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05-16-2010, 01:32 AM
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don't know if i'm posting this in the right thread but just wondering what happens if while driving you hit an animal like a cat or a dog. Are you supposed file a report or anything? Could you be charged? Friend recently hit a cat while driving and wants to know
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05-16-2010, 05:52 AM
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05-16-2010, 06:36 PM
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no. and the owner can't do anything about it.
however if you hit something ICBC will make it your fault... so you don't hit animals. they jump out and hit you....
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05-16-2010, 06:48 PM
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06-03-2010, 10:27 AM
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Completely hypothetical, but if hitting a dog cause damage to your car, could you go after the owner for reimbursement?
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06-03-2010, 10:51 AM
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in a way yes. if a farmer has a cow and he did not have a gate and the cow are free running and cause an issue, he would be held responsible to an extend. How and to what degree is another story.
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06-03-2010, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by johny however if you hit something ICBC will make it your fault... so you don't hit animals. they jump out and hit you.... | Yup... make sure you tell ICBC that the animal hit you, otherwise they will screw you over. Too bad the same reason doesn't work for retarded peds.
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06-04-2010, 10:02 AM
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hitting animals is not a collision claim, its a comprehensive claim. ICBC will only screw you if you cant prove that you actually hit an animal. i have heard of people bringing dead deer into claim centers up north to show that they actually hit a deer and not a wall or a pole, so that ICBC pays the claim as comprehensive and their insurance is not affected. if you ever hit an animal and your car is damaged, always take pictures
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06-04-2010, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by xpl0sive hitting animals is not a collision claim, its a comprehensive claim. ICBC will only screw you if you cant prove that you actually hit an animal. i have heard of people bringing dead deer into claim centers up north to show that they actually hit a deer and not a wall or a pole, so that ICBC pays the claim as comprehensive and their insurance is not affected. if you ever hit an animal and your car is damaged, always take pictures | Another thing to do is NOT wash your car...if you've got blood, fur, etc. on your car, leave it! If you have NO proof that you hit an animal, your claim will be processed as a collision claim. In this case, I can understand why people would think they're getting 'screwed' by ICBC, but seriously, if you're an adjuster and someone tells you that they hit a dog but there's no proof that an animal was involved, what are you going to do?
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06-05-2010, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 6793026 in a way yes. if a farmer has a cow and he did not have a gate and the cow are free running and cause an issue, he would be held responsible to an extend. How and to what degree is another story. | This is not always the case. Many rural areas (we're talking, REALLY rural, like in the Interior, not rural like PoCo) are designated "free range" and cattle are not required to be fenced in. You'd still be covered under a comprehensive claim, but the rancher would not be held liable.
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06-05-2010, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by johny no. and the owner can't do anything about it.
however if you hit something ICBC will make it your fault... so you don't hit animals. they jump out and hit you.... | More to the point, don't swerve to miss an animal - if you swerve and run into something else, that's your fault.
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06-10-2010, 10:55 PM
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what if u hit a deer?
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06-10-2010, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ensee what if u hit a deer? | GG to both you and the deer.
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