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Originally Posted by BRZfan
Do you have 'Small Claims Courts' in Canada??
Get all your info together:
Notarized witness statements (best to have witness in court), date & time of incident, photos, names of defendant employees you spoke with, cost estimates for repair, insurance statements to show deductible if it applies, a good description of the whole wash process. Take a car thru the wash and take a video showing the lights, timer, etc.
In the small claims court process you have to make the request with the court. The defendant then gets a summons. If the defendant does not go to court he loses or the defendant may decide to make payment to you to relieve him to appear in court.
I watch a cable channel that has a lot of small claims court shows, 'Judge Judy' is the most hilarious. Watch them if you can.
Stuff happens, that's why you have insurance. Don't get mad, don't try to get even. it is not worth it. Be courteous to everyone, the defendant and the judge, and you WILL succeed. Don't wait too long. Get it done now!!! MUCH is on your side if you do it correctly.
Don't forget, the defendant has insurance as well.
Questions that the judge will have: "Did it happen to the the user behind you or ahead of you?". The next question will be "Why not". The judge to be fair may have to determine, with the absence of any concrete evidence, who had the most probability of fault.
Also, DO NOT mention any of your health conditions in court and dress appropriately when appearing in court..
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hahaha I work at home so I watch all of those shows too since there's nothing on during the day. My insurance deductible is low enough that a day in court would unfortunately cost me more money [in time] than I'd gain (not to mention my workload is very high at the moment). I think I could win a case in small claims court reasonably easily (especially given that there is a witness and the door was clearly not operating normally, regardless of whether I was milking the timer or not), but for now I'm going to try and battle them using the phone.
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Originally Posted by travace
what a bum deal 
i have never seen one that has doors at the end like that. regardless i suggest investing ina pressure washer so you can at least hose it down regularly instead of putting coins into those places all the time or risking these car wash things |
I would but unfortunately my condo has neither an outdoor water hookup or a power outlet (and it's winter
).