spdztr
Jul 15th, 2008, 08:06 AM
Guys,
I got into a minor accident this morning with a kid who was making a left into a plaza and didn't see me coming from the opposite direction, after I had just turned on to the street. I had my foot on my brake as soon as I turned anticipating that he may turn, but he hesitated, I let go of the brake, and then he turned anyway. I tried to swerve away, so it was my front right that wound up hitting the right side of his vehicle, in an almost t-bone way, but because of the angles of the car, luckily it wasn't a direct t-bone.
Anyway, we were both getting to work, and exchanged information, and agreed to not go through insurance.
What can I do to protect myself from this guy not paying? Should I still go to a collision reporting centre? I think he's at fault 100% since he was making the left and I was going straight.
The damage seems like it would cost ~$500-$1000 to fix.
I got into a minor accident this morning with a kid who was making a left into a plaza and didn't see me coming from the opposite direction, after I had just turned on to the street. I had my foot on my brake as soon as I turned anticipating that he may turn, but he hesitated, I let go of the brake, and then he turned anyway. I tried to swerve away, so it was my front right that wound up hitting the right side of his vehicle, in an almost t-bone way, but because of the angles of the car, luckily it wasn't a direct t-bone.
Anyway, we were both getting to work, and exchanged information, and agreed to not go through insurance.
What can I do to protect myself from this guy not paying? Should I still go to a collision reporting centre? I think he's at fault 100% since he was making the left and I was going straight.
The damage seems like it would cost ~$500-$1000 to fix.