Somebody tried that old trick against me when I was doing the long haul trucks.. I had parked the unit (no trailer attached - it was being loaded unattached in a food factory at the time) in an empty car park, and had went for a meal and a drink before returning to the cab, and sleep..
I had noticed an old beat up volvo estate car with many scratches and dings about 50feet away in the same car park, with one old gentleman (I'm trying to be PC here.....), and no other people in the car. Took no further notice, and went to sleep...
I got rudely woken up by the local police by banging on the cab door, and ordering me out of the cab for a "chat"....
You guessed it - the old man (asian) had invented a story about him being in the store at the time, and his "wife" was sitting in his empty volvo waiting for him to come out. His "wife" claimed I had driven my truck around his volvo car, and took off his bumper, and scraping the car
Despite there being no damage or scrapes to my truck paintwork (painted steel bumper), the police still charged me for leaving the scene of an accident, and not reporting the accident to the police.......
It took several letters, photographic evidence, and telephone calls (thanks Boss) before the police took sense of all the proof that I was innocent, dropped all the charges. But the bassas never apologised for making me waste my time proving myself innocent.. asswipes. No wonder I've no respect for the police anymore
All 'cos the old asian ***** saw the lorry driver as an easy target, and an excuse to get his car fixed for free through a fake insurance hit and run case...... if I ever see that b****** again, I'll run him off the road, no mercy given..... or I'll pour a gallon of brake fluid all over his car, and slash his tyres.....
Now anytime I park up anywhere in a car park, and it's empty around me, I take plenty of pics on my camera as proof I'm nowhere near any cars, and I take details of all the cars that are remotely near me. I cover myself incase the bassas try it again on me, blaming the lorry driver..
It sounds like a fake insurance scam mate. People see older cars with scrapes, and dents, and decide "lets take a note of the reg no, and make , and model" and put in a claim against that, simply to get their own stupidity and parking accidents fixed at someone elses cost.....