Reply #13: My only accident was almost exactly the same as yours.

[wickerwoman]

I turned too shallowly in a tight parking lot and scraped a few inches on the other guys bumper. I left a note because I was driving my parents car and there was a big dent in the side and I figured they'd find out about it one way or the other.

The guy called and was cool about it on the phone. But he did go to the mechanics and found out it would be $1,200 to replace the bumper. And I ended up paying him even though I know damn well he didn't need to replace the whole bumper and probably spent the money on something else.

Do you have insurance? If you do, you should definitely fess up. If you don't ask yourself whether peace of mind is worth $1,200.