if a driver is sited and does not own the car he is driving

Message

Author

	Add to del.icio.us
	Add to YahooMyWeb
	Add to Simpy
	Add to BlinkList

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:50 pm Post subject: if a driver is sited and does not own the car he is driving

driver sited does not own car and car is owned by passenger. driver is sited but was rearended who pays for the damage? arizna

trishg

New member

Joined: 23 Aug 2010
Posts: 1

1.29 Dollars($)

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject:

Cited, not sited. What was the driver cited for? Not being the owner does not change anything. Usually when someone is simply rear ended the driver behind is liable (this is true probably 99.999% of the time). The driver not being the owner would not change liability. I ask why the driver was cited as perhaps this was because they did something wrong... which lead to some liability against the driver.

tcope

Forum Expert

Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Posts: 5182

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
284.43 Dollars($)

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:18 am Post subject:

If it's the liability of the driver then he should be the one who'd pay for the damages. But I guess you're missing out on some information. _________________ Register Now to have your Insurance queries solved.

Peepledeveers

Guest

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject:

Quote:

If it's the liability of the driver then he should be the one who'd pay for the damages.

Maybe so in a court of law, but in auto insurance, the coverage on the vehicle normally supersedes the driver's coverage if the driver is not the vehicle owner.
_________________
CA-licensed P&C Broker-Agent and Life Agent. CA Insurance Lic #0596197. Now investigating insurance company abuses, and providing litigation support and expert witness services. Send me your questions, and I'll send you my answers.

MaxHerr

Moderator