Can a tow truck driver be sued for damages of a vehicle?
Can a tow truck driver be sued for damages of a vehicle?You would not sue the driver personally. Tow truck operators will normally be insured against such damage. In case of minor damage however, the operating company may offer to pay for, or even repair the damage, which is often much simpler than to proceed with an insurance claim.You need to bear in mind that the tow truck driver will meticulously photograph the vehicle all around, before even touching it. This is to ensure that you don’t make any false claims.
What can I do If someone scratched my car?
I was at Walmart when me and another lady went to our car at the same time. She opened her door and the wind was soo strong that her door hit and scratched my car. I only thing that i could think or do at the time was to get my 4 yr old sister out of the cold and into the car. Next thing I know that person just left. I was able to get her licence plate what do I do now? I am only 18 and it was my parents car.
Car accident. No information exchanged. Can I still be liable?
I was in a minor car accident. There was some scratches on my car, his car had more damaged. I was going out of a parking lot into traffic and he was going in. I wasn't really too mad cause I only had some scratches, his car seem to have more damaged. At first, I asked if he wanted to exchange information cause i have full coverage insurance, the guy said no. He went back into his car and discussed it with his wife/girlfriend and went back outside and ask for my personal information. I told him that if he wanted my information then i would get a police report first. I was about to call the police and he told me never mind and that it was okay. He got back into his car and drove off. We exchange no insurance information, no personal information, he doesn't know my name or phone number. He was talking to his wife/or girlfriend in Spanish and I couldn't understand, but I was thinking maybe he didn't want information or police involve because he didn't have a driver license or insurance. Legally it would have been my fault because he was still in the traffic lane and I was pulling out of the parking lot. My question is, can he still somehow track me down and blame me for this? I was reading about people filing for hit and run, it made me afraid that maybe he got my license number and call the police and said i did a hit and run. Should I take any action right now?
Minor car accident, other driver has no insurance?
I was hit from behind at a red light, waiting to make a right on red. There was no damage to their car, minor damage to mine.. scuffs, scratches, two small cracks, and my license plate frame is broken. Police were not called since it was so minor. They gave me their insurance info, I have their names, numbers, and address, make and model of the car. I called their insurance company to file a claim and they havent had insurance for a couple years. The adjuster at that company got ahold of the owner of the car, they currently have no insurance. What do I do next? I called my police dept, they said i can come up and fill out a report. Or do i try and work with these people and have them pay out of pocket like they said they would. Or do I just forget about it. Im just a little confused on what i should do since the damage is very minor, but the fact is that they gave me false insurance info and they hit me! What would you do? If I get in an accident again i will be calling the police!
Are towing services responsible for damages they cause while towing your car?
The main reason the question of who should pay continues to come up is due to the fact that most towing companies don’t have a written policy in place that spells out exactly who pays what, when damages occur.Not having a written policy in place is a problem for more than a few reasons.First, when you don’t have a set policy for dealing with damages, you must then rely on your own judgement.Of course it’s your business and I’m not suggesting there’s anything wrong with your judgement. You probably have a good idea for who is careful and who’s not.But imposing unwritten rules can be risky. Because when you rely, only, on your judgement and choose to impose unwritten rules on the fly, based on what you’re feeling that day, this might be considered arbitrary punishment. And if a disgruntled driver feels like you’ve singled him out, this could be considered discrimination, and you could be setting yourself up for a suit.On the other hand if it’s written-out and made clear to everyone that this policy applies to all equally, there’s no ambiguity.Besides the obvious benefit of shielding yourself from being sued, having a damages policy in place does something else. It sets expectations. And, as I’ve discussed in a previous article, when you expect more out of people, you usually get more. When drivers know that you expect them to care for company property and understand that there are real-life consequences for not doing so, they will come up to the task.And lastly—It’s good for business. Disregard for company property can lead to mal-treatment of a customer’s property. And nothing can harm your business more than the negative “press” you get when you damage someone’s car. Having a damages policy that includes a progressive discipline policy can help to not only deter damages but weed out offenders before the problem becomes exacerbated.So who should pay? It’s up to you.
Parking lot accident, I backed up, the other driver hit me but was driving the wrong way, who is at fault?
From the way you describe the damage, it sounds like the impact was between the rear bumper of your car and the side of her car. I think you are at fault. If you backed out and didn't see her and she hit YOU she might have been at fault, or maybe you'd share the fault. But you hit HER. I can tell this because your car was moving backwards and you hit the other car with the leading edge of your car, but she was not driving sideways and so she was not moving towards your car. The poster who said that accidents on private property don't involve the law or your insurance is confused. It's more correct to say that driving instructions / signs in parking lots are not legally enforceable. So when you see a stop sign or a one-way sign, it doesn't mean anything legally. But even if you hit a tree in your own back yard, your insurance can and possibly should be involved. And there are some laws that do pertain, for instance, if either of you had left the scene it wouldn't have mattered if the accident was on private property.