Ok I need your help. What would you do.
My neighbors from across the street park their car on the street ALL THE TIME. They have extra space on their drive way but never park on it. It is always a mission trying to get our cars out of our driveway when their huge SUV with a trailer attached to the back is parked right in the way. We have let this go on for 2 years and never once complained. Last night my boyfriend and I were leaving to go out to dinner and he didn’t see the black Toyota that was parked in the street, and SURPRISE, he hit it. There was a small dent on their car and scratches on ours. Our neighbors called the cops (I assume they thought it was completely our fault by the way they were so quick to act) and long story short the cop showed up and after analyzing the situation told us we were not at fault because in the city we live it is illegal to park your car in the middle of the street. The owner of the illegally parked car still came up to us after the police officer told us we could leave and asked if she should get our insurance info from the police report, (which I assume it is for the purpose of trying to get our insurance to pay for it).
My question is: My boyfriend feels bad, and bless his soul, wants to send the girl a check for $100. I was advised he shouldn’t do this because if he does it would mean he is kind of taking the fault and our insurance policy might even drop us or raise their rates. What do you think? Would you send them cash? Or just let it go and let their insurance pay for it? THANKS!
2007-01-08
03:38:00
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Yamz
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