A couple of weeks ago my fiancé was rear ended in a very minor traffic accident at about 6 PM on the "beltline" which is the convergence of several highways here in Madison WI. It was in her 2016 Accord which we had just bought 8 months ago.
It had snowed earlier in the day and conditions were slick and it was about 0 degrees out. Her and the woman who hit her exchanged names and phone numbers and took a few pictures of the cars but since the conditions were bad, the damage was very minor and they were holding up traffic so they went their separate ways. And yes I told my fiancé that was not the smartest move to leave but it's over and done with.
I exchanged a series of Facebook messages with the woman who rear ended my fiancé since her phone was temporarily shut off (not a good sign) and she asked that insurance not be involved if possible and I said I would get several quotes and get back to her
I got a couple quotes for to fix the bumper and replace the damaged trim piece. If the entire bumper is resprayed the quote was about $900. If it was just touched up the quote was $200.
I contacted the woman again and said we'd be fine with $200 to get it touched up. Of course this woman has stopped responded via phone or Facebook now.
I'm not going to let this one slide as we were trying to be as accommodating as possible and now she is being a dirtbag and not responding.
I know her name, phone number, address and insurance company (which happens to be our insurance company as well) What is the best course of action to get the car fixed?
Should I file an accident report with the police? Should I call the insurance company? Should I file a claim in small claims court for the amount of the higher quote?
Thanks in advance
It had snowed earlier in the day and conditions were slick and it was about 0 degrees out. Her and the woman who hit her exchanged names and phone numbers and took a few pictures of the cars but since the conditions were bad, the damage was very minor and they were holding up traffic so they went their separate ways. And yes I told my fiancé that was not the smartest move to leave but it's over and done with.
I exchanged a series of Facebook messages with the woman who rear ended my fiancé since her phone was temporarily shut off (not a good sign) and she asked that insurance not be involved if possible and I said I would get several quotes and get back to her
I got a couple quotes for to fix the bumper and replace the damaged trim piece. If the entire bumper is resprayed the quote was about $900. If it was just touched up the quote was $200.
I contacted the woman again and said we'd be fine with $200 to get it touched up. Of course this woman has stopped responded via phone or Facebook now.
I'm not going to let this one slide as we were trying to be as accommodating as possible and now she is being a dirtbag and not responding.
I know her name, phone number, address and insurance company (which happens to be our insurance company as well) What is the best course of action to get the car fixed?
Should I file an accident report with the police? Should I call the insurance company? Should I file a claim in small claims court for the amount of the higher quote?
Thanks in advance
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