Ratpiss Kids

[S4LVA]

Hey I've just got a little problem about some damage to my car, Not sure maybe someone had a similar problem to this and has a good solution.

Today I just got back from work and found my driver side door was covered in little chips and scrapes and a whole lot of what looks like a little kids fingers have dragged along the side of my car (scrapes and chips im guessing the kids scraped a rock against the car). Also my spoiler is covered in fingerprints and hand marks and footprints on my rear bumper (little thin fingermarks so im pretty sure there the kids, and not mine from shutting and opening the boot),

Quick explanation, I am doing my plumbing apprenticeship so I need to park my car at my sisters house while her husband (my boss) takes us to work in the work car.

Her neighbours are just rat piss and have 2 kids that they don't take care of at all. They don't care what they do and they don't care what happens, (police just raided there house and busted them for drug possession.) Guys also been to jail for drugs before.

There kids chase after the work car as were reversing out of the driveway and hang off the work cars side mirrors as we drive off and we have to grab there hands loose and drop them back onto the road. They wont let go no matter how fast we go. They also just walk into the front yard and leave there bikes, Scooters, toys, rubbish there.

Now I don't have any proof of the kids doing the damage to my car. But I can guarantee they'll damage it more in the future, Probably even tomorrow. There in debt so they have no money to pay for the damage anyway and i'm guessing there on there last chances with the police.

My sister doesn't want me to start any fights with them as she is due for her baby within this month. She's told me leave it for now. I cant go nuts at the kids because that will cause problems between her and the neighbour, also if I complain to them they'll just say sorry and do nothing about it. Then if I get police involved who knows what they'll do to her family. I don't think police can fingerprint a kid to confirm they did the damage anyways. I dont want to use insurance to cover it because I know it will happen again also.

The damage isnt that bad, It didnt polish out but my paint was in very very good condition along with the rest of the car. Just pisses me off knowing it'll probably get more damaged and I cant afford to get another cheap car and register and insure it just to drive there and back. I have been checking my car for damage everyday when we get home because I knew something like this would happen.

Sorry for the story tried to keep it short. What would you guys do in this situation?

[VSPECT]

not sure man..but i feel sorry for your and your sis especially to have neighbors like that...first thing came up in my mind is a question if ur sister is at home all day when u and her husband go to work to look out if the kids are doing anything to their property or to ur car?

also if it was me ill be collecting evidence like placing a camera pointing out to the front yard and recording what happens during the day and who damages ur car...once you have that, you have enough evidence to go to the police for them to charge them for the damage and have a constraining order for your protection of ur sisters family...

cant think of anything else atm...but if i do..will surely let u know...

[Shazza24]

So no garage/shed to put it in? Or can you park it in backyard? I dont know your situation. Maybe park a street over and get picked up along the way?

[htial]

If they're anything like my old neighbour's kids they'll have greasy hands and would have left finger prints all over your car... ...Go to your local police stations and show them the damage and get them to finger print your car... ...And you know where they live... ...if their kids didn't do it then they'll do finger prints just to get themselves off the hook... ...if they did the damage they'll refuse to be printed...

Just report it to the police... ...then there is a record of it...

[MISS_R34]

Simple - if you want peace of mind, drive your car to work. A lift in to work with your brother in law may save you the hassle of driving etc, but the hassle of having your car damaged is alot worse. Wouldn't you agree?

[S4LVA]

Anywhere on her property isn't safe. The kids jump her fence and play in her backyard. they broke the fence to and my sister was nice enough to offer to go 2/3 paying for a new fence and they said they have no money. She only has a carport which her 4wd and the 2 boats sit around.

Shannon I didnt think of parking a few streets away. I could give that a go, But the kids also ride there bikes around and will end up finding it and may damage it again.

I cant setup a camera because where my cars parked is off to the side of her fence where a window cant see.

If we get police involved now it'll just cause them to start more trouble. I'm guessing they are on there last chances with the police so once they know there in trouble they could just snap and do anything to her or her house. Shes home alone most of the time so she knows when the kids are upto something. But she cant keep an eye on them all day everyday for me.

We just want them to get evicted from the house. its a tip. I don't know how there landlord hasn't kicked them out.

[S4LVA]

Simple - if you want peace of mind, drive your car to work. A lift in to work with your brother in law may save you the hassle of driving etc, but the hassle of having your car damaged is alot worse. Wouldn't you agree?

