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UMy dad has a friend who is a garage owner. He usually takes care of our cars. One of our car was kept with him as we got parking problems at our place. Whenever he had to go somewhere, he used to ask our permission to use it and we usually gave it to him. On Christmas last year, he said he had to go his hometown and borrowed our car. That was the last time we saw the car.
Today morning 5:30, dad got a call from a Police Station stating that our car has been involved in an accident. Seems like the garage owner’s son took our car and was going somewhere with his friends in the morning 4 o’ clock, and had a terrible accident. He lost his arm and leg, another guy lost his life, other two are also injured.
How do we get out of this mess??
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ENot a lawyer, you should go to police with your lawyer and tell them the whole situation as the person who is driving your car has remarkable wounds on his body so it would not be so difficult to prove your innocence
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UYes dad has contacted a lawyer. They are also filing for a bail beforehand only because we have been told that my dad can be arrested.
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ETry to collect more proof that garage owner son’s was driving the car and ti be in safe side just secretly consult another good lawyer for advice it’s good to look from. Other views
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UThe driver was not. But idk if he had a DL or not. And other passengers were his friends so chances of anymore being minor is rare.
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SFile an FIR of theft against the son. It’ll be sufficient to protect you against any consequences from the law.
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UYeah we have given up hope on the car. Just want to settle the case without spending much time, money and energy.
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CThe ‘mess’ has just started.
Check your car insurance policy, keep a copy with you and approach a good lawyer near you dealing with MACT cases.
While I don’t see any criminal liability on you, those injured may file cases against the car owner and insurance company for compensation. -
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BHi. Advocate here. You’ll need to go to the police station, ideally with a local lawyer to make sure everything goes smoothly. Find out what happened in the accident, and collect a report. I hope you have third party insurance. Do you get an invoice from the friend who takes care of your car? Did you file a police complaint when you “no longer saw your car”? Was your car regularly serviced?
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UMy dad has contacted a lawyer. Seems like they will also be filing for a bail beforehand. Dad also told me that he has a third party insurance. We don’t have any invoices with the garage owner as there was never a big job done on the car. When I said we didn’t see our car after Christmas, i meant we knew they are using it. He also might have kept my dad updated if he was taking it out, I’m not sure on that. But yeah, there was never a need to file a complaint. And the garage owner only serviced the car whenever required.
Also, for a little clarification, the garage was shut down quite long back. The owner now has a car paint shop. But he repaired our car whenever required. But as garage was closed, no invoices were generatrd.
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CHow old is garage owners son? Was he driving? Does he have a valid license?
Your dad MAY not be responsible for the actions of others, but if the driver didn’t have a licence, then your car’s insurance may not cover this accident and your dad will have to pay to the deceased through his own pocket. Motor Accident laws are very strict and not way around not paying the deceased, even if it was their fault.
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UI know he’s working, so at least 21 y/o. Now, I dont have idea if he was the one driving and if he has a license.
The paying part is what we are worried about. Paying the lawyer, cops, car is anyways gone, now we have to pay for the family too??
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CCompensation is to be paid to all the victims of the car accident. This is where the insurance company steps in. And that is why third party insurance is mandatory for all vehicles.
But if the vehicle was driven by someone without a licence, then insurance company can deny payment and money will then be recoverable from the owner of the vehicle. All this is if they file a Motor Accident Claim and goes to court. If the driver didn’t have licence, then try to settle everything out of court.
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SNot a lawyer
Legally car is your dad’s liability. If the deceased or injured people’s family decide to file a case, your dad will have to roam around in courts.
I just hope that your dad got a valid third party insurance or else this will get a lot messy for your dad.
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CIf the driver of the car is not a minor and has a valid driving license, won’t be much of an issue for your father personally. However, if the car was being driven by a minor, then it’s a problem. Lawyer up and visit the police station.
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LThis is such a heartbreaking situation. I can’t imagine how shocking it must have been to get that call. Beyond the legal and financial concerns, there’s also the emotional weight of knowing lives were lost and forever changed. Right now, the best thing you can do is take a deep breath, get legal advice, and let the process unfold step by step. This isn’t your fault, and you shouldn’t have to carry the burden alone.
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UNAL
If the boy who was driving your car does not have a driver’s licence then the registered owner of the car is in big trouble, consult your lawyer ASAP. -
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UIn the UK.the initial offence would be Taken without owners consent followed by whatever the driving offences were . The fact that the car was being stored at a garage and then.illegally used should absolve you of responsibility. If you are in the US then sense flies out the window and litigation ensues.
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VWell deserved for not taking care of your responsibility.
If don’t have space or bandwidth to keep track of it, why buy it in the first place?Pray to god the car is involved in accident, one of our known stupid fellow was irresponsible of his car like yourself and his car was used by his friend to kidnap a kid and then later murdered him as they got scared.
Police involved the car owner in crime and he has to spend 7+ yrs in jail for crime he didn’t do because his friend named him as well.
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UWell deserved?? Seriously dude?? Our previous car was getting old so we bought a new one. Also, let me tell you that garage is a storage space. Seems like your pea-sized brain cannot comprehend that fact.
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