DAMAGE TO CARS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 148, 25 June 1938, Page 8

DAMAGE TO CARS

(To the Editor.) Sir,—ls there a means of controlling that every-day pest, the motorist who damages another car and has not the decency to leave a name or registration number on the damaged car, or communicate with the owner? Any motorist who, like myself, endeavours to keep his car in decent order is placed at the mercy of these people. To quote my own case—a new car, generally parked in Whitmore Street, where many other cars are parked during business hours, and in the space of one week, damaged in the way of dented coachwork, bent mudguards and sufficient paint scratched off to make any car owner despair. Unfortunately for owners (who have the £2 franchise included in thejr policies) these small accidents usually come singly, and the cost of repairs, mostly being under the £2, must be met by the motorist. When several of these accidents happen singly over a period of one week, it is a matter of many pounds for repair work. The next step is to discover methods, of controlling the pest. My suggestion is that whenever such a case is reported to the police or traffic department and the offender traced, either a heavy fine be imposed or the offender's licence be cancelled for a period. There can be no reason, when the motorists are insured, why they should fail to leave their names for the owner of a damaged car.—l am, MOTORIST.