Reversed into a parked car help!

[wez]

Took it back yesterday. Everything was fine. The person didn’t phone us so perhaps wasn’t too bothered.

[amy56]

Originally Posted by Fab Florida 4

Someone reversed into us a couple of years ago, in the car park at our condo. They waited for us and told us, and luckily we were both with the same car hire firm (I can`t remember but it may have been Hertz). Both parties rang the hire company and reported it, both cars just scratched. All seemed well til we got to the return, where a real jobsworth wanted to know why we hadn`t rung the police. We explained we weren`t told to do that, and as it was in a car park there really wasn`t an issue. He ended up making us fill a really long form out, and was totally obnoxious about it. Really stressful when you`re on the way home and feeling sad!

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We had the same problem with Dollar a few years ago - a driver drove in the back of us at the traffic lights coming off of the I4 onto Sand Lake. At the same time a police car saw it happen and just kept on driving. We took down as much detail as possible from the other driver and then drove the car back to the airport to exchange it. We were interrogated by the hire car people, and despite none of it being our fault, were treated like criminals for not calling the police (we didn’t have a cell phone, as at the time our mobiles were work phones so we left them at home - plus we assumed that as the police hadn’t stopped they weren’t bothered, but we didn’t realise there were two types of police, and the ‘wrong’ ones had passed us!).

Everything was sorted in the end, but we did get a couple of threatening letters at home afterwards saying we might be liable for the damage as we hadn’t reported it properly - but that came to nothing in the end!

[TEL N KEL]

Originally Posted by wez

Took it back yesterday. Everything was fine. The person didn’t phone us so perhaps wasn’t too bothered.

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The reason they have not phoned you will be Florida has a no-fault system. Even if you’re to blame, you can’t get sued for a minor car accident. In cases where there are some injuries, each party must still look to their own insurance to collect. It’s only in cases where an individual has serious injuries or disfigurement that you risk having to defend a lawsuit. Because Florida requires all drivers to have their own vehicle insurance, if a driver doesn’t comply with the law to have insurance, they’re out of luck after a minor car accident.




However you are still required to report it to the Police

The general rule is yes; you have to call the police after a minor car accident. The law outlining this obligation is 2017 Florida Statutes 316.061. When you’re in a crash, you must stop your vehicle at the scene until you’ve fulfilled the requirement of making a report. You must do your best to stop your car in a place that doesn’t obstruct traffic.

Florida law 316.062 says that you must make sure that the police know about the crash. If a police officer arrives on the scene right after the accident, you’ve met this requirement. If the police don’t come on their own, it’s up to you to make a report to the nearest police authority.

leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/.../0316.061.html