Near the end of January I was driving home and I thought I may have been hit from behind as I was coming to a stop at an intersection. I was leaning forward in my seat at the time and I had just started to accelerate, and it was such a small bump that I convinced myself it was nothing and didn't get out to check (oops). But I did press the dash cam button to save it out just in case. When I got home I checked the rear bumper and didn't see any damage, but it was very dirty. Since then we've gotten so much snow that I haven't been hand washing the car, just taking it to the self-service car wash to rinse off the road grime.
Last weekend it finally warmed up enough that I hand washed the car, and I discovered a deep circular gash in the rear bumper - it looks like I was hit with the screw head of a license plate holder. I went back through all my sentry mode videos and found that I actually was hit that day. So I have video evidence and a very clear license plate, but it's also been 1.5 months. I'm guessing based on the depth of the scratch that it would require a new bumper cover, so we're looking at around $1k in damages. Is there any point in trying to file a police report to get the other persons info and get his insurance involved? Or is it too late at this point?
Last weekend it finally warmed up enough that I hand washed the car, and I discovered a deep circular gash in the rear bumper - it looks like I was hit with the screw head of a license plate holder. I went back through all my sentry mode videos and found that I actually was hit that day. So I have video evidence and a very clear license plate, but it's also been 1.5 months. I'm guessing based on the depth of the scratch that it would require a new bumper cover, so we're looking at around $1k in damages. Is there any point in trying to file a police report to get the other persons info and get his insurance involved? Or is it too late at this point?