Christopher Angel (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jpublic) wrote,@ 2008-07-10 23:26:00 |
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Car Update
So, I finally found out why it took so damn long for me to get an appoitment with the adjuster at my insurer - apparently the adjuster my case was assigned to had been taking 4 day weekends for the past couple weeks, but because he wasn't on official vacation, he was still getting a full load of cases - and falling pathetically behind. I bitched and got my case moved to someone else.
So meeting time is Tuesday at 8am. Whee. I remain hopeful they'll write it off (which means newer used car for Chris) but knowing my luck, no joy. I'm wondering if the pre-existing damage claim on the car (minor hit and run damage) may affect that.
Kinda ticked about the way it looks like my license points will get hit. Currently I'm at +4 points. I'll lost 4 points for that ticket, and 6 for the accident, putting me at -6. If they hit me with the ticket first, I drop to 0 and then -6, and end up paying nothing due to their double-strike rules. Accident first, I hit -2 then -6, for some small penalty. Where it gets really fun is I'll probably have to appeal because they might not apply the double-strike rule properly. Whee.
Could be worse - one of my co-workers had a *cherry* Fiat Spider that got totalled, and stupid insurance company put his cost of replacement at $800, because they found one for that much in BC - which, upon investigation was a hulk with massive body damage, no suspension, and no engine. His appraiser's estimate is that the car was worth $20k at least. So he's in arbitration. Fun.
Now, the current question is do I just want to keep the rental car over the weekend (at $35 - essentially Sunday free) or do I want to save the money and return it Saturday morning, and rent another Monday?
Hmm.
Oh, random thought for the day: Why do we write ten kilometers as 10 km, ten miles as 10 mi, ten pounds as 10 lbs, 10 decibels as 10 db, but 10 dollars is $10?
Weird.
So, I finally found out why it took so damn long for me to get an appoitment with the adjuster at my insurer - apparently the adjuster my case was assigned to had been taking 4 day weekends for the past couple weeks, but because he wasn't on official vacation, he was still getting a full load of cases - and falling pathetically behind. I bitched and got my case moved to someone else.
So meeting time is Tuesday at 8am. Whee. I remain hopeful they'll write it off (which means newer used car for Chris) but knowing my luck, no joy. I'm wondering if the pre-existing damage claim on the car (minor hit and run damage) may affect that.
Kinda ticked about the way it looks like my license points will get hit. Currently I'm at +4 points. I'll lost 4 points for that ticket, and 6 for the accident, putting me at -6. If they hit me with the ticket first, I drop to 0 and then -6, and end up paying nothing due to their double-strike rules. Accident first, I hit -2 then -6, for some small penalty. Where it gets really fun is I'll probably have to appeal because they might not apply the double-strike rule properly. Whee.
Could be worse - one of my co-workers had a *cherry* Fiat Spider that got totalled, and stupid insurance company put his cost of replacement at $800, because they found one for that much in BC - which, upon investigation was a hulk with massive body damage, no suspension, and no engine. His appraiser's estimate is that the car was worth $20k at least. So he's in arbitration. Fun.
Now, the current question is do I just want to keep the rental car over the weekend (at $35 - essentially Sunday free) or do I want to save the money and return it Saturday morning, and rent another Monday?
Hmm.
Oh, random thought for the day: Why do we write ten kilometers as 10 km, ten miles as 10 mi, ten pounds as 10 lbs, 10 decibels as 10 db, but 10 dollars is $10?
Weird.
