California | Traffic Law
Legal Question
motorcycle accident, no insurance, under $750 (?!?)
In June I was involved in motorcycle accident (I'm the biker, at fault). As the police report confirms, the other car had a minor scratch on the rear bumper. At the time, I did not had insurance for the bike. I had insurance for my car, but not the recently acquired bike which was supposed to be covered for the first 30 days by my car insurance (but it was not). I got ticketted for insurance and I paid the fine. I insured the bike the second day after that. And since the accident was minor, I did not report it to DMV (under $750 in damages, no injuries). Three months after the accident, the other driver's insurance company sent me a bill for $1100 in repairs, detailing something that I did not caused (eg. headlights, interior mirror, hood ornaments and grille, front bumper damage, 2 gallons on paint(!) and a lot of expensive labor). Obviously, I refused to accept that and they reported it to DMV, which sent me a ''courtesy reminder'', saying I did not report it, asked for proof of insurance and said they might suspend it. My question is: will DMV just go by the insurance company bill? how can they suspend my car driving license when I had car insurance all the time? or will they just take the motorcycle permit I have? perfect record
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Read More Answered By: Norman Gregory Fernandez, Esq. |
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