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Honesty is the Best policy
In the early hours one morning last week, my driver's side mirror was clipped and damaged by a passing car while I was in a roadside shop picking up a paper. The driver of the car not only stopped but ran back 100 yards to investigate. Even though I was not in the car, the driver guessed I could be in the shop took the trouble to come in and find me.
As well as a full apology, he offered to pay for any repairs. We exchanged mobile numbers and he promised to forward his address so that I could send the repair invoice, the address duly arrived. The bill turned out to be an expensive £275 (after a generous 10% discount offer from Volvo) and even though I offered to contribute £100 to the costs on the premise that if he hadn't been so honest I would have been the one with a bill, he refused this and insisted on covering the full cost.
What an outstanding act of honesty and integrity on the part of a twenty something young man.
As well as a full apology, he offered to pay for any repairs. We exchanged mobile numbers and he promised to forward his address so that I could send the repair invoice, the address duly arrived. The bill turned out to be an expensive £275 (after a generous 10% discount offer from Volvo) and even though I offered to contribute £100 to the costs on the premise that if he hadn't been so honest I would have been the one with a bill, he refused this and insisted on covering the full cost.
What an outstanding act of honesty and integrity on the part of a twenty something young man.
Asked on 21 January 2010 by SW, Witney, Oxfordshire
Answered by
Honest John
That confirms that there are still some honest people about and should serve as an example to everyone. It may have cost him £275, but everyone is happy and everyone's conscience is clear. Not only that, it was a lot cheaper for both of you than if he had put it through his insurance. Now neither of you need suffer premium increases for having been involved in a claim.
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