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Options when trying to settle an at fault claim privately
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Loftus94
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Hi,
My car was parked on a hill with the handbrake on, i left the car and went into my house. At some point the handbrake has failed and rolled down a hill and bumped into the back of the car infront.
The damage to both cars was very minor with a few small scratches on the front bumper of my car and the same to the rear of the other car.( A scuff approximately 6cm long) After speaking to the owner of the car that my car hit we agreed to settle privately.
She has given me a quote for over £700 which include a replacement bumper and side skirt. I find this to be ridiculous as the damage to the vehicle doesn't call for a replacement bumper etc. When I suggested that she gets another quote or I try to arrange a quote for her she refuses and says that that's the garage she wants to use! (Just Car Clinic)
I don't want to go through my insurer, as a young driver (22) my insurance is likely to go up to over £3000.
is this woman being unreasonable and do I have any other option other than to just pay the quote she has provided me with?
Thank you
My car was parked on a hill with the handbrake on, i left the car and went into my house. At some point the handbrake has failed and rolled down a hill and bumped into the back of the car infront.
The damage to both cars was very minor with a few small scratches on the front bumper of my car and the same to the rear of the other car.( A scuff approximately 6cm long) After speaking to the owner of the car that my car hit we agreed to settle privately.
She has given me a quote for over £700 which include a replacement bumper and side skirt. I find this to be ridiculous as the damage to the vehicle doesn't call for a replacement bumper etc. When I suggested that she gets another quote or I try to arrange a quote for her she refuses and says that that's the garage she wants to use! (Just Car Clinic)
I don't want to go through my insurer, as a young driver (22) my insurance is likely to go up to over £3000.
is this woman being unreasonable and do I have any other option other than to just pay the quote she has provided me with?
Thank you
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Your other option is to let your insurer deal with it.
If it was the other way round, would you let the other person dictate to you where you got your car fixed? She is being reasonable by giving you the opportunity to settle it privately.All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.0 -
You either come to an agreement that you're both happy with, or you let your insurers deal with it. If you're determined not to involve your insurer at all costs then that puts you at a disadvantage as you pretty much have to pay what she wants. If you say "that's my final offer - if you don't like it speak to my insurer" then you take the risk that she will speak to your insurer.
As far as the reasonableness of her stance goes, as the not at fault party she has the right to have her car repaired to a high standard at a garage of her choice. She doesn't have to go shopping around for quotes and pick the cheapest one - that's an urban myth. So long as the repair costs she incurs are not wildly unreasonable she has the right to have them reimbursed. That's how it will work if she goes through your insurer at any rate.0 -
To be frank, it doesn't matter what you think / want.
Your car caused damage, if you don't like the quote then go through insurance.
The other party holds all the cards in this one!0 -
Bumpers can absorb a bump and pop back out again - looking pretty much undamaged.
I nudged my mirror against a pillar last year. It cost £600 + paint!!!
As others have said, you have two choices. Pay up or let the insurance handle it. By even giving you the choice, she's doing you a favour.0 -
someone bumped into me while my car was parked, it cost them 1.3k to fix. Bear in mind also new cars now a days have expensive tech e.t.c in bumpers for example
I would personally go through the insurance, you need to tell them anyways as per your T+C. Also you have no comeback if they get 700+ from you and then they claim from the their insurance and your in a worse position.
As cars go, was your car an old banger?"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0
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