Dumb Cabbies

[TRE-DEUCE]

hey all !

my car was parked on the street and a cabbie reversed into my car!

my problem is that i just got my car and i havent buy any insurance yet.

would i still be able to claim the damage ?

[hamiltonau]

you poor bastard. how much damage?

have to chase the driver/owner and force him to claim or its civil courts for you. been there done that, no fun.

now have insurance

[TRE-DEUCE]

well i got his rego number ! im just worried that i dont have insurance maybe i cant get that claim!

[Jake91]

His insurance will pay for it bro

[Silvia GTR]

Please tell me you are not serious

[TRE-DEUCE]

alrite thx mate!

[GTR-N1]

well i got his rego number ! im just worried that i dont have insurance maybe i cant get that claim!

Following on from Patrick's advice...

If the driver hit your car and drove off without leaving you details, you should take that rego number to the police, describe what happened and especially emphasise that he drove off from the scene of an accident.

You will then get an Event Number. If police can'r or won't chase him down, then get a traffic lawyer and give him/her the Event Number. There's a thread in SAU.NSW with a list of traffic lawyers.

How bad is the damage?

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

Going by your other thread.. Even if you had your insurance (third party) you wouldnt be able to make a claim if someone else hit you..

EDIT: to clarify.. I mean on your insurance.. Not theirs

Edited March 22, 2011 by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

[TRE-DEUCE]

Going by your other thread.. Even if you had your insurance (third party) you wouldnt be able to make a claim if someone else hit you..

EDIT: to clarify.. I mean on your insurance.. Not theirs

so you you mean that i cant make a claim untill i buy my insurace?

[TRE-DEUCE]

Following on from Patrick's advice...

If the driver hit your car and drove off without leaving you details, you should take that rego number to the police, describe what happened and especially emphasise that he drove off from the scene of an accident.

You will then get an Event Number. If police can'r or won't chase him down, then get a traffic lawyer and give him/her the Event Number. There's a thread in SAU.NSW with a list of traffic lawyers.

How bad is the damage?

hey ! thank for the advice man! appreciated!~!!!!

damage not bad just a dent like 15cm long and 5cm wide!

cheers

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

so you you mean that i cant make a claim untill i buy my insurace?

No. not at all.. But you said in your other thread that you are getting third party insurance yes? Well third party covers a vehicle you hit.. It doesnt usually cover your car if you are hit by someone else.. YOUR insurance company will not fix, pay for, then chase the person who hit you on third party..

So what i'm getting at is if someone else hit you then it's up to them to fix it.. If you want assurance i recommend comprehensive insurance. Then your insurance company will help you out in these circumstances.. If you don't wish to pay the price of comprehensive then tough titties when this does happen, hope they have insurance and is going to play ball..

[TRE-DEUCE]

hrmm! ook! so i should buy my thrid party than go claim it is that what you saying Gimps-R34?

[Birds]

hrmm! ook! so i should buy my thrid party than go claim it is that what you saying Gimps-R34?

You're kidding, right? Tell me you're trolling.

Darwin = barrel rolls in his grave.

[Nee-san]

Lol, I actually got frustrated by this thread, just the questions asked themselves are f**king staggering.

[jawrgy]

hehe ill bite.

YOUR third party, meaning the insurance you have = fix other cars if you are at fault. NOT YOURS (compulsory every1 must have or its illegal to drive said car)

Comprehensive will fix both cars = higher premium but peace of mind.

If a car hits you their insurance pays you to get your car fixed. If the person who hits you is gay and doesnt want to pay follow what some people up top said about reporting it to police etc etc

[BeastVS]

Don't parents teach anything these days ?

[warps]

Kellogg's are running a promotion at the moment - every 1000th box of Coco Pops has a full comprehensive insurance policy in it for whatever vehicle you nominate..

I suggest you go out and keep buying boxes of Coco pops until you find that elusive insurance policy. Now here is the important bit - you must take out the policy on the OTHER car, but name yourself as the beneficiary. This way you can claim any damage to your car that this taxi has caused. If anyone else ever hits your car, then you have to go through the same procedure, and nominate the other car on the policy.

Rinse and repeat

HTH

[hamiltonau]

good advice warps, i had no idea about the coco pops thing either.

on to my 14th packet and im starting to feel a little sick and bloated...do we have to eat them too? will they know if we just buy them and throw away the chocolatey goodness?

oh god and i used to like this stuff. im going to throw up.

[Galois]

is it just-like-a-chocolate-milkshake-only-crunchy coming back up too?

+1 troll

[warps]

on to my 14th packet and im starting to feel a little sick and bloated...do we have to eat them too? will they know if we just buy them and throw away the chocolatey goodness?

They know. I don't know how they know, but they know.

Sorry

is it just-like-a-chocolate-milkshake-only-crunchy coming back up too?

Yes, only slightly warmer, and maybe not so crunchy - except for the diced carrot which it now contains. That's always crunchy.