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Hit and Run last night--fine but annoyed

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  • R Online
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    RealPlayer
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    #16

    Oh, no. I’m glad you are OK, but the damage to your new car…I hope you get some compensation.

    My very smart wife took out extra insurance for uninsured drivers etc. This helped when I was hit by a car while riding my bike a few years ago.

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    • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

      @Piano-Dad no clue

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      @rustyfingers said in Hit and Run last night--fine but annoyed:

      @Piano-Dad no clue

      Well, if the police found him, there will be a public record of the court proceedings. I presume hit and run will wind up in court.

      Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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      • Piano*DadP Piano*Dad

        @rustyfingers said in Hit and Run last night--fine but annoyed:

        @Piano-Dad no clue

        Well, if the police found him, there will be a public record of the court proceedings. I presume hit and run will wind up in court.

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        rustyfingers
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        #18

        @Piano-Dad I'm not convinced there will be criminal charges. I only know they caught the guy because it was on the police report I requested.

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          jon-nyc
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          #19

          Glad you’re ok!

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          • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

            @Piano-Dad I'm not convinced there will be criminal charges. I only know they caught the guy because it was on the police report I requested.

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            #20

            @rustyfingers said in Hit and Run last night--fine but annoyed:

            @Piano-Dad I'm not convinced there will be criminal charges. I only know they caught the guy because it was on the police report I requested.

            There should be, especially if you contact the police to press them.

            Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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              wtg
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              #21

              Was he ticketed and will he have to go to traffic court?

              When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                rustyfingers
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                #22

                I do not have any information except his name and address from the police report. I didn't even really know how they got him.

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                • S Online
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                  Steve Miller
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                  #23

                  Has your insurance guy been notified?

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                    rustyfingers
                    wrote on last edited by rustyfingers
                    #24

                    Yes but the app asked if I wanted my insurance or his to handle it, assuring me I could change my mind later. I stupidly said his. Now there is no way in the app to change this and the office has been closed all weekend, so I have to call tomorrow. I've left messages, but really need to talk to a person.

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                      Steve Miller
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                      #25

                      Ugh. Insurance by apps is a problem.

                      Time to start working toward talking to a human.

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                        #26

                        Agreed. I'm willing to pay what it costs to have an agent.

                        “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
                        ― Douglas Adams

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                          RichL
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                          #27

                          Glad you're ok, but yeah...I've been advised to just have your insurance company deal with damages...and make going after the offender your insurance companies problem. People that drive irresponsibly are often the same type that have [outdated] legal minimums for insurance if any. Makes resolving this stuff that much more a hassle.

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                            rustyfingers
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                            #28

                            Yeah--I agree with this advice. I wasn't thinking clearly.

                            Update--was able to talk to a human this am and my insurance co is sending out an inspector tomorrow. So I think I'm good

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                            • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

                              Yeah--I agree with this advice. I wasn't thinking clearly.

                              Update--was able to talk to a human this am and my insurance co is sending out an inspector tomorrow. So I think I'm good

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                              ShiroKuro
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                              #29

                              @rustyfingers that sounds like a good development!

                              Good luck!

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                                Insurance is covering the repair and waiving the deductible. Now I have to choose a body shop. There is such a thing as a Toyota Certified Collision repair shop, which does NOT include all Toyota dealers. There is also a network of body shops in my insurance company's network, but they haven't given me the list yet. Since the car is still under all the warrantees, I'm thinking of talking it to the dealer where I bought it which IS a Toyota certified collision shop but is NOT in the insurance network. Open to advice here.

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                                  Steve Miller
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                                  #31

                                  Will insurance pay a shop that isn’t in the network?

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                                    rustyfingers
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                                    #32

                                    Yes by law I can choose any shop I want

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                                      #33

                                      Finally got the car back. Almost $8k all told. No hassles with insurance. Did pay for a rental out of pocket for three weeks. There were a couple of tweaks I asked the shop to make before I drove off--sensors were at an uneven depth and there was tape residue on a trim piece they masked off during painting. Looks good though. Less than 2300 miles on it and it looks new again.

                                      Still very wary of pickup trucks driving behind me though.
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                                        @rustyfingers glad your car is back! I’m really sorry you had to deal with it, but I’m glad it worked out ok!

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                                          I'm glad all is well with the car. How are you feeling?

                                          I was rear ended last October and I am still dealing with whiplash. For the first two weeks I didn't think I was seriously hurt. Then I went for a standard chiro visit for something else and what was usually painless was excruciating. The chiropractor diagnosed me as having severe lateral whiplash. I also found I started having a fear of driving and flashbacks to the moment of impact. Don't say you aren't injured too soon.

                                          I'm surprised at the advice here to use your own insurance. I didn't--I used the at fault driver's insurance company, because my own insurance company said they couldn't promise I wouldn't see a rate hike because of the accident.

                                          My car also was brand new--only 3,000 miles on it--and I had the same kind of repairs as you. I called the dealer to get their recommendation for a body shop. Luckily it was one on the insurance company's list. I could use any shop I wanted but if it wasn't on their list I would have to pay out of pocket and then get reimbursed. The shop did a beautiful job.

                                          I still haven't settled with the insurance company. My chiro advised me to not settle until my condition is back to where it was before the accident. The insurance company volunteered that I can ask for compensation for distress, inconvenience, and "pain and suffering."

                                          fear is the thief of dreams

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