Since you have their plate numbers either have Progressive file the claim against their insurance company or have them tell you who they're insured with and do it yourself.
Unfortunately people are jerks. And, parking spots are just too narrow because they want to fill as many vehicles in them as possible. You pretty much have to practice defensive parking, putting your car as far away from other vehicles as possible. Yet just as you discovered, even doing so some idiot will park right next to your car because apparently people can't park correctly unless another vehicle is in the next spot. The fact that a she knew what she did and they moved their vehicle as not to be blamed, shows you what kind of people they are. I don't know why it's so difficult for people to open their vehicle doors more carefully and not all the way when parked next to someone. And if they did ding another vehicle, why they can't own up to it. I guess bad people just do bad things. Hope you post pictures of the people and their vehicles with the license plate number all around town. Door dings are my biggest fear owning a Tesla and is probably preventing me from buying a Model X Plaid.
Although it is a non-moving violation, the act remains criminal. If you parked your car on the side of the street, and a neighbor's kid hits a baseball causing it to veer and smash your windshield, then culpability remains existent. The police did a poor job of investigating the matter. Your option here is proceeding with a property damage claim for a small claims court. You have the evidence necessary to take this course, and prevail for financial damages.
Get a quote from Tesla, then get a quote for the wrap - that is the claim you need to submit to your insurance (p.s. i hate progressive ins. More than humans but they are the cheapest in my specific case)
Dude - you just need to let it go. Don't go after the person or confront them. Nothing good can come from that because it's not about the money at that point anymore. This happens all the time and not just to Tesla car owners. Forgive and move on.
Had a dude park next to me and dent my rear quarter panel with his door. Small dent, but regardless damaged my vehicle and I was going to make sure his insurance paid for it. I called my insurance and let them know about it, and we went ahead and filed a claim with his insurance. I sent them the video footage and pictures of the dent. They paid for the dent repair and refinish and also for a rental vehicle for the week. The repair was $1,500 and the rental for the week was $900. I did not have to pay a deductible.
The officer gave you the dept policy about not getting involved in property damage accidents but he wasn’t totally accurate about potential criminal violations. In my state what they did to your car would technically be considered “Criminal damage to property” and the city attorney could charge under that law. But they’re busy too so good luck with that. I think you’ve discovered what insurance is for.
As an owner, can confirm. It's nice not having to worry about that. You have to be careful with the doors though, they are heavy and will take out other vehicles :)
If you have the plate just give the information to progressive directly (not your agent) and they will track down the owner and collect the money from their insurance. It won't affect your rates or be a hit on your record. It's a lot easier then doing all the detective work yourself.
You should tell them that your car took pictures of them and their car when the damage was done. They need to know not to mess with Tesla cars in the future.
I am a former police officer, and those officers couldn’t find anything in a revised code to help you? In Ohio we have a criminal damaging code that I’m sure could have applied.
As everyone has said insurance is your recourse. It's just people being uncaring about other people's property, it happens unfortunately. It's obvious you are concerned, but try not to panic and do something drastic that could make matters worse.
In Denmark where I live it’s vandalism if you damage someone else’s item and don’t reach out to them. So you can get a fine or even jail if you scratch someone’s car and leave. Still many people drive away from it in my country as well, which is a shame. If you own a car here. Insurance is mandatory, so you will never meet another car that is uninsured.
The big problem is when the other party has the same insurance company as you. The insurance company will do everything in their power to avoid having to pay anything out, which means they will try to discourage you from pursuing it. Don't get me started on the cops. They don't want to do anything that looks like actual work, so they'll lie their @sses off about what they "can't" do and about not having jurisdiction on private property, etc. The fact is, it doesn't matter whether the vehicles were moving or where it happened. There is always at least one law that applies. The cops are also much quicker to throw the book at somebody who looks like they can't fight back than somebody who looks like they can afford a decent lawyer. That Grand Cherokee driver is one of the latter. There's also no telling who is connected to whom. If the perpetrator is friends with the insurance agent or somebody in the police department, you're out of luck.
