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I think you did the right thing. I backed into a truck years ago, totally messed up my hatch and put a crease in his tailgate. I waited for him and gave him my info. We settled personally rather than going through insurance, he claimed he got an estimate for $2000 ( the truck wasn't even worth that) we wrote him a check <--- so dumb!!! I use to see him driving around town, he never got it fixed.

If there was no damage, I would leave... I know it's not the right thing but too many people would take advantage of the situation, like @StbHisMrs said.

If there was no damage, Id have taken some pictures and left

I've done that before and I left. No damage, no harm?

I think you did more than I would! If there was no damage I would leave...

When I was in high school I backed into someone at the parking lot of a drive up food and icecream place. I got out, looked at both vehicles, saw no damage, and looked around for the owner. The parking lot was visible to pretty much everyone there. NO one came over and since there was no damage I left. But someone else took my plate # and call the cops. So after the fact I got a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident, even though there was no damage and I stopped and got out.

So I would probably do what you did.

I'd leave as long as everything looked fine.

Someone recently backed into me while I was parked and sitting in the car. He drove off, but before he could I took a photo of his car/license plate. He got a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident.

Nothing pisses me off more when someone backs in to my car and doesn't leave a note. I keep my car spotless and never, ever has any damage on it (I get anything fixed, from the tiniest scrape), and yet I seem to frequently come out and find a scuff or scrape on my car. One time there was a black dent like 2 inches wide from a trailer hitch. That cost a ton to fix, what an asshole. I have never backed in to, or dinged someone's car but if I did, I'd certainly leave a note.