Michigan car accident (no insurance)

yeah I agree with cruise2smile1 and ty. you do get fined for driving without insurance. at least you exchanged information and came to an agreement. the best thing to do here and again… pay for what you think is fair.

theres no evidence so don’t call the police, pay what you think its fair, if you think the other person is charging you too much go with the person to the mechanic and ask how much it covers.

well, the accident was comepletely his fault. He backed up as my car was passing him, he hit the rear drivers side of my car. I’m not 100% but I’m almost positive that if you’re backing out of a parking spot, you’re required to yield to all oncoming traffic. He was trying to say it was the other way around.

The fine in michigan for driving with no insurance is 200$, so that’s the most I’m willing to give him. If he tries to get more than that, I’ll just go to the police. Since the accident was his fault, I’m not required to pay for any damage to his car.

You don’t need insurance to drive or park in a parking lot.

In general you should call the police any time there is more than a few hundred dollars of damage or if anyone is hurt. Every time I’ve called the police after someone hit me they did write any tickets and did not file a report but they did take notes and gave me a business card in case I needed them to confirm the facts later.

You should keep a camera in your vehicle. After the accident take pictures of both vehicles, the location, and anything that might be a mitigating factor like poor visibility, vegetation obscuring signs, etc. My ex-father-in-law once got into an accident where the other guy actually took a different car with extensive damage in for repairs rather than the car that was in the accident with only minimal damage.

call the police

It wont be your fault, but you will get fined for driving without insurance…

what if you are driving with no insurance and the other person hits you do you just get a ticket or what.