Wednesday, July 28, 2004
A Camera in you car
About a year ago a friend of mine backed into a car in a parking lot. As he got out of his car to check the damage, he noticed that while his car had a minor bruise, the other car didn’t have a scratch on it – that is where my friend’s car bumped into his. He did notice that there was a dent in another part of the bumper. Luckily for him, it was rusted in that spot, so he knew for sure that it wasn’t from his car. Before he got out a pad of paper to write them a note with his car insurance information, he took a picture of the damage to his car and the damage to the other car, to keep for his records if he heard from the other car owner. He was lucky that his cell phone had a camera on it. If he hadn’t taken a picture, he might have been contacted by this person and demanded to fix the “damage”. My suggestion, carry a throw away camera in your car and put a label on that says, “For emergencies only”. You never know when you may need one. Also, ask your insurance company for an accident report form. This has all the information you need to remember to ask in case of an accident: insurance numbers, addresses, and the details of the accident. Wrap it around the camera with a pen. Of course, if there's any dispute or anyone might be hurt, call the police before you do anything else!
About a year ago a friend of mine backed into a car in a parking lot. As he got out of his car to check the damage, he noticed that while his car had a minor bruise, the other car didn’t have a scratch on it – that is where my friend’s car bumped into his. He did notice that there was a dent in another part of the bumper. Luckily for him, it was rusted in that spot, so he knew for sure that it wasn’t from his car. Before he got out a pad of paper to write them a note with his car insurance information, he took a picture of the damage to his car and the damage to the other car, to keep for his records if he heard from the other car owner. He was lucky that his cell phone had a camera on it. If he hadn’t taken a picture, he might have been contacted by this person and demanded to fix the “damage”. My suggestion, carry a throw away camera in your car and put a label on that says, “For emergencies only”. You never know when you may need one. Also, ask your insurance company for an accident report form. This has all the information you need to remember to ask in case of an accident: insurance numbers, addresses, and the details of the accident. Wrap it around the camera with a pen. Of course, if there's any dispute or anyone might be hurt, call the police before you do anything else!
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