If it was just one spot per day I would do that. But as a plumber we usually have 3+ jobs a day to get to which can be located anywhere. On apprentice wage that would hardly cover the petrol. also im covered in silicone and dirt from most jobs which would turn the car into a mess.

I cant win lol

Edited March 21, 2011 by S4LVA

[WYTSKY]

I think ur taking a very reactive approach to the situation as oppose to proactive.

1. Park car at a different location - what area are they in? is there anywhere roughly <3 mins drive away from ur boss's place you could park? any train station near by?

2. If you dont want to setup a camera, take photos on your mobile when you park the car in the morn and you get back to it at night. you can use your payslips to prove you were on site as opose to driving the car meaning someone else had to have come past the car to damage it.

3. Inform the police, once it is on record you then have a backup in case worse things happen and it has been reported, doesn't have to be horrible, just damage to private property.

Personally, I would be spewing and wouldn't take that from some ratty kids or their drugged parents, however a more peaceful approach would be:

a brief word sooner rather the later to them saying ur kids have damaged my car, I dont want to get authorities involved in this instance and I wont ask you to fix it THIS time, but I am taking daily evidence with a camera showing any extra damage to the car and if this happens again I will be asking for you to pay the damage as well as reporting it to police....

I know your not trying to cause a fuss, but this is your car and you worked hard for it and you dont want someone else vandalizing it.. you gotta get that testosterone flowing sometimes

gl.

[htial]

Go to the police now I say... ...If they're already known to police you shouldn't have any problem... ...They'd just be making it worse for themselves...

And as much as I hate to say it, ACA and TT are always looking for stories like this... ...But it might be a conflict for them to be defending the "poor skyline driver" after their stance on "hoons"...

[Goombeh]

If it's peace you want to keep, i'd definately leave a little earlier and park the car in an area away from the kids for sure. Park it where other cars are parked if possible. Even if it's a 5 or 10 min walk to your sisters. I'd rather do that then worry about my car being damaged every day.

[MISS_R34]

If it was just one spot per day I would do that. But as a plumber we usually have 3+ jobs a day to get to which can be located anywhere. On apprentice wage that would hardly cover the petrol. also im covered in silicone and dirt from most jobs which would turn the car into a mess.

I cant win lol

Well in that case, perhaps do as WYTSKY suggested..park your car somewhere safe nearby each morning. Or if your sis has a less flashy car and has a more secure parking spot at her place, ask if u can swap and maybe have her park behind u. A car cover may also help.

[Mohsen]

shoot them.

seriously though, park elsewhere. those people wont get the message no matter what, unless you belt the living crap out of each and every one of them.

[dezz]

Burn their house down with them and their kids in it. No one will miss them

[S4LVA]

shoot them.

seriously though, park elsewhere. those people wont get the message no matter what, unless you belt the living crap out of each and every one of them.

lol. Thats exactly how they really are though. Even if there kids set my car on fire they would just give em a smack and thats it.

Her areas a bit hard to hide the car in another street she lives off a wide long road which has streets running down from it. Car cover could work.

Just annoying that I have to spend extra money and effort to prevent them.

My sisters cars not much safer than mine its just a few metres ahead, so swapping places wont do much for me. They've squashed icecream and left biscuits on her car and they've told them off but they just dont listen.

I'm gonna give em one more chance though. Will start taking a few photos of the damage after work today. I'll try convince my sister than police is the best option also

[limpus]

Anywhere on her property isn't safe. The kids jump her fence and play in her backyard. they broke the fence to and my sister was nice enough to offer to go 2/3 paying for a new fence and they said they have no money. She only has a carport which her 4wd and the 2 boats sit around.

Time to get a very big dog who likes eating children...

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

Send cookies to the neighbours house with rat poison in it..

Seriously though.. Maybe dob them in to centrelink anon for something (say they are earning lots from some random source).. should cut theiir money off for a bit while they do an investigation or something..

[KamikazeNinja34]

Personally I'd just move. Especially if as u said ur sister is currently pregnant then the stress of this situation is bad fir her baby. Failing that give ACA a call?

[Mohsen]

napalm

[Global_Warmer]

Umm... get a nice well fitted car cover?

[MISS_R34]

Time to get a very big dog who likes eating children...

Hehe