Is it reasonable to expect compensation for your time and mileage spent to get your car repaired following an accident that was not your fault?
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Is it reasonable to expect compensation for your time and mileage spent to get your car repaired following an accident that was not your fault?
Asked on October 22, 2014 under Accident Law, Washington
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
It may be reasonable, but unfortunately it's not available. The law does not provide compensation for inconvenience, such as the time you spent getting your car repaired. You *might* be able to get compensation for mileage, since it arguably is an out-of-pocket expense, but the amount you could recover is so small that's not worth pursuing. (E.g. say you'd incurred 60 miles of travel... that would be what? 3 gallons of gas, or around $10?)
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