I'm in Japan, got hit in the rear, drivers side, insurance decided they are 90% at fault, we are 10%....so 2000 usd to repair ours, or 5000 usd to go through an attorney, to prove they ran a light and hit us
My tesla got hit when someone backed out of a driveway and thankgod for cameras. Went to their house next day and they said yes they hit it. Thank god they paid for it and $4000 later everything is good..
Progressive will still cover it if you change insurances if it was done while you were insured by them. Of course get the ball rolling while they are still your insurance company.
Yea Brian it sucks man for sure been there quite a few times owning Tesla's I actually had the very same thing happen back in 2019 when our Tesla Model 3 was only 2 weeks old! Crazy thing is it happened over a rock chip in the windshield and my wife took the car to safelite glass. When see parked and went inside to see about getting the glass repaired someone slammed their door into our car the same way. She confronted the people and told them they would have to get the insurance to fix the door with tiny dent and paint chip. We got a quote from a local Tesla body shop and it was over 1000$ I asked why it was so much? The shop tech explained they would strip the door of all hardware and remove to repaint it. I told them to just forget it because all that work to fix a chip for 1000$ was ridiculous.... The way I started to have to look at it because it was driving me crazy too is you won't have the car forever these days. The cost and aggravation to fix something so minor is crazy and not worth the hassle when your good at doing things yourself. I mean your good at wrapping Tesla's, I rebuilt two wrecked ones and got them back on the road driving everyday. The other sad part about our Model 3 that was new after 2 years and 100k miles my wife got into a accident. The insurance company totaled the car and wouldn't let me keep it as the retention value was too high. We ended up taking the cash and putting towards a new Model Y, which we got almost a year later.... So yea that's my take on it gotta just let the small stuff go so when a big thing happens its worth doing. Take it easy man, Casey
I had a guy swing his door into my model 3 HARD a few weeks ago. Amazingly though, the only thing dented was the vinyl. I thought about finding him and telling him that I knew he did it (since his car was still in the parking lot) but I just didn't think it was worth the hassle. It's annoying that there's a weird spot in the vinyl now but it didn't even go all the way through 🤷♀
I suppose you could look up the vin and file insurance claims with other popular insurance companies with an unknown policy. Maybe you get lucky and pick the right one. OR hire a PI to run a quick Accurint search for active insurance
Those damaging your car realized what they'd done but chose to assess who was or was not around to witness and also chose not to leave you any information or a note, which should be a courtesy as a minimum. So they chose to evade responsibility which means you should call the police one hundred percent.
@@i1Tesla What is weird about the Cybertruck is that because it was SS everyone was thrilled with not worrying about where to parking it and get door dings. People are now wrapping them like crazy so are in a similar boat. There seems to be various methods to limit / virtually_eliminate the fingerprints (ProtectaClear, etc). Of course, having people wrap them is good for those businesses that do wraps ;)
Hit and run is VERY MISLEADING… now people do suck I think with your skills you can easy fix for you. I’m Happy Tesla have cameras . I don’t think they was haters just dumb.. This video was unnecessary lol. And I have a Tesla
That’s smart as making content as content creators we know that but it was still misleading and you know that. We also know it’s an easy fix for you with the amazing skills you have. Just own up to that all. It’s ok
I had this happen 2 times and the only thing I involved my insurance company for was getting THEIR insurance info. I then opened a case with their insurance company, uploaded the vids of their client hitting my car, they estimated damage and sent me checks.
Which insurance company?
@@ericy.2108 Two different NE companies, one was Hartford I remember.
Yes. Exactly ! Oh …they definitely INTENTIONALLY did this to you .
@@ericy.2108you contact your insurance company and they will fight with their insurance company (with that license plate) your insurance company will fight for you .. (or they are supposed to)
I Texted your wifey.. my CMPD officer friend .. asked me for the dollar amount it costs and send it to him!? Unless you don’t want to do this?
I feel your pain. Two years ago I took my (then) 96 YO mom to a doctor appt. I normally park far away from anyone else, this time I parked close to the door for mom's sake. Some old geezer pulled in on the right, cut the turn too wide and caved in the right rear quarter panel. All he did was move over one spot to the right. He gets out and looks at my damage, then looks at his damage. I was sitting in the car looking at the videos when the geezer walked past, said nothing, at that point I hadn't found the footage yet, he left without saying anything, he saw me sitting in the passenger's seat. Found the video clip when a cop arrived. Unfortunately, Florida does no require a front plate. Cost me over $3000. out of pocket.
