Sup fellas,

So my car got hit friday night. It was parked next to the curb when I woke up to a note and a big dent on the door/rear side panel. He left his name and contact info, but when I tried calling him yesterday and just now, it goes to voicemail. In the event that he keeps avoiding me, what should I do next? I haven't called my insurance yet, as I am not sure if he wants to settle this outside. Thanks

 

Contact the police.

 

Research the phone number and pay him a visit.

 

lol that is so contradicting. why would he leave his info if hes planning on avoiding you. hope he answers id be pissed off

 

Call the police and give them the name/contact info.

 

At least the guy left his number, just contact your insurance and file a claim. I wouldn't wait too long.

 

Go through insurance, been there done that with people wanting to settle it outside if it, less headache too.

 

so am I basically treating this like a hit and run since I don't know his insurance information and he's not responding?

 

Most likley gave your a faux number because somebody watched him hit you and wanted to make sure he left his info.

 

damn i'd be pissed. could have been worse though. +1 on just going ahead and calling the police.

 

file the claim so you can get that fixed!

 

If it were me I'd say f*ck it. Thats why I have insurance...to take care of things like this.

 

damn that sucks bro just claim it on your insurance then find the dude and whoop his a$$!

 

-1 on tracking the guy down. Whoever hit you probably left the contact info of someone they dislike.

 

I have a question. If I file a claim with my insurance, will the premium go up more than if I had made an agreement with the guy who hit my car and his insurance takes care of my car?

 

Call the police and your insurance, just so your @ss is covered. This wasn't a moving violation and no fault of yours, so your rates shouldn't be increased. That's several $K worth of damage, so I'd guess the chances of this person (if even real) paying the full cost would be very small, at best. But, if he's real, your insurance company will go after him, so his insurance will end up footing the bill. Don't wait any longer.

 

I'd call the police if the number is no good or they don't call back within 24 hours.

I would have immediately called my agent.

My company (Allstate) treats hit & run incidents as a no fault accident. They look for the other person and I get my deductible back if they recoup the money when this happened to my daughter (still no refund).

Sorry this happened, good luck.

 

So I found out who hit my car, or actually why he wasn't answering my calls. I went around the neighborhood asking if they knew who had hit my car, and it was my neighbor's friend who left to the east coast, which was why he wasn't answering his home phone. Ive already filed a claim with my insurance and was planning on getting a quote, paying the deductible, and having my insurance spot the bill. Can i still have his insurance pay at this point??

 

Don't worry about it. Your insurance company will do whatever they can to recover their money from the other guy.

 

so like e30cabrio stated, if they can get their money back from his insurance, they will repay me my deductible right?