so the story goes i got hit by a ups trunk and that dude ran!! >=O. i was parked at the last row of street parking to go eat some pho and i remembered there was a ups truck parked next to me parked in a illegal spot to the left of me. i guess he hit me and just bounced. if i called ups would i be able to do something about it. it was just 2 days ago and i was wondering what were my options instead of taking it thru insurance cause i don't wanna raise my rates :[ so sad lol thanks any advice would help

 

Did you call the police when you discovered the hit and run? The time to act was then.

 

like ggesq said you should have called the police immediately. It may be too late to take any action against UPS and you didn't see it happen so it could very well have been someone else.

 

Speaking from experience, generally the police cant do anything about parking lot accidents as they are private property. However, you should go to your local police station and report it. Try calling UPS and maybe they can track down the driver.

I'm not sure if insurance works the same in the US as it does here in Canada, but if your car is damaged in a hit and run incident then your insurance has to cover the damage without charging you the deductible and without raising your rates.

 

Call UPS and file a claim-- it has insurance to cover such incidents.

UPS routing and stops are on its computer, so it should be easy for UPS to find the driver and truck on the appropriate date at that approximate location.

G/L.

 

+1

shouldnt be too hard to track down the UPS driver.

 

so you telling him to call and file a claim against a company that he isn't even sure hit his car.....


I work as a risk management manager for a un-named beverage company(largest in the world) and the first thing we ask for is a police statement and/or eye witness statements.

 

He has no proof, it won't hurt to call UPS but I think you are just SOL

 

I assumed that OP checked his car and saw either brown paint or black rubber, so he can contact UPS and the office can pull the vehicle and check for any damage. If OP did not check his own vehicle, or does not see such evidence, then he shouldn't contact UPS until he does so.

If there is damage to OP's vehicle and corresponding marks to a UPS vehicle or an incident report by the driver, I assume that UPS will take responsibility for it. Otherwise, OP can file a claim with his carrier, which will then attempt to subrogate the claim with UPS if the carrier deems it cost effective.

The presence of a police report or witness is irrelevant to OP's situation, and their absence (particularly in a property-damage only incident) does not negate the responsibility of the driver whose vehicle struck OP's vehicle.

 

I don't. I assume UPS will lie it's ass off and deny, deny, deny unless there is conclusive proof their driver did it - video, etc. And even then, I wouldn't count on them to do the right thing.

 

UPS might deny an incident, but it would have difficulty if its vehicle is visibly damaged.
Routes and stops are logged and vehicles are inspected going in and coming out (and not just by the driver, when the vehicle is used by more than one driver) for delivery outfits like UPS. A damaged or marked-up vehicle will require a report, so at some point UPS, its risk management, insurer or the victim's insurance carrier will be able to connect the dots.

Unfortunately, denial may work if there is no visible damage/paint transfer to the UPS vehicle following a minor incident.