Contact insurance. Follow their directions.
I always park as far away from the front door of whatever store I happen to visit and inevitably some a##hole is parked right next to me.
Its really gets on my nerve when people park their cars next to mine even if I have parked way far off in the lot. There are instances when there literally are a couple of cars in the vacant lot and I see a car parked right next to mine that too on my driver side door.
There are multiple times when I had people ding my car. Once, I had parked in a State govt parking lot (again far at the opposite end), I see a car driving and park next to mine. When I come back after few minutes and see they had crashed into my rear bumper dislodging it from those plastic clips, I saw a paper chit inside the rear window wiper. Thinking the driver must have left his contact details, I opened the paper chit and it was BLANK. Had to spend few hundreds to fix the damn thing out of my pockets just to not hike my insurance.
Hi i1 Tesla. I have a video titled "My Tesla Model 3 Door was Dinged (6/6/20) - Royalty free" and your scenario was exactly mine! Unfortunately, the police said that this was too minor of an accident that they will not do nothing about it, even with video evidence. A case number was only filed, that's all. This happened at the concord mall parking lot at NC!! My car was parked far away from the mall entrance with plenty of parking space. NOT SURE WHY THIS GUY PARKED NEXT TO ME! Fyi: my door was dented but factory paint was still intact with the clear coating a bit rubbed off.
I had a similar situation and I simply provided the evidence to my insurance agent who took care of the rest (contacting the other owner’s insurance, going through the process, etc). Sorry this happened to you, it really stinks when people have such low regard for other people’s property!
Sorry to hear about what happened. I have farmers and they were able to track down the owner of the car and provide their insurance info. I contacted their insurance, Safeco/liberty mutual, and they helped me the rest of the way. I filed a claim and sent them pictures and video of the incident. Ultimately they acknowledged it was the fault of the other driver and now my car is currently in the shop being repaired at the other insurances expense. They are also paying for my rental car while my Y is in the shop. Just something to consider since you’re thinking about switching to another provider. I live in CA btw.
Is Tesla Insurance available in NC?
I would contact insurance it may not be a huge issue, but they should be taught to respect people's property.
That was not negative. Can’t let everyone get away with small things like that because then people just brush it off and makes things worse at the end. Hold people accountable and work it out with them.
Ugh 😖 Some people just don’t care 🤨 Hopefully they pay for the repair.
On another note,
Yeii 👏🏻 Congrats! Hope to see you both at an event 🎉
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Congrats on the Charlotte Club presidency!!
Door dings is not considered a hit and run. No police report is taken. The police could help you obtain the other party's insurance information. Just contact your insurance company, provide the other party's plate and insurance info if you have comprehensive coverage. If you have liability coverage only, contact the other party's insurance directly. Also, don't just stop a police officer on the street if they are driving. They are likely driving to a call for service. What you did by going to the police station is fine.
Brian - This is simple, file a claim with your carrier, you have coverage in force when the loss happened. They will pay it out and they’ll surrogate against the losers who hit your door.
It's in a private parking lot, so you'll want to go to your insurance and they'll go after their insurance or them directly if they don't have insurance.
EDIT: Now I've watched the video and see you came to the same conclusion. You shouldn't have to pay out through. Your insurance should pay it. It also shouldn't affect your insurance because it was damage caused by someone else. Even if your insurance does make you pay, they'll be able to get their information and then you could sue to force them to pay any amount you are out, including your deductible, likely legal fees, and also likely damages from future increases in insurance rates.
They always park next to you
Let your insurance company handle it. Stalking and confronting the car owners will likely escalate the situation, and could get ugly.
I really like not having to worry about this now with the Cybertruck! I just have to worry about taking a chunk out of other cars with my door :) I put my hand behind the door when I open it for the kids. The 90 degree opening doors are good but a bit hazardous to other vehicles.
