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By annoyed - 24/09/2017 01:30

Today, I received an email from my insurance company about a claim that happened over a month ago when I hit someone from behind. I was very apologetic and stated it was my fault, and now they're trying to claim replacement vehicle costs. I was going under 10mph and their car only had a scratch. FML
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ohsnapword 21

This is what insurance is for. Let them fight it out.

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Seeya55 31

If their car was totaled, there should be a police report. Claiming for a car accident a month down the line is something your insurance company needs to deal with, as insurance companies need to be called right away. Prove you were somewhere else during the time they stated their car was 'totaled' as they do need to give a date and time. If they state the original date of the accident, your insurance company needs to again, deal with it as it was not reported in a timely manner.

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ohsnapword 21

This is what insurance is for. Let them fight it out.

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jbuckets_404 38

First half of comment: good advice; second half: not so good (not everyone's as smart as you. :-)

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Seeya55 31

Some states, even if it isn't your fault, if you're behind the vehicle and they back up into you, the one behind still gets blamed. Get dash cams people! It's probably the only way to exonerate yourself. No shame either in calling the police after an accident. The police report protects your butt from even fender benders.

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ARISKomuniszt 24

So, purely theoretically, I could go to those states and play 'reversing only' bumper cars?

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Seeya55 31

If their car was totaled, there should be a police report. Claiming for a car accident a month down the line is something your insurance company needs to deal with, as insurance companies need to be called right away. Prove you were somewhere else during the time they stated their car was 'totaled' as they do need to give a date and time. If they state the original date of the accident, your insurance company needs to again, deal with it as it was not reported in a timely manner.

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samomaha 17

Give your insurance company any info you can, anything at all. What the other people are doing is called insurance fraud. They will be in a heap o' trouble.

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Lobby_Bee 17

Just show your insurance company a photo of your car and it should do. They'll have a hard time explaining how your car managed to totaled theirs with just a scratch on your bumper.

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mindy12182 17

this is why you always take pictures of the damage when you exchange information so they can't claim that it's worse than it was

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marina1996 5

I mean, modern cars have tons of sensors in every part of the car. i knicked someones back bumper so soft it didnt even dent when i was younger. 800 bucks later they got their bumper replaced. its not unommon, my only advice is to never admit it was your fault. let insurance decide that

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ARISKomuniszt 24

But their car was obviously so emotionally damaged....

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Lisa Alexandria 10

Don't worry the insurance computer won't allow that.

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