[TR] My TR6 Accident Continuing Saga Now at 2.5 Weeks

[dorpaul]

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 at dimebank.com>
To: <triumphs at 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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