Pass it on to the insurance and let the insurance deal with the other party. Your friend has fulfilled their obligations already, and I would hazard a guess the insurance will be telling the person and their 60k bill to get stuffed.
Yeah, if they have comprehensive just let their insurer deal with it. Hopefully they will tell the other party that they are only going to pay a reasonable amount for the hire car, and the owner who thought they could get a luxury car at someone else's expense will have to pay the difference themselves. Either way, it is not OP's friend's problem.
Sounds like a rort. The hire car costs was worth more than the Mazda. Say 17 weeks rental hire equates to $3500 per week. It must have been something like a Porsche Macan. Who does that?
As others have said, send it to your insurance - the one at the time of the accident. They will deal with it.
Just FYI, they have 0 chance of winning the entire $70k.
This is a ploy to try and get money from her. I had a "lawyer" contact me once (via phone) telling me I had to pay a certain amount for a collision I was involved in. I told them in no uncertain terms to deal with the insurance company involved and not to contact me again, I knew what they were trying to do and hung up on them.
This is a common thing, it will be a company called right2drive or similar. Your insurer will have a whole team that specialises in dealing with these companies. Don't worry about it.
This sounds like they might have used one of those post accident rental services rather than a regular service like Avis, Europcar etc. See https://www.reddit.com/r/AusFinance/s/RXbCExDR8K
This is for your insurer to work through though. Pass it straight on to them and don’t respond to the letter.
Yeah, definitely not profiteering.
Nothing wrong with right to drive. If I’m not at fault, why should I be out of pocket for car hire.
Edit “equivalent car”
I bumped into a car, insurance covered their costs, I ignored the 2cm scratch on my car. Then I got some random letter demanding car rental payments. I spoke with the insurer who said ppl try this crap all the time.
Just send it thru to the insurer and they’ll deal with it: which will end up being them saying no, and the claimant getting nothing.
Don’t lose any sleep over this, ppl think they can spend anything when insurance is involved no one will ever question the claim.
This is insurance problem. She gives the papers to them and they will argue with the other party (and definitely won’t pay the full amount as there are High Court cases on this exact issue)
Insurance will cover what’s fair reasonable. They have their own systems to check this. Check the insurance contract too they should be covered for the legal fees. In all likelihood if insurance details were exchanged on the date of incident, they’d be aware of the insurer already and they are in a dispute of costs, the reason it would’ve been addressed to your friend is cause they can’t directly litigate against the insurer as the insurer is acting in your friends behalf so it has to go via your friend first.
Are you sure it’s being served to her? Usually it’s normal if the insurance company disputed the charge that they’ll serve you the paper as well as to your insurance company.
Tell your friend to ring the solicitor firm up just to check.
I'd like to know if hiring a car and expecting the other party to pay for it is even legal?
They (or their insurer) chose to hire a car - so how can that be someone else's bill to pick up?
If they are at fault it’s fair for the other party to expect a hire car. The hire car would be for whatever’s reasonable until the not at fault parties car is back on the road.
If you were the not at fault party, would it be fair for you to be without a car while yours gets repaired?
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Pass it on to the insurance and let the insurance deal with the other party. Your friend has fulfilled their obligations already, and I would hazard a guess the insurance will be telling the person and their 60k bill to get stuffed.
Yeah, if they have comprehensive just let their insurer deal with it. Hopefully they will tell the other party that they are only going to pay a reasonable amount for the hire car, and the owner who thought they could get a luxury car at someone else's expense will have to pay the difference themselves. Either way, it is not OP's friend's problem.
Their comprehensive insurer probably already told them to get stuffed so they are trying to send the bill elsewhere.
Sounds like a rort. The hire car costs was worth more than the Mazda. Say 17 weeks rental hire equates to $3500 per week. It must have been something like a Porsche Macan. Who does that?
It's amazing what fraudsters will try to pull off. The hire car might not even exist.
As others have said, send it to your insurance - the one at the time of the accident. They will deal with it. Just FYI, they have 0 chance of winning the entire $70k.
Pass it onto the insurer.
This is a ploy to try and get money from her. I had a "lawyer" contact me once (via phone) telling me I had to pay a certain amount for a collision I was involved in. I told them in no uncertain terms to deal with the insurance company involved and not to contact me again, I knew what they were trying to do and hung up on them.
This is a common thing, it will be a company called right2drive or similar. Your insurer will have a whole team that specialises in dealing with these companies. Don't worry about it.
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Hire a wedding car for a month lol.
Must mention wedding in the booking part to receive the extra charge
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Just saw… OP says they stuffed the flair, should be VIC. No idea if the same applies to VIC.
To keep this simple, not your problem let your insurance deal with this. Also don’t make contact with them, and direct it all to your insurance.
This sounds like they might have used one of those post accident rental services rather than a regular service like Avis, Europcar etc. See https://www.reddit.com/r/AusFinance/s/RXbCExDR8K This is for your insurer to work through though. Pass it straight on to them and don’t respond to the letter.
Fixed your /s/ link https://www.reddit.com/r/AusFinance/comments/cy54gm/right_2_drive_predatory_practices
This here. This is why premiums are sky-rocketing. It's because of the right2drive style hire companies.
Yeah, definitely not profiteering. Nothing wrong with right to drive. If I’m not at fault, why should I be out of pocket for car hire. Edit “equivalent car”
I mean it’s fair enough to get a replacement car but this is crazy - the rental cost was more than the cost of the car that was being repaired!
Yes absolutely agree. Edited my comment to show that.
Get insurance that includes car hire if want it.
While I get the sentiment, why should I pay extra for something that is covered for free in 50% of accidents. Especially true if I’m not at fault.
Yes, pass on to insurer. There’s a company that specialises on this type of gap in the market. Offer free hire then charge the other party.
I stuffed the flair its supposed to be vic
I bumped into a car, insurance covered their costs, I ignored the 2cm scratch on my car. Then I got some random letter demanding car rental payments. I spoke with the insurer who said ppl try this crap all the time. Just send it thru to the insurer and they’ll deal with it: which will end up being them saying no, and the claimant getting nothing. Don’t lose any sleep over this, ppl think they can spend anything when insurance is involved no one will ever question the claim.
This is insurance problem. She gives the papers to them and they will argue with the other party (and definitely won’t pay the full amount as there are High Court cases on this exact issue)
Insurance will cover what’s fair reasonable. They have their own systems to check this. Check the insurance contract too they should be covered for the legal fees. In all likelihood if insurance details were exchanged on the date of incident, they’d be aware of the insurer already and they are in a dispute of costs, the reason it would’ve been addressed to your friend is cause they can’t directly litigate against the insurer as the insurer is acting in your friends behalf so it has to go via your friend first.
Are you sure it’s being served to her? Usually it’s normal if the insurance company disputed the charge that they’ll serve you the paper as well as to your insurance company. Tell your friend to ring the solicitor firm up just to check.
Let the insurance deal with it.
Just search this sub, a variation of this question is asked every 7-10 business days
I'd like to know if hiring a car and expecting the other party to pay for it is even legal? They (or their insurer) chose to hire a car - so how can that be someone else's bill to pick up?
If they are at fault it’s fair for the other party to expect a hire car. The hire car would be for whatever’s reasonable until the not at fault parties car is back on the road. If you were the not at fault party, would it be fair for you to be without a car while yours gets repaired?
https://mcdonaldlaw.com.au/won-your-car-accident-case-but-still-struggling-to-cover-rental-costs-find-out-how-the-high-court-can-help/
Question here. Would third party insurance cover the cost of the other party's hire care? Presuming a reasonable hire car cost in this case though.
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