New Year’s Day Is Most Active for Auto Thieves
December 31, 2010
Aol Autos has article up today about How To Screw Up A Car Thief’s Day. Surprisingly, tomorrow is the most popular day for thieves to steal a car. You’d think they’d be sleeping after a hard New Year’s Eve night. Here’s the Aol tips:
- Park in plain sight (that’s a good idea for general safety too)
- Take your keys
- Don’t hider your keys anywhere within or outside the car
- Use a variety of methods to slow would-be thieves
- Disable your battery if parking long-term
- Sign valuable parts (VIN number throughout your car)
Contingency Fee and Property Damage
December 14, 2010
Our auto accident cases are almost always handled on a contingency fee for the personal injury claim. But, how is the property damage claim handled?
Most of the time we can get the property damage settled with several phone calls to the insurance company. So, we charge nothing for this.
“How can the defendant [driver] afford those lawyers?”
December 13, 2010
Simple: Generally the attorneys defending an automobile accident case are paid by the driver’s insurance company. A lot of them are actually employees of the insurance company.
Backup Cameras May Become Mandatory
December 5, 2010
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration recently released a proposed mandated that all vehicles produced by 2014 have a backup camera. The Kelly Blue Book article states that “NHTSA estimates that 292 deaths and 18,000 injuries occur each year as the result of these types of back-over incidents.”
I’m all for having a backup camera in my car, but can I get Netflix in there as well?
