What is the name of your state? Michigan
Yesterday afternoon while driving home I nicked a car that was parked past the yield sign on a side street when making a right turn. The car isn't dented or anything but there is a scratch under the driver side headlight. Now, I was trying to be the responsible party and left a note with my name and number on the windshield, I also took 3 pictures of the scratch and 4 pictures of exactly where this car was parked from 4 different angles showing that this person was in fact parked beyond the yield sign. The driver contacted me later in the day basically wanting my information to file a claim with her insurance company. The car I was driving isn't mine and I don't really think it's insured. I don't mind paying this lady's deductible if the accident is totally my fault, but is it since she was illegally parked? I honestly think that she'll come out way cheaper by just taking it to a body shop and letting my pay them instead of the insurance company seeing as how I've seen this type of damage before and I can just about estimate the cost. It would be cheaper going that route.
Yesterday afternoon while driving home I nicked a car that was parked past the yield sign on a side street when making a right turn. The car isn't dented or anything but there is a scratch under the driver side headlight. Now, I was trying to be the responsible party and left a note with my name and number on the windshield, I also took 3 pictures of the scratch and 4 pictures of exactly where this car was parked from 4 different angles showing that this person was in fact parked beyond the yield sign. The driver contacted me later in the day basically wanting my information to file a claim with her insurance company. The car I was driving isn't mine and I don't really think it's insured. I don't mind paying this lady's deductible if the accident is totally my fault, but is it since she was illegally parked? I honestly think that she'll come out way cheaper by just taking it to a body shop and letting my pay them instead of the insurance company seeing as how I've seen this type of damage before and I can just about estimate the cost. It would be cheaper going that route.