Honda Car Forum

Waiving the right to remain silent, Joe LaVigne
<jlavigne@hits-buffalo.com> said:

> william1977@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> The police actually have to be dispatched to an accident unless they
>> actually saw it happen.
>
> Who said the police were involved at all?
>
> In my town, the police will not come out for a property damage only
> accident of 2 cars. This isn't uncommon in cities where they have...
> crime...

In California it used to be that police should be called, and will respond,
if there is any personal injury, or if damage is estimated to be in excess of
$100. That pretty much everything...

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Larry in AZ wrote:

> Waiving the right to remain silent, Joe LaVigne
> <jlavigne@hits-buffalo.com> said:
>
>> william1977@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> The police actually have to be dispatched to an accident unless they
>>> actually saw it happen.
>>
>> Who said the police were involved at all?
>>
>> In my town, the police will not come out for a property damage only
>> accident of 2 cars. This isn't uncommon in cities where they have...
>> crime...
>
> In California it used to be that police should be called, and will
> respond, if there is any personal injury, or if damage is estimated to be
> in excess of
> $100. That pretty much everything...
>

Laws vary, though. In NYS, there is no such requirement, and I have been on
911 asking for a squad car for a report on a PDO accident in Buffalo, where
they told me that they do not respond unless there are injuries or the cars
cannot be moved due to excessive damage.

Pete from Boston wrote:
> This is starting to feel like a CarTalk....


Get a lawyer.

a

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:18:18 GMT, a <a@a.ca> wrote:

>Pete from Boston wrote:
>> This is starting to feel like a CarTalk....
>
>
>Get a lawyer.
>
>a


This is pointless as the car isn't worth it at this point. Even if
they decided to pay the value of the car, you are looking at only 1-2
grand. A lawyer is going to charge you at least $700+ to show up once
in court. And if you win and they appeal it, it is another $700,
there's the value of the car.

What you should always do if you are involved in an accident is get
the driver's license, vin number of the vehicle, license plate number
and proof of insurance. This way you have multiple backups in case
something like this occurs. Also if you know that the other driver is
at fault like in this case, then you should call the other driver's
insurance and file a claim with them. This will be processed by the
insurance headquarters so there is no way of the individual nor the
agent will be able to push this under the carpet.

If you get no where and can live with the car as is for the moment,
you can take the driver to district court. Once it is reviewed by the
judge you will most certainly win. Make sure you take pictures of the
damages if you do decide to go to court.

Good Luck

On Jun 20, 11:53 am, n...@nowehere.com wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:18:18 GMT, a <a...@a.ca> wrote:
> >Pete from Boston wrote:
> >> This is starting to feel like a CarTalk....
>
> >Get a lawyer.
>
> >a
>
> This is pointless as the car isn't worth it at this point. Even if
> they decided to pay the value of the car, you are looking at only 1-2
> grand. A lawyer is going to charge you at least $700+ to show up once
> in court. And if you win and they appeal it, it is another $700,
> there's the value of the car.
>
> What you should always do if you are involved in an accident is get
> the driver's license, vin number of the vehicle, license plate number
> and proof of insurance. This way you have multiple backups in case
> something like this occurs. Also if you know that the other driver is
> at fault like in this case, then you should call the other driver's
> insurance and file a claim with them. This will be processed by the
> insurance headquarters so there is no way of the individual nor the
> agent will be able to push this under the carpet.
>
> If you get no where and can live with the car as is for the moment,
> you can take the driver to district court. Once it is reviewed by the
> judge you will most certainly win. Make sure you take pictures of the
> damages if you do decide to go to court.
>
> Good Luck

It was pointless, but for the reason that my own insurance company
said "clearly, you could not have caused this damage yourself," and
paid me the value of the car, plus that of all parts put in during the
past year, without deductible nor surcharge. I'd have liked to have
seen the liars who hit me get what was coming to them, but not enough
to waste more time on it.

I'm glad we don't have Geico in Mass, avoiding any temptation I may
have had to be insured through them.