[Feathers]

Why is it people can't take responsibility for their mistakes and be decent human beings?

On my way home from the skate practice on Wednesday night, some guy in a lifted Hilux rolled backwards at lights into my car. I realised it was happening and luckily was able to move back a bit, but he still tapped my bumper with his tow bar.

He then got out, denied it, told me it must have been me hitting him because his foot was on the brake, and when I said we needed to exchange details, he said "I'm not giving you nothing, my car isn't damaged".
I took pictures of his car (plastered with his mobile number, and business name), and when I tried taking a picture of him - knowing he'd likely deny he was even there, or knew who was driving, he covered his face, jumped back in the ute and took off.

Within 5 minutes of getting home, I had googled the business name. Found his ABN, searched ASIC, and found his full name as a sole trader and his registered address.

Went to the police on Thursday to report him for failing to exchange details, and they called him, forcing him to exchange details then and there.
It's not worth going to insurers, and it's his word vs mine, no evidence, no witnesses, so I'd get nothing anyway. It was just the principle. He thought he could get one over on me, or brush me off as I was a lone female in the car. If he'd been decent about it, I'd have let it go.
Man up, admit he was distracted or whatever, apologise, and offer a slab of beer or a bottle of whatever, for the boys that fix it for me. That's it. But he wanted to be a jerk, and I can play that game too. Maybe he'll think twice about it next time (I doubt it).

99% of the damage will buff out, and I have plenty of friends in the business who do that stuff for a living that will tidy it up in 20 minutes or so, making it all but invisible. There's a bit of a chip in the plastic, which is what I'm most ****ed off about, but I'll see what my boys can do, and possibly get a workmate who is a retired cop to give him a call about it.