In a bit of a pickle.

the third eye

Don Juan
Joined
May 19, 2011
Messages
80
Reaction score
2
I could really use some advice on this. So there's this girl that thinks that I owe her money to repair her car for damages to it that she alleges are my fault. At the time of the event, she did not want to call the police, nor exchange insurance info or even contact any insurance companies. Does anybody have some insight on this?
 

dasein

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 9, 2013
Messages
1,116
Reaction score
211
This will be a matter of applicable laws in you jurisdiction first and foremost, but as a general principle, people who leave the scene of a minor accident with no injuries without any agreements in place as to paying for various repairs are left to their own devices and their own insurance.

Turning to ethical obligations, did you admit fault or agree to pay? If not, forget she's a woman and do what any reasonable person would do to a man in this situation, tell them to shove it and pay for their own repairs.
 

Bible_Belt

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jul 27, 2005
Messages
17,062
Reaction score
5,694
Age
48
Location
midwestern cow field 40
The burden of proof is on her. That's the point of the police report - it establishes fault. Maybe she had other reasons for not wanting to call the police - like worrying there might be a warrant out for her arrest. At a minimum, it sounds like she wants money from you without her insurance company knowing she was in a wreck, which I'm sure is at least a violation of her insurance policy and possibly even fraud.
 

Man on Fire

Don Juan
Joined
Nov 26, 2013
Messages
38
Reaction score
2
Location
#1 Country in the World
the third eye said:
At the time of the event, she did not want to call the police, nor exchange insurance info or even contact any insurance companies.
She didn't have car insurance.

You should always call the police after an accident so they can create a report and verify insurance cards... because some people even carry fake or expired cards. It is illegal to withhold your car insurance info from the other driver if requested. She has nothing on you. Tell her next time she should have car insurance and p1ss off.
 

the third eye

Don Juan
Joined
May 19, 2011
Messages
80
Reaction score
2
Man on Fire said:
Maybe she didn't have car insurance at the time. How is she contacting you? Phone? Email? Does she know your name? It sounds like you do not owe her anything, it is just a matter of teller her to p1ss off.
She lives a few apartments down from me so I am a little worried that if I tell her to shove it she may try to **** with my car. She has been contacting me by phone and email. I've been ignoring her for the most part, but I'm definitely going to tell her to fvck off. I just wanted to make sure that wasn't stupid to do. Now I just need to think of something to say to her so she just doesn't even try to pester me for money. I think I'll just tell her I'm not responsible for the damages and like Bible Belt said she was the one that didn't want to call the police or insurance companies, not me, so she can shove that estimate right up her ass.
 

Man on Fire

Don Juan
Joined
Nov 26, 2013
Messages
38
Reaction score
2
Location
#1 Country in the World
That sucks she lives so close but I would put money on her not having car insurance at the time. Press her on why she didn't want to exchange insurance info or call the police to the scene(because they would have found out she wasn't insured).

Tons of info on the web about what you should do after an accident and what to do if the other driver won't show their insurance. I spent the last twenty minutes reading up on some of it. You should too.
 
Top