I couldn't even get insurance to track down a commercial truck that shattered my window by dropping stones from an untarped load. Sent video, you could clearly see, everything, including the stones falling, and insurance didn't bother. It went on my record.
You can sue them in small claims court if you have the name. The video is clear cut for court.
It happends to me yesterday
you police force is not doing their job. The defendant caused damage to property and left the scene. In my state it is against the law to leave the scene. They prosecute that here. I was a victim. Do you mean that if vandals caused $2,000 damage and took off the police would do nothing. Ridiculous. Make police report. Demand that they do so These guys are to doing their job. I'm an attorney.. You can get your insurance co to subrogate against the defendant and they will accomplish the same.
You’re gonna need an “OUCH” sticker :)
It's easier to find a person than cats pissing on wheels😅
Time to get a Cybertruck and laugh as they try to ding you and just chips the paint off the edge of their door :)
It's an act of vandalism.
SORRY 😞 BRIAN,BUT IT PROBABLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TESLA… Most people are careless with their own cars
And my wife ALWAYS parks way far away and through the years,people have parked right next to her even when there was plenty of parking 🅿️ open…she is VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HER CAR…and she’s pays to get the dents taken out ( like the one in your door) and we are always on a low budget 🤷♂️ SO it comes out of our small budget, SO,MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL 🙏 YOU CAN FIX IT YOURSELF …and move on 👍 STAYING POSITIVE 💚💚❤️
It’s very clear in the video of her face reacting to what she did she knows what she did!!!!
So many Tesla haters it’s unreal . Here in Toronto tons of them
Hey bro long time follower Steven from Alexandria Va I’m sure you see them again at the grocery store
I just leave notes telling my neighbors my car is all ways recoding I notice the ones that live in my building now don’t park close to me lol
Then a week later the neighbor that has a reserve spot next to pulls out cracked the head light and bumper
Funny thing is he left his phone number on my windshield this one on New Year’s Eve when I called him he said I’m aware these cars records
I never told him I didn’t have the video due to it was very cold and I was under 20% so now I make sure I park with enough battery for century mode
Hope all goes well I did get my 2021 Y repairs done
I can tell you with 100% certainty this happens every day, and most of these are not recorded as only Tesla has cams
someone threw two eggs at my passangerside fender and window. it has egg shape scratch on it damn tesla didnt record it
Get yourself a Cybertruck for the everyday apocalypse!
w t f is up with people. even parking away from idiots they still find our cars. lady flung her door open and scratched the black paint clear off the door down to the bare aluminum WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR. never felt so much rage in my life but i couldn't do anything about it and she gave me $20 like that would fix anything.
First of all, you need to file a police report regardless of what they tell you. Your insurance company will ask for this. This would fall under comprehensive since neither of your car's were moving and you would not be found at fault. Your insurance company will go after their insurance company to get their money and your rates will not go up. What they did is still criminal property damage
Do not have a problem to confront them! 😡 Of course .... U have to buy definitely! a C-T ... >> WE have to buy ALL C-T 's 😜
I think you're overthinking things. You can switch insurance companies at any time. Progressive would prorate your refund. Don't drive around looking for them or approach them. Since you have their plate numbers either have Progressive file the claim against their insurance company or have them tell you who they're insured with and do it yourself.
Unfortunately people are jerks. And, parking spots are just too narrow because they want to fill as many vehicles in them as possible. You pretty much have to practice defensive parking, putting your car as far away from other vehicles as possible. Yet just as you discovered, even doing so some idiot will park right next to your car because apparently people can't park correctly unless another vehicle is in the next spot. The fact that a she knew what she did and they moved their vehicle as not to be blamed, shows you what kind of people they are. I don't know why it's so difficult for people to open their vehicle doors more carefully and not all the way when parked next to someone. And if they did ding another vehicle, why they can't own up to it. I guess bad people just do bad things. Hope you post pictures of the people and their vehicles with the license plate number all around town. Door dings are my biggest fear owning a Tesla and is probably preventing me from buying a Model X Plaid.
