A DAD was left in shock when CCTV revealed the ‘helpful’ culprit behind £1,000 worth of damage to his car.
Humphrey Grimmett, 46, was dismayed when he found his new motor’s bonnet covered in scratches and was determined to find out who was responsible.
Humphrey was initially dismayed when he noticed the damageSWNS
SWNSHowever, CCTV revealed that it was the work of his seven-year-old son[/caption]
However, when he checked the recordings from his security camera, he was left both stunned and amused when the hilarious truth was revealed.
It turned out that his adorable seven-year-old son had caused the damage while clearing snow from the new car.
The little lad had seized the initiative and decided to help out his dad by getting the white stuff off the bonnet.
Unfortunately, the youngster’s tool of choice for the job was a shovel he found nearby.
He set about the car and brushed most of the snow off, but left the bodywork riddled with scrapes.
Humphrey, from near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, said: “It wasn’t until Wednesday that I saw the scratches – they’re absolutely terrible, massive scrapes.
“I checked the cameras to see what happened and there my son was using a shovel he found outside from building work we were doing to get the snow off.”
The dad recalled the sweet moment that he asked the boy about what had happened.
He explained: “When he got home from school I asked him, if he knew why there were so many scratches on daddy’s car, and when he said no I asked whether he’d been taking snow off of it.
“He looked at me with his big blue eyes and said ‘yes’, and when I asked why he did it with a shovel he said he thought it would be satisfying. Bless him.”
Humphrey chuckled: “The ironic thing is that the car wasn’t even going anywhere – he just wanted to help out.”
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