Question on Car accidents?

Even if insurance is involved, all insurance company can do is provide a list of recommended body shops and the vehicle owner has the option to use the shop insurance company recommends or they can bring it to a shop of their own choice.

If you're trying to avoid claiming through insurance, best you can do is ask the person to get at least 1 other estimate besides dealership to make sure dealership's price is fair. But honestly, you're at the mercy of the person you hit unless you let insurance handle it (which will cause your insurance to tag you with an at-fault accident and cause your rate to go up).

Insurance companies can send you to a shop for an estimate, but can not dictate where you take the car for repairs.

Paying the shop to write their estimates is no different than paying an independent appraiser to write the estimates.

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you hit a parked car even if it is parked illegally and even if it is parked like a jackass you are at fault.

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Absolutely because you hit a parked car.

And yes the person you hit will absolutely want a rental car, so factor that in if you want to pay out of pocket. Don’t forget diminished value, because the owner will surely claim the 1997 Honda Civic you hit will lose value because of the accident.

I’m not a lawyer. But I hit a parked car or two. Could to know people can’t get shite out of me next time it happens.

Thanks other kosmo