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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what really pops up from your post is that your nanny, in the short time she has been with you, has already had two cr accidents, one involving a pedestrian and for which she was at fault. you say you are OK if she does not want to drive anymore. I am just appalled that there is nowhere in your message that you will not let her drive, since clearly she is not a safe driver. anyway, as for you question, it really depends on the situation. if she did something really reckless and almost run over somebody, I would make her pay. she is lucky this time she can get out of it by just paying, maybe this will teach her a lesson and she will not kill soembody in the future. if she is at fault but she was not reckless, maybe I would consider paying half of it or more, it really depends on the fact. [/quote]

OP here - thanks for the feedback so far, it's really helped a lot. Re the above, I did say it might be better if she doesn't drive anymore. I'm still trying to figure this out. The thing is, she is an experienced driver with her own car, but it is smaller and she is more used to driving in smaller towns and on the highways, rather than in a big city. So I'm thinking that maybe we can offer to pay for a lawyer to represent her to get the fine down and some of the charges reduced/dropped, and set up a couple of sessions for her with a driving instructor in our car, to give her tips on how to handle our car and what to look out for in city driving. We haven't sat down and talked the whole thing out with her yet (happened last night), and my husband and I also have to agree on our approach. I think we will say that any further driving of our car in the future with or without the kids will be contingent on there being evidence that she can do so proficiently by having some instruction. [/quote]

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