NJ state paying for damage? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

WhiteFRS69 · 04-27-2015, 11:49 AM

does anyone have any experience with getting NJ to pay for damage done to your car, either Body or wheel/rims suspension,

recently i was driving at night and hit a small pole that was laying in the road way, that must have been left over from a recent construction site,

i filed a police report with the town i was in, the officer was telling me if the damage exceeds $500 that the state will step in a pay for the damage,

went to a local friends body shop and he filled out an Honest Quote and it ended up being $930

yea i know, i should have been paying more attention, i honestly did not see this thing in the road, was about 2 ft long, was painted black.

just want to see what peoples experiences were with a situation similar to this
how long did it take? were they fighting with you about it? did they pay full? pay partial? not doing anything at all?

Thanks!

Jfheisenberg · 04-27-2015, 01:21 PM

What exactly broke? just curious..

WhiteFRS69 · 04-27-2015, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

What exactly broke? just curious..

nothing broke

damage was done to the Passenger door and rear quarter panel

zc06_kisstherain · 04-27-2015, 04:25 PM

i was curious as well.. keep us updated

WhiteFRS69 · 04-27-2015, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

i was curious as well.. keep us updated

im waiting a couple days for them to process the police report before going there with my quote from the body shop

from people ive talked to already was mainly for rims/tires from potholes
some people had great success, other people not so much

dentalprodigy · 04-27-2015, 05:02 PM

I'm curious about this as well. Definitely update the outcome. Goodluck

brandonblt2 · 04-27-2015, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

nothing broke

damage was done to the Passenger door and rear quarter panel

Pics?

WhiteFRS69 · 04-27-2015, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonblt2

Pics?

photo makes it look tiny, hard to photograph it

the door isnt the worst part of it

the scratch/dent on the rear panel before the wheel is the worse part

brandonblt2 · 04-27-2015, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

photo makes it look tiny, hard to photograph it

the door isnt the worst part of it

the scratch/dent on the rear panel before the wheel is the worse part

You had no damage to your wheels, thats weird. Good luck getting the state to pay for it just dont expect it to be quick. I work for the state and know just how long it takes for them make decisions

WhiteFRS69 · 04-27-2015, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by brandonblt2

You had no damage to your wheels, thats weird. Good luck getting the state to pay for it just dont expect it to be quick. I work for the state and know just how long it takes for them make decisions

yep, zero damage to wheels

im expected it to take some time, i might just bight the bullet and just go straight through insurance, $500 loss, but it will get done in a proper time line

i have no patience

x1UP · 04-27-2015, 08:09 PM

God, I wish I had my car back already...good luck with your repair. Hope to see you soon for a Bear Mountain run!

04-27-2015, 11:49 AM	#1
WhiteFRS69 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FRS Location: NNJ Posts: 2,289 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 1,432 Times in 756 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	NJ state paying for damage? does anyone have any experience with getting NJ to pay for damage done to your car, either Body or wheel/rims suspension, recently i was driving at night and hit a small pole that was laying in the road way, that must have been left over from a recent construction site, i filed a police report with the town i was in, the officer was telling me if the damage exceeds $500 that the state will step in a pay for the damage, went to a local friends body shop and he filled out an Honest Quote and it ended up being $930 yea i know, i should have been paying more attention, i honestly did not see this thing in the road, was about 2 ft long, was painted black. just want to see what peoples experiences were with a situation similar to this how long did it take? were they fighting with you about it? did they pay full? pay partial? not doing anything at all? Thanks!

04-27-2015, 05:02 PM	#6
dentalprodigy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 00 Accord LX, 14 FRS Location: NJ Posts: 150 Thanks: 126 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm curious about this as well. Definitely update the outcome. Goodluck __________________

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