Is it legal to accept $500 from a car insurance company, reimbursing me for a repair I'm not going to make? If it's legal, should I? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 - 18 answers

Car Insurance Filter: I bumped a parked car an hour ago. They'll probably contact me tomorrow. Insurance or out-of-pocket? (More than meets the eye.) [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on Jun 4, 2009 - 7 answers

Bought new car Tuesday. Car got squooshed in a hit and run four days later. I only have liability insurance. Oh, crap. How can I track down the guy who hit me? I have some information about him, but the police are being very unhelpful. Help, Metafilter detectives! [more inside]
posted by jennyjenny on Jan 21, 2009 - 19 answers

I may have filled out inaccurate information on my first car insurance application a month ago, namely "forgetting" to mention an accident I had 2.5 years ago when I was driving someone else's car (their insurance covered it) in another state with a different license. Now I am worried sick and have a bunch of questions and I don't want to ask the insurance company. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 10, 2007 - 21 answers

My non-pimped ride (1993 sedan, BB value: $825) was just totaled in an accident with a commercial truck (the truck driver's fault, and he was cited). Are there any ways to get the adjuster to value the car more highly than $825 so that I have any chance of replacing it? [more inside]
posted by xo on Jul 20, 2006 - 28 answers