|
You can recover any kind of damages via the courts. The person who damages a car owes the owner money to repair it. Court is more than happy to decide on this type of issue, they will look at the evidence and come to a view. The "small claims court" is actually a small claims track of the civil courts (county court) and arbitration on what is owed when the parties involved can't agree is exactly what the courts are there for. Take a look at the "Making a claim" link I posted above.
If someone is lying to their insurance company then issuing a claim via the courts can be useful as people will generally back down and come clean rather than perjure.
|