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Old 01-09-2020, 05:43 AM
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Get the quotes and present them to the driver of the vehicle with a request for payment. Let him decide if he wants to involve his insurance company. If no payment sue in small claims if the amount can be covered there.
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My neighbors teenage son did major damage to his F33 Bonanza with his car. His car insurance did not want to cover that large amount.
He hit the airplane in his dads hanger. The dad had lots of trouble getting it payed. Dads car, dads airplane, dads “kids” car, dads hanger, dads paying for insurance on everything.
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Old 01-09-2020, 07:49 AM
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Go after the driver and file suit. It?s their responsibility. Let them deal with the insurance company(issues).
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Old 01-09-2020, 08:19 AM
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Get the quotes and present them to the driver of the vehicle with a request for payment. Let him decide if he wants to involve his insurance company. If no payment sue in small claims if the amount can be covered there.
This is what I would do. from your description it doesn't sound like the repair is going to be a huge number; he too may want to avoid the claim and hassle of insurance.

I would also urge you to not be combative to the best of your ability, as a previous poster showed court and lawyers are expensive and winning legal fees is rare. Your best case would be the car owner is reasonable and pays outright or is at least helpful in working with his insurance.
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