the accident, pt 2.

[kx250rider]

Probably threatening to get a lawyer would speed things up a bit, and definitely you need to start writing down dates, names, and times of phonecalls. You also might be well advised to start writing letters and sending by certified mail. That in itself will get them MOVING. Indeed you're getting the runaround, and you should have had a check for the damage in a few days from the accident, if there wasn't a dispute as to the fault, and also if you and the other party have valid insurance. The problem with getting a lawyer involved, is that there isn't enough money in just property damage to make it worth their time (usually a lawyer is worth $100-$200/hr), and the only way they're going to get paid is if you were hurt BAD, (or they lie for you that you were). That's why I don't think it's a good moral choice, as evidently your Dad agrees. Sure you could go fake a lifelong injury and get $50K or $100K, and if you're a good person, you'll need that money later in life for sleeping pills when the guilty conscience catches up with you.

With all that said, a lawyer IS a last resort that you can use, but I hope you get some better luck before that has to happen...

Charles

 

[iggy]

Probably threatening to get a lawyer would speed things up a bit, and definitely you need to start writing down dates, names, and times of phonecalls. You also might be well advised to start writing letters and sending by certified mail. That in itself will get them MOVING. Indeed you're getting the runaround, and you should have had a check for the damage in a few days from the accident, if there wasn't a dispute as to the fault, and also if you and the other party have valid insurance. The problem with getting a lawyer involved, is that there isn't enough money in just property damage to make it worth their time (usually a lawyer is worth $100-$200/hr), and the only way they're going to get paid is if you were hurt BAD, (or they lie for you that you were). That's why I don't think it's a good moral choice, as evidently your Dad agrees. Sure you could go fake a lifelong injury and get $50K or $100K, and if you're a good person, you'll need that money later in life for sleeping pills when the guilty conscience catches up with you.

With all that said, a lawyer IS a last resort that you can use, but I hope you get some better luck before that has to happen...

Charles

thanks charles, and yes, you sound a lot like my dad.
if my knee is permanently fucked up, I will sue her. If not, probably not.

but i'm still pissed off the scumbag almost killed me, didn't even ask if i was alright or say they were sorry, got cited, had a kid in the car when running the light multiple seconds after it was red and speeding, and then lied to her agency and tried to blame me when the police report says its her fault.

my dad told me the lawyer thing was a last resort. apparently early in the morning today my mom decided to call her agency without telling me again and screwed up things even more. she even agreed with the agency and said the claim not getting through quicker was my fault, not theirs.

i wish she would fucking listen to me when i say to leave my business the hell alone. i'm 21 years old and i'm sick and tired of her fucking with my shit, even after i tell her not to.

 

[dutchman063]

Im with nationwide and never had any problems at all when i deal with them.. ive never neard of having "your own agent" with nationwide, i just call, talk to a random claim adjustor, and they take care of everything, even when it was my fault.

and i believe they are still the cheapest rates out there.

 

[iggy]

my agents secretary and my agent both haven't called me back today. My mom was bitching at me to talk to the lady who hit me's agent one more time so I picked up her call today. My agents secretary sent her the police report again today which states that the person who hit me got cited for running a redlight and was in fault. her agent told me that they were in no way going to claim liability and that they believed the police report was wrong and it was a she said he said thing. she then told me that she believed I should claim liability (wtf). she then asked me for the phone number of the witness who saw the accident and told me it was my job to give them the number.

I told them to handle the rest by talking to my agent and hung up. i'm not going to talk to them again no matter what the hell my mom does. My dad told me to rest easy and let the agents battle it out. I have no way of even consulting an attorney since I don't know any and can't even get a ride right now to any office.

I told my mom that if this agent didn't get me a rental car or have this shit handled in ten days from now, that i will go to corporate.

man this sucks....

 

[jiggagold]

u need to slap your mom, call a lawyer

 

[musclemom]

Holy fuck, that's literally the worst treatment I've ever heard. NATIONWIDE?

Dude, I've been with Allstate my entire life, they are all over shit like this instantly, they take care of you, it doesn't matter who you are or how old you are or even if you are at fault.

No offense but tell mom she's got NO idea what she's talking about; just listen to your father, let him take care of stuff.

 

[Mr. dB]

No offense man, but your parents are idiots about this stuff and you need to stop listening to them.

 

[canadianhitman]

and if you're a good person, you'll need that money later in life for sleeping pills when the guilty conscience catches up with you.

Are you fucking kidding me? I'd have ZERO guilty conscience, as I would want that 50-100k for the inconvenience and frustration caused by the knee injury alone.

 

[canadianhitman]

your parents are idiots about this stuff and you need to stop listening to them.

AMEN

The parents sound like total hayseeds from what I've heard...'just fell off the turnip truck' types.

 

[redshirt27se]

nationwide is on your side