Hello,
Hope somebody can help me. Just before Xmas my partner was driving to work. The road is 60 limit and he was doing about 55. As he was driving he saw a large gate open and a dog ran out of it and straight into the road. DP was unable to avoid hitting it and sadly he did.
The owner ran out, scooped up the dog who was very badly injured and put the dog in his car and drove off. DP was very shaken up by it and spoke to two people who saw the incident.
DPs car was quite badly damaged and needed over £500 worth of work. He has paid out of pocket rather than claim via insurance as excess plus loss of NCB would be more. DP has not been able to speak to the owner but we know his name and address.
DP feels terrible about the dog but also we cannot afford to take the hit, we have a 7 week old baby and I'm on Mat Leave. I know that legally the owner is liable as dog was out of control. If owner has pet insurance then this would cover the cost of repairs. If not, then DP will have to pursue via small claims.
Sooo, how to phrase the initial letter asking owner to pay the costs of repair? We don't know if the dog survived (seems unlikely) and it seems a bit crass not to mention it at all, but on the other hand DP doesn't want to do anything that indicates he is liable as he is not, the witnesses confirmed that he was not speeding and the dog was out of control.
Can anybody help us draft a letter that shows DP feels bad about dog but that accident not his fault and that he should not be left in a worse financial position?
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MsFanackerPants · 13/01/2014 17:52
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