Fender Bender damage

[JoeE]

Just got into (caused) a minor fender bender. I'm OK, the other driver was OK. No damage to his car, and he let me go without asking for my insurance.

My car sustained some minor damage, though...the paint got chipped in about 8 different spots, each smaller than a button. I wouldn't care, but the car is leased and I'd rather get screwed now than later. One of the headlights came loose - no damage whatsoever to the actual headlight, but the glue holding it to the body has separated. There's a slight upward bend in the body above the headlight that resulted from the impact. In addition, the Pontiac Grill is completely warped, but I'm just going to have to have that replaced.

Any of these problems particularly expensive to get fixed?

[Joe Kalicki]

Just leave it and hope someone backs into you before your lease is up.

[Marc Lombardi]

Never...ever....leave an accident without swapping info. Even if they don't ask for it. Even if it's a minor one. You never know...he can suddenly call his insurance company, give them your license number and go after your insurance for "minor damages" that he finds later. Or worse, he could start complaining of injuries.

[JoeE]

Never...ever....leave an accident without swapping info. Even if they don't ask for it. Even if it's a minor one. You never know...he can suddenly call his insurance company, give them your license number and go after your insurance for "minor damages" that he finds later. Or worse, he could start complaining of injuries.

That's a good point, but I'm pretty sure he couldn't even have seen my license plate number.