Car damaged whilst parked up?

My car was damaged whilst i was parked in the staff car park where i work. Its quite a bad dent etc and i am furious as the other driver has driven off without leaving any details.
I rang the car parking attendant who said that although there is a security camera pointing at the area my vehicle was in, its broken (surprise surprise) this happened to my friend so the cameras obviously never bloody work!!
I am wondering what i pay my car parking fees for!! do i have any rights to take this futher?

What if there is no visible sign then? I dont recall seeing one and have worked there 5 years.

If in America, you could sue the car park for failure to secure your vehicle since money changed hands. The exchange of money for services constitutes a contract. You paid an organization who placed cameras around their property for the express purpose of protecting your property. Because of the failure to maintain their equipment, damage to your vehicle was done and the perpatrator has escaped their responsibility.

Now, if you wouldn't mind doing some detective work, you might be able to find out who did the damage. Depending on the size of the dent, you should be able to determine which part of the other vehicle struck your car and caused the dent. If the staff car park is just for the staff, then find out who was working the day your car was damaged and inspect their vehicles. Or, if they stored the video from the cameras showing the exiting cars, then you can check the time on the recording and see which cars left the park between the time you parked the car and the time you noticed the damage. It stands to reason, that the individual who committed the damage would either be acting strange as they were leaving or the damage may be visible on their vehicle. If nothing else, you would know what all the cars looked like that had left the park or entered it and be able to compare that with the information you found on who was working there at that time. You can actually check times to find out who left and when and who arrived at work and when.

It may be fruitless, but there is always a chance. Let me know how it goes.

Most car parks or other business's will have signs saying that you leave your car there at your own risk. This however, is not a valid defense on their part if money has changed hands. You paid for a service. In this case attempts were made to protect your property. A parking attendant on site. Security cameras on the lot. The park lead you to believe that you were paying for a security service by the inclusion of these various security precautions. If the park is one that is only accessible by one entrance and exit, then that is another security feature. You have a case in that instance. If it is a unsecure lot, there is no presumption of security and you are screwed.

I don't know how big the car park is, but if it is a staff car park then the same people will be parking there every day. Check the height of the damage on your car, see if there is any paint colour on it, then go around the car park and find your paint colour on another car of the offending colour. At least it gives you a starting point, whether you have the courage to confront the person...............!!!!

As this is off-road (private car park) the police will not want to know, it is a civil matter.

You are very unlikely to have a claim on the owner of the carpark as the parking terms and conditions will be at owners risk. (look for a disclaimer sign)

Unless you have a witness you are out of luck

Sorry to hear about your dent.

If it was in a staff car park then presumably done by a member of staff.

Possibly there will be damage or at least paint marks on the other car.

If I were you I would be wandering round that car park with my camera tomorrow

Just a thought

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Seek legal advise and maybe the company will be responsible for the damages as their security equipment is not functioning and it is their responsibility and you do pay parking fees maybe there is a loop hole that the legal eagles maybe able to sort out for you

call the police and file hit and run charges. contact your insurance company. have a copy of the police report for them. when i was in a hit and run, my insurance company waived my deductible because i wasn't in my vehicle. best wishes

Check for the sign that says your car is left at your own risk. I'm sure it will be there somewhere in which case you can't take it any further with your employer or car park owner.

I doubt it - most car parks stipulate that you leave the car at your own risk xxx

You will probably find an "At owners risk " sign there too - It's happened to me too and is so annoying!

No, you just have to cough up for the damages or lose your excess/no claims discount. Sorry

I know this is a bit different but my car was damaged in a auto wash in the uk,the wash had a disclaimer sign but to my luck the bloke in the car next in line was a copper and he said the sign is not worth the money it cost to make it.So i went to the office of the garrage to which the owner said ,sorry mate thiers a sign up stating that its up to the owner so he's not at fault,to which i replyd the bloke at the back of me is a policeman and told him what the police said to me,within seconds he'd changed is tune and said get it fixed and send the bill to me.so the thing you should do is tell the carparking company that you paid for a service and you want them to stump up the cashits not your fault that the camaras was'nt working.goodluck