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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]did you call your agent friday to add car to your policy? [/quote]

We didn’t (totally didn’t think of it!) but [b]geico has a 30 day grace period,[/b] so we should be good. Obvs will remember to do that at the dealership for any subsequent cars. Geico let us add the car right after the accident but it’s taking a little more time because they have to verify the sequence of events. [/quote]

Not just Geico... you have 30 days to add your car. [/quote]

Really?  When I bought my car a couple years ago I had to show proof of insurance on the new car before they let me drive off the lot.  [/quote]

Yea, you need to show proof of insurance (i.e., you have one) but not on the new car. When I picked up my new car yesterday, I just had to prove that I have insurance. i was told to call and add within 30 days. [/quote]

OP here: this is what happened- we showed our car insurance card but honestly I didn’t make the connection or needing to call. I’m very thankful there is a grace period, but do with the car dealership had reminded us (not that it’s their responsibility, but a friendly heads up). And for those asking what I want, I was just trying to figure this out. Two days ago we had a car with no accident on it and that was one of the selling points of the car we traded in. I just wasn’t sure if that was incorporated into the costs. [/quote]

I don't know why you think "no accident on it" is so important. It's not. Your car is damaged and someone (their insurance or Geico) will give you money to fix. Chances are you won't like it and you may feel it should be more. Everyone who was involved in an accident feels the same. [/quote]

It completely matters for resale. ..[/quote]

Yes but insurance co doesn’t care. It’s not fair but it is what it is. Hopefully you get what you want but don’t get your hopes up[/quote]

Diminished value is a loss that you are entitled to be compensated for. [/quote]

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