Anonymous wrote:I thought a Diminished Value Claim could only be leveled against the at fault driver, and she IS the at fault driver - so how can you level the claim against your own insurance? Maybe I'm missing something.
Anyway. Deductible only. The end.
Anonymous wrote:We lent our car to our nanny to visit a friend, and she got in an accident, rear-ending another car that was part of a separate big crash on 66. She wasn't able to brake in time. The police report states the car she hit was cited for improper following but she was not. She's wants to pay the deductible and whatever value was lost on the car. Our car has 13k of damage, and I am sure will be a diminished value on the carfax, and our insurance will go up. What other than the deductible should she pay? How can we calculate the dimished value resulting from the accident? The car is a luxury sedan and about 1 year old.
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t lend my cars to people. It’s on your insurance and now your car is worth less than I should be. If someone was seriously injured, they could also sue you for a lot of money. Make her pay the deductible and that’s it. It’s the cost of loaning someone your car.
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, its on you. I don't even think you should pursue the deductible.
Two lessons here:
1. Letting people not on your policy drive your car is a risk. If she IS on your policy then you truly have no leg to stand on.
2. Buying, rather than leasing, luxury vehicles is foolish. If this were a lease, it'd be the leasing companies own a diminished value car, not you.
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t lend my cars to people. It’s on your insurance and now your car is worth less than I should be. If someone was seriously injured, they could also sue you for a lot of money. Make her pay the deductible and that’s it. It’s the cost of loaning someone your car.
Anonymous wrote:Feels like the cost of having a nanny, sorry to say, OP.
You learned not to let a nanny borrow your car outside of necessary work duties.