Dont look up their address and go to their house. Bad idea
Although it is a non-moving violation, the act remains criminal. If you parked your car on the side of the street, and a neighbor's kid hits a baseball causing it to veer and smash your windshield, then culpability remains existent. The police did a poor job of investigating the matter. Your option here is proceeding with a property damage claim for a small claims court. You have the evidence necessary to take this course, and prevail for financial damages.
Life is too short bro just file with your insurance give me the video and they’ll go out to the other guy and be done with it
lame
Get a quote from Tesla, then get a quote for the wrap - that is the claim you need to submit to your insurance (p.s. i hate progressive ins. More than humans but they are the cheapest in my specific case)
Hire the equalizer. He'll know what to do.
I'm completely amazed you went to the police over a parking lot door ding...I'm sure they'll have a great laugh over that in the lunch room.
So you're the jerk that did/does it. 🤔
Dude - you just need to let it go. Don't go after the person or confront them. Nothing good can come from that because it's not about the money at that point anymore. This happens all the time and not just to Tesla car owners. Forgive and move on.
I treat my cars like I do my women. Bang em up and dont pay much attention to the exterior. Caring about little dents is so gay😂
Had a dude park next to me and dent my rear quarter panel with his door. Small dent, but regardless damaged my vehicle and I was going to make sure his insurance paid for it. I called my insurance and let them know about it, and we went ahead and filed a claim with his insurance. I sent them the video footage and pictures of the dent. They paid for the dent repair and refinish and also for a rental vehicle for the week. The repair was $1,500 and the rental for the week was $900. I did not have to pay a deductible.
You’re right, people suck. Especially Tesla haters.
The officer gave you the dept policy about not getting involved in property damage accidents but he wasn’t totally accurate about potential criminal violations. In my state what they did to your car would technically be considered “Criminal damage to property” and the city attorney could charge under that law. But they’re busy too so good luck with that.
I think you’ve discovered what insurance is for.
That's one reason I can't wait to get a cyber truck
As an owner, can confirm. It's nice not having to worry about that. You have to be careful with the doors though, they are heavy and will take out other vehicles :)
With the cybertruck, it's time to go ding other people's doors😂
@@xxZerosumxx it's people with that attitude that we despise
If you find them, bring a cop before confronting!
If you have the plate just give the information to progressive directly (not your agent) and they will track down the owner and collect the money from their insurance. It won't affect your rates or be a hit on your record. It's a lot easier then doing all the detective work yourself.
You should tell them that your car took pictures of them and their car when the damage was done. They need to know not to mess with Tesla cars in the future.
I am a former police officer, and those officers couldn’t find anything in a revised code to help you? In Ohio we have a criminal damaging code that I’m sure could have applied.
As everyone has said insurance is your recourse.
It's just people being uncaring about other people's property, it happens unfortunately.
It's obvious you are concerned, but try not to panic and do something drastic that could make matters worse.
In Denmark where I live it’s vandalism if you damage someone else’s item and don’t reach out to them. So you can get a fine or even jail if you scratch someone’s car and leave. Still many people drive away from it in my country as well, which is a shame. If you own a car here. Insurance is mandatory, so you will never meet another car that is uninsured.
CALL THE POLICE !!!
Happened to me and luckily with sentry mode I was able to get their license plate and submitted to police.
My favorite part, “look at his shoes! He has Jordan 11s those are not cheap!” 😂🤣😂 but sorry to hear man.
You know Mr. Jordan 1's
The big problem is when the other party has the same insurance company as you. The insurance company will do everything in their power to avoid having to pay anything out, which means they will try to discourage you from pursuing it.
Don't get me started on the cops. They don't want to do anything that looks like actual work, so they'll lie their @sses off about what they "can't" do and about not having jurisdiction on private property, etc. The fact is, it doesn't matter whether the vehicles were moving or where it happened. There is always at least one law that applies. The cops are also much quicker to throw the book at somebody who looks like they can't fight back than somebody who looks like they can afford a decent lawyer. That Grand Cherokee driver is one of the latter.
There's also no telling who is connected to whom. If the perpetrator is friends with the insurance agent or somebody in the police department, you're out of luck.
