Car parked up the road just had a handbrake fail and hit my van. Dented a wing, smashed the lights. I have the (very apologetic) driver’s details. They have asked me if I can settle without involving the insurers.
Unfortunately I’m trying to sell this van right now before my insurance needs renewing in 2 weeks. So this could really throw a spanner in the works 🙁
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201605234226807/
What to do? If I go the insurance route will they take long to fix it? If they do can I bill them for extra insurance I’ll need to keep the vehicle on road and give prospective buyers test rides?
If I don’t go the insurance route I guess I negotiate for repairs/loss of value/extra expenses involved in sale. But if that fails will I miss out by not having reported it straight away?