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    Please help advice needed!!! (OP)


    This afternoon i gave my car to the local mechanic to fix the back and front lights had gone............ My car is a fiat stilo.......... When i left my car he said it would be done about 5ish.......

    At 4.20 his wife phoned me to tell me he had done my car but only the back light because it was a difficult job opening the panels...........

    Anyway i went to pick up my car. Husband and wife were stood together talking as i approached they seperated and the mechanic explained that it was difficult to take the front panel off as i looked more carefully where he had attempted to do it there was damage!!! There is a dent and the paint is scratched off!!!

    I said that the damage was not there as i left the car... He got very defensive and said i was accussing him towhich i replied i had not accussed him but pointed out the evident damage to my car!!!!

    He made some sort of excuse and drove off leaving me there with his wife who became quite idignant!!!
    I refused to take the car unless they admitted responsibility! She got awkward.........

    I phoned the police and they would not get involved because it was a civil matter........... I phoned my insurance.........anyway after about 10 phone calls later the legal team advised me not to leave my car, to write a letter to the mechanic and say that unless he acceppted responsibilty i would take it to my insurance company to make a claim.........they suggessted there was not much else to be done as he was not there. In the meantime his wife was videoing me sat in my car making phone calls!!!! Lol..............

    Anyway i wrote a note and left it with his wife, and phoned the insurance company when i got home.... Have i done the right thing??? Anything else i could do???

    I cannot believe that this is done or what has happened some people!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

    Sorry about the long post............Any advice please
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    Re: Please help advice needed!!!

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    What a day!!!!!! I have been like a headless chicken all day just got home and starting to relax..............

    The mechanic dude wrote me a letter!!! Lol! Evidence!!!!

    I got in touch with insurance no claims bonus etc etc all brought to my attention................

    Phoned no win no fee people about 10 different phone numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Finally spoke to a very nice lady from Trading Standards........she was great...........advised me what to do..........after hearing what he had written in his letter................Wrote letter photocopied and posted it................

    Then went to 3 independant garages to get price quotations safely tucked away in my purse! £348.00 being the cheapest.............

    Basically the mechanic SHOULD have examined my vehicle before carrying out any work. If there was any damage HE SHOULD have made me aware before doing any work on my car, by either phoning me or telling me before he touched my car..............

    This just goes to show how careful we must be when small things become so big!!
    Basically his letter has landed him in it because he states that he attempted to do the light but could not remove the panel, Apparently he saw damage to the car but thought i was aware of it and continued to play around whilst in all honesty he should have contacted me first and told me............ OOOHHHHHHHHH this is just so infuriating

    Sis i don't have pictures of my car before this happened but took picture of the incident when my car was at his garage.........

    I am abitmore relaxed now that i have spoken to Trading Standards and hope that this idiot sees sense BECAUSE I WILL NOT LET IT GO...........It's not the money but the principal of the thing......... Hey i should make him take a lie detector test!! Hehehe

    Thanks to all of the above who have shown me and my car much sympathy!!
    Please help advice needed!!!

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