I'm in Japan, got hit in the rear, drivers side, insurance decided they are 90% at fault, we are 10%....so 2000 usd to repair ours, or 5000 usd to go through an attorney, to prove they ran a light and hit us
My tesla got hit when someone backed out of a driveway and thankgod for cameras. Went to their house next day and they said yes they hit it. Thank god they paid for it and $4000 later everything is good..
Progressive will still cover it if you change insurances if it was done while you were insured by them. Of course get the ball rolling while they are still your insurance company.
Just renew your insurance for one month it may cost a little more but most insurance companies will take monthly payments.
Cybertruck, no paint, time saved.
This is why I need the cybertruck
Yea Brian it sucks man for sure been there quite a few times owning Tesla's
I actually had the very same thing happen back in 2019 when our Tesla Model 3 was only 2 weeks old!
Crazy thing is it happened over a rock chip in the windshield and my wife took the car to safelite glass.
When see parked and went inside to see about getting the glass repaired someone slammed their door into our car the same way.
She confronted the people and told them they would have to get the insurance to fix the door with tiny dent and paint chip.
We got a quote from a local Tesla body shop and it was over 1000$ I asked why it was so much?
The shop tech explained they would strip the door of all hardware and remove to repaint it.
I told them to just forget it because all that work to fix a chip for 1000$ was ridiculous....
The way I started to have to look at it because it was driving me crazy too is you won't have the car forever these days.
The cost and aggravation to fix something so minor is crazy and not worth the hassle when your good at doing things yourself.
I mean your good at wrapping Tesla's, I rebuilt two wrecked ones and got them back on the road driving everyday.
The other sad part about our Model 3 that was new after 2 years and 100k miles my wife got into a accident.
The insurance company totaled the car and wouldn't let me keep it as the retention value was too high.
We ended up taking the cash and putting towards a new Model Y, which we got almost a year later....
So yea that's my take on it gotta just let the small stuff go so when a big thing happens its worth doing.
Take it easy man,
Casey
So did you ever find them? Are we getting a part 2 to this video? :)
I have given up on this. I haven't found them but I look every time I go to that store
That's why I never park in parking lots.
Where do you park then?
I had a guy swing his door into my model 3 HARD a few weeks ago. Amazingly though, the only thing dented was the vinyl. I thought about finding him and telling him that I knew he did it (since his car was still in the parking lot) but I just didn't think it was worth the hassle. It's annoying that there's a weird spot in the vinyl now but it didn't even go all the way through 🤷♀
I suppose you could look up the vin and file insurance claims with other popular insurance companies with an unknown policy. Maybe you get lucky and pick the right one. OR hire a PI to run a quick Accurint search for active insurance
Those damaging your car realized what they'd done but chose to assess who was or was not around to witness and also chose not to leave you any information or a note, which should be a courtesy as a minimum. So they chose to evade responsibility which means you should call the police one hundred percent.
so I guess in North Carolina, you can go and ding anybody’s car in a parking lot with no recourse?
I tried shopping around and progressive was the best for Tesla.
people who don't feel sorry needs to be taught a lesson.
This Happens All the time, got immune to it though.
8:10 it was unclear with the editting if you found the car and if they did not want to do anything (ie. at least pay for the dent repair).
I haven't found the car yet. I only found out a few details of the car so far
@@i1Tesla What is weird about the Cybertruck is that because it was SS everyone was thrilled with not worrying about where to parking it and get door dings. People are now wrapping them like crazy so are in a similar boat. There seems to be various methods to limit / virtually_eliminate the fingerprints (ProtectaClear, etc). Of course, having people wrap them is good for those businesses that do wraps ;)
Hit and run is VERY MISLEADING… now people do suck I think with your skills you can easy fix for you. I’m
Happy Tesla have cameras . I don’t think they was haters just dumb..
This video was unnecessary lol.
And I have a Tesla
I posted the clip of the hit on social media and there where over 500,000 hits so i think the video was necessary for a few people.
That’s smart as making content as content creators we know that but it was still misleading and you know that. We also know it’s an easy fix for you with the amazing skills you have. Just own up to that all. It’s ok
I would just move on. Not worth the aggravation.
Life happens. Move on with it.