My insurance is State Farm. In 14 years of driving I've never before had to file a claim and I'm wondering how it works. What if you wait too long?
2007-01-09 07:58:42 · 12 answers · asked by Jess 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
As far as I know, I didn't actually kill the deer.
This happened several weeks ago and the damage was surprisingly minimal (therefor I did not report it), however since then the car has been making some strange noises, particularly when braking, I'm going to have it looked at tomorrow. I don't expect insurance to cover it anyway, my deductible is $500, and I don't think there is anywhere near that much damage (then again, I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination.) My mother says I should call and file a claim first, which I suppose makes sense, but have I waited too long? I did just read that collision doesn't cover deer accidents, but comprehensive (i think it was) does. I'm trying to find my insurance info (I just had it the other day, then I did a major cleaning and organizing, so of course now I can't find it.) It would probably answer my question and I can also see what exactly the coverage I have is.
2007-01-09 08:58:16 · update #1
1 to 4 hours
2007-01-09 08:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitting a Deer is unavoidable and not the drivers fault. the owner could desire to have carried extra suited coverage. S%$T takes place, If the owner is attempting to get the motive force to pay then they're being a jerk, it could have befell purely an identical in spite of who replaced into at the back of the wheel. Thats like telling the motive force he has to pay for damages if the bridge your on collapses, it has no longer something to do with the drivers potential and neither does hitting a deer. anybody who has hit a deer knows this, in case you havent hit a deer then shutup you dont understand what your speaking approximately.
2016-12-16 05:32:44 · answer #2 · answered by nave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sooner the better, but I just read today that unless you have comprehensive insurance coverage, deer hits are not covered, especially in the big deer states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. Good luck.
2007-01-09 08:17:55 · answer #3 · answered by gary t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should report it right away. You may need a police report to back up your claim. Deer accidents are as common as breathing where I live. People will sometimes try to blame other damages (drunk driving...) on a deer accident. Your insurance may want additional information so contact the police and let them know when and where it happened etc
2007-01-09 08:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by his temptress 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call your agent then file as soon as you have the police report. Waiting too long just puts off getting it fixed.
2007-01-09 08:05:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would have to wait somewhere from 12-24 hours
2007-01-09 08:05:50 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until after you've served it for dinner.
2007-01-09 08:02:36 · answer #7 · answered by Geico Caveman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if it done damage report withing 24hrs or sooner if not dont worry about it
2007-01-09 08:02:35 · answer #8 · answered by glock310 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats up to you, since you are the only one that knows when you hit it.
2007-01-09 11:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by brian l 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you better clean it & get in the freezer first
2007-01-09 08:04:35 · answer #10 · answered by lkrhtr70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