Wing mirrors 'ripped off' and cars left with big dents in spate of Harrogate cars damaged

Anna's car was left damaged after she left it parked in Starbeck for just over an hour.
Credit: Anna Ratcliffe — Anna's car was left damaged after she left it parked in Starbeck for just over an hour. Credit: Anna Ratcliffe

The owner of a car repairs garage has offered to help victims of a spate of incidents, where vehicles across Harrogate have been left significantly damaged, with no note to explain.

Tyler Antony Turner-Watson's car was parked on his drive for two nights, but when he returned to use his car on Tuesday morning (February 6) a huge dent had been left in the passenger side door.

He said: "Mine was on my driveway I parked on the Sunday evening and I came out on the Tuesday morning and my door had been dented on the side.

"As you can imagine I was a bit confused - why would someone want to do this.

Tyler discovered his car was damaged after it had been parked on his drive for two nights.
Credit: Tyler Antony Turner-Watson — Tyler discovered his car was damaged after it had been parked on his drive for two nights. Credit: Tyler Antony Turner-Watson

"After having a homophobic assault at the end of last year it sent a couple of shivers down my spine.

"There's no way someone could have driven into my car because it was parked on my drive."

Another Harrogate resident, Anna Ratcliffe, had left her car parked next to the curb of the Pet's Corner/Costa car park on High Street, Starbeck, for less than two hours on February 2.

But when she returned shortly after 7pm that evening, the back panel of the driver's side had been left with a huge dent.