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07-07-2008, 04:14 AM
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this happened to me in my old car, hit a brand new clio, minimal damage to mine but a new bumper on hers. she seemed genunine and she must have thought the same about me so she got it fixed an sent me the bill.
saved me from having a crash on my records
id say buy him a new car if your both happy with that. save you money in the long run with insurance quotes.
saved me from having a crash on my records
id say buy him a new car if your both happy with that. save you money in the long run with insurance quotes.
07-07-2008, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Boab01,Jul 7 2008, 10:58 AM
course he would have had to report it to the police at the time of the incident.
it might help any future claim, but it certainly wouldn't bar him
that's time limited
injuries are supposed to be reported to the Police, and you would also expect them to be reported to a Doctor
but there may be no known problems at the time of the accident
07-07-2008, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by masterff,Jul 7 2008, 11:35 AM
finally someone speaks sense.
what will you do about a further claim, say for injury, several months from now?
07-07-2008, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by masterff,Jul 7 2008, 12:34 PM
if this were to happen the insurance would surely be asking for witness statements etc to the incident?
there were none!
there were none!
burden of proof etc etc
I'm no lawyer, but the starting point would be the fact that you had bought the other bloke a new car/repaired his old one
that looks like an admission of guilt to me
not good
people are convicted of murder without any witnesses, so I wouldn't put too much weight on the fact that were no witnesses in your case
moreover, as I understand things, the burden of proof is lower in a civil case (which I think a damages claim would be)
07-07-2008, 04:39 AM
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I think we're gaining nothing speculating on what may happen! Wait 'til the dude gets back, offer him a new car, take it from there!
The only issue is the possible injury claim, that can run into
The only issue is the possible injury claim, that can run into
07-07-2008, 04:42 AM
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Gad is quite right, I still think neither of your reporting the accident would harm his case in court but you would do well to get him to admonish you of further liability in writing.
07-07-2008, 04:55 AM
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And make sure all transactions are in cash, so when he comes back with the injury claim, and he says you bought the new car for him because you hit his old one, there is no paper trail (other than this thread 
) of it. Just say you never saw him before in your life.
) of it. Just say you never saw him before in your life.
07-07-2008, 04:58 AM
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Tell you insurance, let them sort it out.
If it is cheap enough then reimburse them. if not make the claim. Either way you havent done anything wrong and you won't be kicking yourself afterwards.
If it is cheap enough then reimburse them. if not make the claim. Either way you havent done anything wrong and you won't be kicking yourself afterwards.
07-07-2008, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Boab01,Jul 7 2008, 04:42 AM
Gad is quite right, I still think neither of your reporting the accident would harm his case in court but you would do well to get him to admonish you of further liability in writing.
I think people prefer to go the insurance route to easy nowadays, the biggest issue is obviously this no win no claim crap that is so rife in todays society.
alas it's the honest people who suffer.