Hello, I've been reading these forums and it seems like a good place to get advice without being trolled. I parked in a supermarket a couple of days ago and when I got out of my car, the car next to me had a huge white scuff mark (both cars black). My issue is, I didn't see or hear my car door touch theirs and there isn't a single mark on my door. The mark on theirs was about 12 inches tall and 3 inches wide, so I thought that can't possibly have been me, to get that sort of mark, surely you'd have to slam your door into theirs. I know nothing about car paintwork, it didn't appear to be a scratch, but was a large white mark.

I didn't think much more about it until I got home. I checked my door again and there isn't a mark on it, but there more I thought about it, the more I can't help thinking that maybe I could have done it. The mark was V shared and my door is that angle (I have no clue if that's common of a lot of cars). Every car I've owned has been scratched/dinged in car parks, so if the wind had caught my door and it had slammed into the car next to me, I would have stayed till they returned (I know how frustrating it is).

My question is, should I log it with 101, or police online accident reporting? I need to do it ASAP if you think I should. The car park does have CCTV and the more it's played on my mind, the more I've been Googling. From what I've read, if the other owner wants CCTV footage they have to call the police. If the police are involved and they say I did cause the damage, then I'm worried I will be accused of leaving the scene of an accident.

For all I know the mark was old, or would just rub off, but I can't stop thinking about it. If I log it with 101 and the other party never gets in touch, will the police do anything or just file and bin it down the line. Also, if I log it with 101, is that an admission of guilt?

To be clear, if I did cause the damage, which I'm still not convinced I did, I would pay in full, that's not the issue, its the legal side of it I'm unsure on.

Thanks

PS I've titled it urgent because its already 30 hours since it happened, so if you all advise to log it, I want to do it ASAP

Edited by Caz80MJ on 03/05/2020 at 08:00