Legal Question in Insurance Law in California
Valet damaged car, liability for rental?
1) Valet crashed my car. Admitted fault in writing.
2) Their insurance assessed car as a total, but gave me sufficient money to have it repaired.
3) But since they assessed ''total'', they are refusing to cover the cost of a rental car until I got my car back. Since it was ''my choice'' to have my car repaired.
4) I am out of pocket just under US$2,000 (that's simply the cost of the rental until the day I got my car back).
5) Valet company represented to me that they would cover rental car costs. I put this understanding in writing in a letter to them.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Valet damaged car, liability for rental?
Depending on when the promise was made and when the incident happened, you can go to small claims court and seek a judgment for the car rental -- although it seems a bit high. Bring your receipts with you and perhaps a witness, the body shop person, to explain why it took so long to fix your car.
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