My Bumper got smashed

[asepgrad98]

On my way to work a guy in 86 Tercel made a left turn in front of me with out yielding. I was goin about 35 before i hit the brakes. Made a huge dent in his RF door.

 

He had no insurance so i may have to pay a 500 deductible for my insurance to fix it. Anybody know a good way to force/convince this dumbass to pay for the whole repair so i dont have to make a claim?

 

 

 

[woyster_00z71]

Is the damage only to the front bumper? My wife recently rear ended a guy in our Silverado and the bumper is pushed back and up a little. I am going to try to just take the bumper off myself and attempt to bend the brackets back out and see if I can't fix it myself.

 

What really sux is, this guy is trying to scam the insurance now. There was very little damage to his 1991 Firebird but he claims it is totalled. Plus, there were NO injuries but he now claims he was injured. AND, he has a lawyer. So, our rates are probably going to skyrocket all because he decided to slam on his brakes in front of my wife!

 

Anyway, good luck with the insurance. Did he get a ticket from the police for not having insurance? The guy my wife hit didn't have insurance but he didn't get a ticket. We were furious .

 

B.J.

[asepgrad98]

yeah he got a ticket for driving with no insurance. the cop told him before he WALKED home that it would be dropped if he pays me before teh court date.

[debo4x4]

Check with your insurance company to see if you have uninsured motorist coverage. If you do you, you'll still have to pay the deductable but then your insurance company can go after the other guy. Otherwise you'll just have to eat the money. You could always try to take the guy to small claims court but that would probably be more trouble than it's worth. That's a really crappy situation, sorry.

[RyanbabZ71]

Plus, there were NO injuries but he now claims he was injured. AND, he has a lawyer. So, our rates are probably going to skyrocket all because he decided to slam on his brakes in front of my wife!

 

here in indiana you have 24 hrs to go to the doctor if it goes past that time you basically cannot sue for anything. We were rearended and didnt go to the hospital. My shoulder was sore but it wore off after a few days

[jhawk]

That really sucks, sorry it happened. Something very similar happened to me many years ago. The woman who hit me had no insurance and I had to take her to small claims court. It took months (about half a year) to get there. She was found to be at fault and ordered to pay me. However, she never made one single payment (or even partial payment) claiming she didn't have the money (had enough to drive a car, though). Anyway, when I complained to the court all I got was "what, you want us to put her in jail because she's poor?". I could do nothing else and she got away scott free. I'm afraid you're screwed.

[RyanbabZ71]

jhawk i think i would have followed her around and took pictures of her eating at place like mcdonalds, shopping at the mall then took her back to court and showed them

 

people need to step up and take responsibility for their actions

[k1500chevy97]

jhawk i think i would have followed her around and took pictures of her eating at place like mcdonalds, shopping at the mall then took her back to court and showed them

 

people need to step up and take responsibility for their actions

Become a stalker

 

On the bumper .. I guess now its time for a ranchhand

[Tucson_02Silverado]

There's a reason he doesn't have insurance, irresponsible. He ain't going to pay you at all. He probably even shrugged his shoulders at you with a smirk and said '...I don't know what can be done...'

 

If you make a claim with your insurance they might make an attempt to collect, but the court costs may be more than the total claim cost so they'll just drop it.

 

Also, in some states the claim may be handled differently as an uninsured cause the accident.

 

Such as in Arizona you have to have underinsured and a uninsured rider to be fault free from their punk A$$ doings. Otherwise the claim can be treated as if you were at fault, and the cost penalities associated with it.

[TROYROBO]

you might get results with a loaded pistol---works for me everytime---or you can beat the crap out of him--but i like the pistol better

[cyclejerk]

That really sucks, sorry it happened. Something very similar happened to me many years ago. The woman who hit me had no insurance and I had to take her to small claims court. It took months (about half a year) to get there. She was found to be at fault and ordered to pay me. However, she never made one single payment (or even partial payment) claiming she didn't have the money (had enough to drive a car, though). Anyway, when I complained to the court all I got was "what, you want us to put her in jail because she's poor?". I could do nothing else and she got away scott free. I'm afraid you're screwed.

 

God bless America!!!!

 

That PISSES me off!!!!