Quite a few new cars coming along then Dave. I just wonder what thew insurers say to paying out so much for the same 3 car owners. I certainly would park in a legal parking space after losing a few cars.
The boy did tell the police the cars were illegally parked so maybe it was dropped due to their own negligence.
Doing the repairs to the alloy Merc, the used spare body panels,bonnet, lights,grill,air bags,roll bar and ECU units to work all the air bags, steering wheel and suspension plus wheels were about 3.5K. The respray was done by Exeter college students for practice and free apart from buying paint. High end car so the students did a good job. None of the new panels were dented so no filler needed. Car looks new now