I'm in California. I had an accident where I was trying to go straight through a 2 way stop sign. This happened about 3-4 weeks ago now. The other non-stop intersecting street was backed-up on a red light. I tried to inch forward to look for on coming cars, out of no where this car kept driving straight through the street even though i was stopped, sticking out slightly into their lanes. Driver eventually hits me. Most damage was to my car while their car only sustained very minor scuffs and scratches to just small portion of their front bumper. The front plastic decal also chipped a little bit. They suggested to settle it outside of insurance since the driver did not have much damage. The driver was driver the sister's car.
The sister calls me to tell me that she wants to go to a small local shop to get an estimate of the damages. She told me the name of the shop, and curious that i am, i called to see how much it cost to repaint the bumper. They said it would be $250 if it was the entire front bumper. So during the last 3-4 weeks, the sister calls me to tell me that she plans to take the car into the shop "this week" to get the estimate. Still to date, she still has not gotten the estimate. I'm just sitting here waiting for her to call back with the estimate. I'm actually kind of nervous because i don't know what has happened since 3-4 wks ago. Her car could have more damages. I did take pictures, but i hope it doesn't come to that. What should I do? I'm just in the no man's land right now waiting and she has full control of the situation. Not sure what to do.
The sister calls me to tell me that she wants to go to a small local shop to get an estimate of the damages. She told me the name of the shop, and curious that i am, i called to see how much it cost to repaint the bumper. They said it would be $250 if it was the entire front bumper. So during the last 3-4 weeks, the sister calls me to tell me that she plans to take the car into the shop "this week" to get the estimate. Still to date, she still has not gotten the estimate. I'm just sitting here waiting for her to call back with the estimate. I'm actually kind of nervous because i don't know what has happened since 3-4 wks ago. Her car could have more damages. I did take pictures, but i hope it doesn't come to that. What should I do? I'm just in the no man's land right now waiting and she has full control of the situation. Not sure what to do.
