About half an hour ago on my way home this evening and going round a bend, my car and the car coming the other way came into contact.
We both stopped. The other person’s car has white scrape marks but no dents down the left hand back door. Mine has a dent, some black paint marks and some actual scratches in the paint on the front right hand wing.
Instead of exchanging insurance details, the other person suggested we both get quotes at the local garage, and split the cost down the middle. I said yes. She said we don’t know who is at fault and that was also my first thought when it happened. My dd reckons I was close to my side of the road but she could be wrong.
Initially, before she realised that her car was also scraped (but not scratched like mine is), the other driver was going to pay for all my damage, but when she saw her white paint marks she came up with the split the cost down the middle thing. Her friend was telling her not to talk (in their language but I understood) ie. don’t offer to pay all this person’s costs.
So I have to contact her this evening and we are going to the garage together.
Have I done the wrong thing / right thing?