As many people who pointed it out, you're darn lucky to get the claim agreed to. 6-8 weeks isn't long. I'm surprised that you think so for getting anything back from the government, any government (any state, or fed, etc).

If its under $4000, I'm surprised you couldn't just float it by fixing it sooner and then waiting for the reimbursement. Owning a P-Car, I would believe that most of us have a slush fund of sorts for these kinds of things. It's not like you're going to lose the money, and in less than 2 months, it'll be topped off again.

I'd much rather do that than hit my insurance and pay my non-recoverable deductible. But that's just me.

 

Actually the deductible is reimbursable from Caltrans. And I like my slush fund for more toys for the pcar

 

File the claim with the insurance company and the deductible should be reimbursed when the state pays. In fact, I believe some insurance companies will waive the deductible if they're certain that a claim has been filed and will be paid by the other party.

4-6 weeks doesn't sound too long for any government entity to respond. And yeah, I'm sure a republican state would be faster in giving out the money .

 

CA always hits budget crisis this time of year, I'm in health care and june/july states delay payments to us for services rendered by a few weeks..... Now that the state is supposed to change their state medicaid services to mimic medicare, they are are running around likes chickens with their heads cut off.

 

I added a couple of more shots from the ipad today

 

Carbon fiber time! :-) Pocket the rest!

 

A rock big enough to do that kind of damage did not get thrown from a lawnmower over the F-150 and onto your hood. Did it come off the truck? If I were the adjuster, I would highly doubt your story and deny the claim. But I'm from New York.

 

Those big old brush mowers can really toss the trash. In other states that mow the road shoulders frequently not much trash comes out from the mower.

In CA generally the road shoulders and other areas along the freeways get mowed maybe once per year. In the meantime these areas collect a lot of trash.

Outside of CA I always when I spot mowing going on try to slow down and give the mowers a wide berth. I also watch for debris on the road. In CA I'm tempted to turn around and go another way.

 

She's fixed and back on the road

 

Nice. Congrats.

But the story isn't complete until you're made financially whole. Did that happen? Did you take the Insurance route and then the state pays the insurance company back?

 

I'm submitting my deductable to cal trans and ins is doing the same. Win win for both side, even got my lip spoiler painted for free in the insurance job too.

 

Nice. No ding on your driving/insurance record, right? Because someone else has admitted liability, it should affect your rates, right?