sheepingly
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California.
A while ago my father needed to rent a UHaul becuase my parents were moving. Because they are on limited income and retired and couldn't afford the Uhaul I agreed to pay for it. At the time of the rental, Uhaul had me sign the documents becuase it was going to be paid under my atm card...although they noted on the paperwork that he was going to be the driver.
I also purchased the SafeMove insurance protection when I rented the Uhaul.
Long story short my dad got into an accident with a car and hit a gate as well. He damaged a Mercedes tail light and there was a big scratch underneath the tail light [caused no damage to the Uhaul]. But he ended up hitting a metal gate which broke off the Uhaul's driver's side mirror and bent the the door partially off the hinge.
The owner of the mercedes was very hostile and aggressive...long story short my dad isn't insured under a personal vehicle (he doesn't own a car) and at the time of the accident my personal car wasn't covered by an insurance (i was in the middle of switching carrier's and had put it on hold to focus on the move for a couple of days). The owner of the mercedes know that he was driving but I rented the vehicle. They also know my dad is not insured. (I don't know if they were talking about Uhaul's insurance or my dad's personal one). They also took both of our driver's license info and contact info.
Since they were hostile and aggressive I don't know what they will do or what they can do. My coworker said if they dont want their personal insurance to cover damages (because of the rate increase if they do so) that they can sue either him , me, or both of us civilly. I need someone to answer this. What can they do?
P.S. becuase I purchased Safe Move. The damage to the truck from hitting a gate was covered so I don't have to pay those costs.
A while ago my father needed to rent a UHaul becuase my parents were moving. Because they are on limited income and retired and couldn't afford the Uhaul I agreed to pay for it. At the time of the rental, Uhaul had me sign the documents becuase it was going to be paid under my atm card...although they noted on the paperwork that he was going to be the driver.
I also purchased the SafeMove insurance protection when I rented the Uhaul.
Long story short my dad got into an accident with a car and hit a gate as well. He damaged a Mercedes tail light and there was a big scratch underneath the tail light [caused no damage to the Uhaul]. But he ended up hitting a metal gate which broke off the Uhaul's driver's side mirror and bent the the door partially off the hinge.
The owner of the mercedes was very hostile and aggressive...long story short my dad isn't insured under a personal vehicle (he doesn't own a car) and at the time of the accident my personal car wasn't covered by an insurance (i was in the middle of switching carrier's and had put it on hold to focus on the move for a couple of days). The owner of the mercedes know that he was driving but I rented the vehicle. They also know my dad is not insured. (I don't know if they were talking about Uhaul's insurance or my dad's personal one). They also took both of our driver's license info and contact info.
Since they were hostile and aggressive I don't know what they will do or what they can do. My coworker said if they dont want their personal insurance to cover damages (because of the rate increase if they do so) that they can sue either him , me, or both of us civilly. I need someone to answer this. What can they do?
P.S. becuase I purchased Safe Move. The damage to the truck from hitting a gate was covered so I don't have to pay those costs.
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