Long story short me and my car got hit by a bus and the guy took off. I'm fine, but the car is damaged. I need to pay for most of the repairs because of insurance issues. I can afford it, but it's still expensive. I'm starting to have self-doubt, this is my first car accident 😭

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      • 7bicycles [he/him]
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        5 months ago

        I'm confused, the car insurance is for if you hit something or someone else to pay them, surely? Why's it gotta have anything to do with how much your car costs?

        • comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml
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          5 months ago

          I'm reflecting on how much value has been extracted from me. If I had been able to keep the yearly insurance payments, I could have bought the car all over again.

    • Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml
      hexagon
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      5 months ago

      No. Because no one was hurt, the insurance company said i can call a non-emergency number and nobody answer that number. I didn't see a license plate too

      • Hestia [comrade/them, she/her]
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        5 months ago

        Make sure you call the cops, because it provides further evidence that it did happen, and your insurance is less likely to be able to worm their way out of doing their fucking job.

        • Tankeke@lemmygrad.ml
          hexagon
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          5 months ago

          Because I bought the cheapest insurance that would only pay for the damage I caused to the others. Even I call the cops they still not pay me anything

    • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 months ago

      Because you’re supposed to get the other persons insurance and your insurance goes after them.

      If there’s no one to charge, then how can the insurance trust you? What if you damaged the car yourself somehow and are trying to pass it off as car damage?

      They will do anything not to pay. There is also a reason why “Hit and Run” is a felony.