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08-10-2005, 10:03 AM
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fishing the pacific
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Posts: 993
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Go to the police.
Look at it this way.
1. you go to his guy
2. his guy does a perfect job
3. he pays his guy
4. you go off happy
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5. He backs out of his driveway, across the street into the yard and kills some kid.....
imagine how you would feel now.....
do the right thing and report it. It is unfortunate for the old timer if he looses his license, but at least it is before someone is hurt.
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Keep lines wet and tight in the pacific
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08-10-2005, 01:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Seekonk
Posts: 1,796
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He's totally trying to screw you with the "his guy" thing. Do what your supposed to do in an accident. Report it to the police and the insurance company. Who cares if he loses his licence. Thats not your problem. Your gonna get screwed if you dont do it the right way.
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08-10-2005, 03:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 5,945
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911, then your agent, right away, NO exceptions. If he has a "guy" lined up, sounds like he's a regular, probably has fenders in stock for the old boy. If he loses his liscense, you probably helped stop another, possibly worse, accident.
I live here in God's waiting room,(oldest population, in the state), downright scary watching some of the real old birds bump around, can't tell you how many back up,, using the "feel" method  |
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08-10-2005, 03:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
Posts: 4,263
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As an insurance appraiser I see this all the time and I am asked the same question....Report it to the police and your insurance agent 1st..Have the insurance company come out and do the appraisal then bring it to YOUR shop and see if they agree..Then you can bring that to old guy..You can always drop the claim if you wish...Good luck
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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08-10-2005, 04:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: NJ
Posts: 869
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My bro got hit by an 83 year old gent(and he was a nice enough old guy). The cops came and questioned him, he says "what accident"?.The cop just shook his head.The guys kids then tried to defend him claiming that it was not really "all his fault", the accident report said differently. Old people are great,god bless them, but when it comes to something as serious as an accident and possibly preventing future accidents, dont be the nice guy that gets hosed.
Ive had several of my cars hit while parked,nothing real serious, but I NEVER got paid on any of them.
The fact that your car was legally parked (100% not your fault) & they did not reach out to U first, says it all.
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08-10-2005, 04:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
Posts: 5,985
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I'm with Squid kid's dad. You get an estimate, he pays it, so far so good right? Not hardly! They open it up and find more damage and write a supplimentery appraisel. Who's gonna pay that without a fight? Get YOUR insurance Company involved,that's what you pay the big bucks for. This "I gotta guy" stuff is BS.
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