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Old 08-09-2005, 09:17 PM   #1
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Car hit by "elderly" driver

Sunday night I'm packing up and notice . . . the dent. No note, letter, nothing... I look around and see a car the same color as the paint on my door with a huge dent in the real quarter panel. I walk up to the house to ask the homeowner if he happened to back into my car. "Yup" he says. My Jeep was parked in Marshfield in a perfectly legal spot, off the road. The "elderly" driver backed out of his driveway, clear across the street, into the yard I was parked in and smacked into my Jeep. I asked to get his info and he can't seem to find his registration.

Ohh, he also asked me to not go through the insurance company. Probably doesn't want to get his license taken away. "He knows a guy that can fix it." Which I wouldn't mind doing as long as it gets fixed right.

So now what do I do? I got his name, license plate, address and phone number. The damage wasn't too bad, but it is noticable. The only reason I want to get if fixed is because I may have to sell the Jeep. I just don't want to get screwed.

Good thing there were no kids playing in the yard.


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Old 08-09-2005, 10:09 PM   #2
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take it to a shop with him and have him pay right then and there
if not go file a claim
that way Your being nice Yet covering Your butt if he renegs

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Old 08-09-2005, 10:20 PM   #3
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All i have to say is, what if there are kids playing in the yard next time?

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Old 08-10-2005, 05:39 AM   #4
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If you do not report the accident inside of 7 days......you could wind up screwed if he keeps putting you off! Get the name of his insurance company and file a claim......if you don't want to screw the guy and he is willing to pay for the damage....go get an estimate and give him an ultamatum......pay me in cash by such a day...(inside of the 7 days) or you will file a claim with his insurance company. Do not go to "his guy"! Personally....you owe the guy nothing....he hit your vehicle and was willing to see if you would not notice it and maybe he would get away with it......so I say file the claim and screw him! My .02 cents!

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Old 08-10-2005, 06:45 AM   #5
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find out "who" his guy is.....and drive over there to see if thats that type car repair person you want to do the job right and if so get an immediate estimate thats written in stone... get a slip...hand it to the old guy who backs up all the way across a street ...... and say here's the bill from your guy....pay it now and we have a deal.
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Old 08-10-2005, 06:58 AM   #6
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shoulda called the cops right there and then

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