I was making a left turn and I was hit by a car which caused me to hit another car. I was given a ticket. Do I report this to my insurence?
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I was making a left turn and I was hit by a car which caused me to hit another car. I was given a ticket. Do I report this to my insurence?
It was my mom’s car. It was a failure to yield right of way ticket.
Asked on June 29, 2009 under Accident Law, Indiana
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Always report every accident, absolutely every one where someone gets a ticket, to your insurance company, in writing, as soon as possible. If you have insurance on your own car, but you were borrowing your mom's car and she has a separate policy from yours, you should report it to both companies (or under both policies, if they are from the same company).
I'm not an Indiana attorney, and car insurance rules differ from one state to another. But I would be very surprised to see any car insurance policy, anywhere, that did not require a "timely" report of any and all accidents, as a requirement before the company would have to provide coverage for it. This is necessary so the insurance company can do its own investigation. If you don't report the accident, that can make the investigation difficult if it has to be started months later, and you could lose the benefit of having the insurance in the first place -- a very big, and potentially very expensive, mistake.
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