Need Advice

Jonoph SG

Hi, please help me with this.

Recently, when I was doing a parallel parking , as I was coming out of the lot to do an adjustment. I hit a car that was driving by me as I came out and my bumper hit his door causing an approximately 30cm scratch . Do bear in mind that it was a scratch and not a serious dent.

So the guy got my contact, I got his and we plan to settle this dispute personally. I asked him to go to the workshop I frequent for the repair but to find out that the scratch cannot be remove by polishing, hence a respray job is needed. I was quoted X amount for the repair, so I decided to let him do the respray and I will pay for it when the job is done. We agree to the plan

Then this guy sms'd me a few days ago, stating that he is very busy these few days and can't manage to find the time to go for the spray job. He requested me to pay him the sum of the repair and he will go get it fixed himself. I refuse to pay him the money and he ended up calling me irresponsible. The thing is, I will only pay the workshop for the repair as I feel this is only right. So my friend say to pay him Y amount should he insist on getting it repair himself and not the quoted X sum originally.

Is it correct to refuse to pay him the money for the repair and insist I pay the designated workshop directly? I need some advice.

Thanks in advance!

sinicker SG

so is X bigger than Y? or other way round?

well you caused him the trouble & inconvenience.

why are you complaining of a bit of inconvenience on your part now?

Jonoph SG

X is bigger than Y

And I am not complaining about the inconvenience on my part, I am just trying to justify his intention of having me paying him rather than the workshop when he might not even go for the paintwork in the first place.

My mind is in a mess now.

BangHong SG

surely X is bigger then y for sure...

My advice is, do not pay him any amount. If he want, go to workshop, you pay workshop. Do not pay him directly.

Unless Y amount is a reasonable amount.

My reasonable amount for repaint job is 150.

If not i rather pay workshop more, let it repaint. That's my view

rey619 SG

i hope u crash soon

alleggerita SG

What is the other party driving? If his car is new and clean and well-maintained, I guess he'll probably go fix it. So he's probably not lying if he says he doesn't have the time to go respray it yet.

sinicker SG

yeah.. agree with alleggerita.

it's not fun to have to dump your car into the workshop for a day or two for something you didnt even do wrong.

what i suggest to you is to be straightforward and say, yes i committed the mistake, you're sorry(must eat humble pie first) and appreciate that he didnt settle via insurance & make a report all.. and that you really want to know that the money you give is really going into the respray job.. acknowledge that you have cash ready in hand & not that you dont wanna pay him but just that u wanna be assured that the $ u give is really going into the respraying job. this will clear you of your irresponsible status.

effective communication, my friend.

carbikebus SG

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Beautiful951 SG

I would tell him to go to the workshop at his convience and send the reciept to you when he is done with it.

EL SG

With my accident experiences, you have 2 choices.

1. Tell him nicely that there is no hurry or duration to get his damage respray. When he can find the time and go to the workshop, just give you a call and you will settle the agreed bill with the workshop.

2. Give him the X amount of money and make him signed an agreement that the damage was settled. He might not use the money to spend on the damage but technically you caused the damage so let it be.

Afterall, regardless where the chap spend the money at, you have no loss as you still have to pay X amount at the end of the day so get it settled with both parties comfrtable with each other.

Cheers!

BrUtUs SG

With my accident experiences, you have 2 choices.

2. Give him the X amount of money and make him signed an agreement that the damage was settled. He might not use the money to spend on the damage but technically you caused the damage so let it be.

Afterall, regardless where the chap spend the money at, you have no loss as you still have to pay X amount at the end of the day so get it settled with both parties comfrtable with each other.

Cheers!

basically u still hv to pay the $$$ out...

mamamamama SG

but please make sure you've got evidence that you paid up.

caleb_chiang SG

last time i reverse my vehicle out from parking and seemingly i knocked into a situatory vehicle in the blind spot. He quoted me the price and we met up on another date after we exchanged particular. I might have paid more but it’s okay cos i seems to be in the wrong.

The most important thing is that get the person to sign an agreement with the particulars in writing for the settlement before handing him the money. That’s the most important part.

BangHong SG

Infact, if after 2days he didnt report the incident, it's not valid by the way. any big/small accident