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Last week we had a little incident with the car. I was at the supermarket doing the weekly shop when unbeknown to me someone hit our car whilst trying to park behind it. I didn’t notice until I was about to get in the car to go home. Here is a picture of the damage to our car, as you can see the bumper is pretty dented and the light facing is broken.

We managed to track down the offending vehicle and waited outside for the owner to return. Thankfully he was very nice and happy to pay for the damage. Below you can see the damage to his car.

Things work a little bit differently here when it comes to car repairs. In the UK it would be normal to replace the bumper and this would normally cost quite a lot. In Azerbaijan, they don’t replace bumpers and panels but instead bang the damage out and re-spray it. I was a bit dubious I have to say but it’s all fixed now and i’m amazed and really pleased with the result. It’s looks like a brand new bumper and the colour match is perfect! We are just waiting for the new light fitting to arrive as it has to be imported and then we will be back to normal.