i wouldnt give him 100$
thats his fault for getting his car scratched
yeahh maybe you should have checked to make sure traffic could get around the companys car but its obvious when you shouldnt try to squeeze out of a tight spot so you dont scratch your car.
it all comes down to weather or not you want to get along with this neighbor cuz chances are he's not going to forget about it and if you dont give him money hes going to be an asshole of a neighbor to have.
but if you dont mind not getting along with him id say forget it.
we have moved into a new office. The carpet guys were in putting in new carpet for us and their van took up our one allocated parking space.
Above us are flats which also use the space next to us.
We had an IT guy coming to discuss our database etc. We were meant to meet in the office but because the carpet guys were making so much noise with the banging etc I asked if he was ok for us to have our discussion in the cafe 2 doors away and he was fine with that. There was no parking so he parked in front of the carpet van.
I told our receptionist we were going to discuss the computer stuff in the cafe because of the din. We were gone for about 45 minutes. Our neighbour was spitting mad; he said he had been trying to get out and had been blocked in by the IT guy's car. He had scratched his car trying to squeeze out and wanted £100 for the damage! Apparently the receptionist said that she did not know where we were (even if I HAD forgotten to tell her it was pretty obvious given the circumstances) and she did not know who the car belongs to.
The neighbour was really angry and said he was late for work trying to get out. To be fair I had 3 missed calls on my phone but I had not heard them. I don't want to get on the wrong side of the neighbours on the first day. Should I just get the company to pay for his car damage? The receptionist could have stepped out to look for us but she did not want to leave the office unattended (understandable).
Obviously the IT guy is not at fault cos I told him to park there and the receptionist could have used her common sense but it is a lot of money for us to fork out.
