If someone hits your car and they are going to give me their insurance info do I still need a police report?

Someone hit my car while backing up the police were not called because I was not in the car and the person said he was going to pay for the damages.He ask me to get a estimates, and if it was too high we were going to go through his insurance company to get my car fixed.When I get his insurance information and call his insurance company will they ask me for a police report.
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I met with the person who hit my car and I got all his information and he reported it to his company and now I'm going to call them.Thank you all for helping me with my problem, next time I will let the police handle any other accident instead of trying to let the other person fix the damages they did without calling the police.
Thank you

wizjp

If he disputes what happend, it's your word agains his. Always get a police report unless the damage is so slight you're not bothering or fixing yourself

CowboyBill

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes. ALWAYS get a police report whenever possible.

Ann S

Just go down to the police station with the info. and they will make a report for you. No muss no fuss. Yes you will need a report to file any insurance claim.

ca_surveyor

If there is no injury, typically a police report is not mandatory. Injury or death eliminates that option.

If there is no injury, either party to the accident can request one but both parties do not have to remain at the scene once the information is exchanged. As long as the other driver provides you with license and insurance info that is all you can expect.

The other company may ASK for a police report .. you just need to respond that YOU did not have one made, did their client?

At least he gave you a real name and insurance.. you are in good shape for now.

A suggestion (Monday morning quarterbacking). Even if you do NOT have the PD do a report. Use your cell phone and take photos of the accident (or keep a disposable camera in the glove compartment for that). Be sure to get photos of the license plates and the other driver.. You may never need them but you never know.

Good luck...

mytwodogs60463

you should always get a police report no matter how minor the accident. what if he decides not to pay for it then your out without that police report. the insurace company will ask you what happened at the time of the accident. they will need all that info from his license plate to his policy number name and address. they will even ask the make of his car. thats why its good to have that report as it states all that on the report.

realrepublican

I assume it was a public street?. The problem is that you may want to get that arrangement in writing, even an email will work detailing the agreement. It probably is too late for a police report. But find out soon about the dollar amount of the damages so that way you can call your insurance if that's the way you go and let them know what happened. Good luck.

'' GUV ''

it depends on where you live,but in arkansas that would be considered private propery accident. just call pd and they can take a report over phone.you will need that for his insurace to pay up. good luck former cop

JT B ford man

Don't worry about the insurance, Always call the police it don,t matter if you are in are out its still your car, And its called illegal backing hope things work out,

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