accident on private property, do I have to render insur info? Do i have the right to advise other party of where to have car repaired?
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accident on private property, do I have to render insur info? Do i have the right to advise other party of where to have car repaired?
police not called, both parties agreed to settle w/out insur company being contactd but now other party file claim w/their insurance and their requesting my insurance info. What can i do if I prefer to not go thru my insurance and have car fixed thru other means. do i have to provide my insurance information? Do i have the right to refuse? or rather do I have the right to advise other party of where I prefer their car to be fixed?
Asked on May 15, 2009 under Accident Law, Georgia
Answers:
L.M., Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
You must turn over your insurance information to the other party, but you can try to persuade them not to go through the insurance company if you are willing to pay for their damages out of your own pocket. You cannot force them to have their car fixed at any particular shop. You can ask them to get an estimate for repairs there, along with whatever other shops they wish to get estimates from, but they do not have to do that. If you don't want to go through insurance, you are not going to be calling the shots. Once they submit two or three estimates to you, pick the most reasonable and get the car fixed. Note that you may be responsible for paying for a rental car for them while their car is in the shop, and that can add up. Are you sure you don't want to go through your insurance?
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