What should I do if someone leaves a note after hitting my parked car?

Keep the original note, photograph the damage and location, contact the person using the details provided and notify your insurer in line with your policy terms.

In relation to “What should I do if someone leaves a note after hitting my parked car?”, roadside incidents can become insurance, police and property-damage matters at the same time, so record facts before memories become uncertain.

For “What should I do if someone leaves a note after hitting my parked car?”, prioritise the registration, vehicle description, direction of travel and witnesses. Nearby CCTV can be overwritten quickly, so note cameras and premises while the scene is still fresh.

For “What should I do if someone leaves a note after hitting my parked car?”, for Northern Ireland, the key is to use the authority or contract that actually controls this issue. The sources attached to this answer include PSNI - Road Traffic Collision, nidirect - Motor insurance explained, and GOV.UK - Vehicle insurance. Those sources should take priority over forum posts or guidance written for a different jurisdiction, particularly where a deadline, offence, fee, finance right or policy condition is involved.

Practical next step for “What should I do if someone leaves a note after hitting my parked car?”: make a short incident note while details are fresh — time, exact location, registrations, people involved, witnesses and photographs or original video. If police, insurer, road authority or recovery operator is involved, keep each reference number with that note.