After parking for a few hours, I discovered a significant dent on the trunk of the car.
I successfully retrieved the dashcam footage of my arrival and departure, featuring a different vehicle each time. However, there was no footage captured by Sentry, which was activated with Camera-aware for the entire duration. Consequently, I cannot ascertain whether it was the departing vehicle, the arriving vehicle, or another vehicle that attempted and failed to parallel park. Attempted forensic recovery of the USB drive without success.
Considering the dent, I would have expected Sentry to activate due to the motion or even the minor vibration caused to the vehicle; however, it did not. I am disheartened and quite disappointed with Sentry, which I consistently utilise to prevent such incidents and was one of the significant selling points of Tesla, in my humble opinion. It captures trivial recordings of someone merely walking alongside the vehicle on the sidewalk, yet when another automobile collides with me in a parking lot, it seemed disinclined to record...
Over the preceding eighteen months, Tessie informed me that the vehicle consumed more than 750 kWh on Sentry mode while stationary. That amounts to practically a complete fee per month without any benefit, which has left me somewhat irate.
Are there any indications regarding the repairability of this damage via Paintless Dent Repair (PDR), an estimated cost, and recommendations for shops or mobile services in South London? I estimate approximately £200, which is not catastrophic but remains frustrating when incurred due to a negligent and insensitive driver who departed the scene without leaving a notice.