What should I do? In my pickup I made a 1" scratch in a lady's bumper by
following her SUV too close. The officer on the scene told me he wrote it
up as 'minor damage'. Six months later I find out the insurance company
sent her $900. I feel thats too much and proably the lady claimed more
damage in order to get money for a new bumper (just my guess)! I'm sure my
Geico rates will go up due to the lady or their adjuster's negligence (if
they ever even sent one out) . Maybe, when I'm driving and if I know that I
just 'scratched' a car, I shouldn't pull over (like the lady wanted me to
do, in this case)!
How can I avoid being taken advantage of?
Thanks, Paul Dorsey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Kantarjiev" <cak@dimebank.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] My TR6 Accident Continuing Saga Now at 2.5 Weeks
>> I know I could go to Hagerty and get the car fixed now and let them
>> hammer
>> something out between them but now my stubbornness has kicked in and I'm
>> not
>> going to he held responsible at all.
>
> Admirable, but don't get carried away.
>
> I had an expensive but not horribly serious crash in one of our
> non-Triumph
> classics about 15 years ago. There was no doubt that I was at fault (I
> crossed the double yellow at just the wrong moment). The other driver
> said she was fine at the scene, but later came back with mysterious
> neck injuries.
>
> My insurance company handled it all without me ever knowing about it.
>
> Very different situation ... but this is the kind of nonsense that you're
> paying the insurance company for. They're pros at getting these
> problems dealt with.
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