What to due about a car accident with a rental car?
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What to due about a car accident with a rental car?
A vehicle being driven by a Mexican national and owned by a car rental company collided with my vehicle and then fled the scene of the accident. The license plate from the rental vehicle was embedded in the side of my vehicle so there is no dispute about fault. The rental was rented using a corporate credit card. I have sought recovery of diminution of value losses, as well as costs due to loss of use of my vehicle from the rental company. So far they have denied my claims. What are my options?
Asked on February 12, 2012 under Accident Law, Nevada
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The way for you to find the responsible party for the accident that you were in involving a rental car is for you to contact the rental car company and ascertain who the car was rented to at the time of the accident and the employer of the individual.
If you had a policy of insurance for your vehicle in place at the time of the accident you are writing about, I would simply turn the entire claim over to your insurance carrier to get the information about the person who was driving the other car and his or her employer.
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