Yes, but if the client hasn't paid for the damage, he's not going to pay me is he? Still, I could always send the boys round.

in blue?

The owner of the car isn't a copper (or a relative/mate of one), by any chance, is he...?

just tell him to pay up, after all he's admitted doing the damage and it will save him a lot of future grief

What ball are we talking about here by the way? Mitre Delta, Adidas Tango ...I guess that we're not talking 'flyaway' as it broke a bumper.

see now, when whomever it was said about the story changing, i was hoping for another update, where Gawwee said, it was actually a medicine ball.

I'd just tell the feds it was 'left foot' ... They'll say no more, maybe even get an unlucky.

Have you ever wished that you'd never replied to something?

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sounds a bit like a stitch up to me.

Someones trying to deflect the blame.

Make sure any response is done on headed notepaper.

No need for the police in any of this.

Suggest a drop ball, and you'll knock it back to the (car) keeper.