What is the Difference Between Collision and Comprehensive Auto Insurance?

A friend's son drove my car for two days and wrecked it. I have full coverage. They are not offering to be responsible, even for my deductible. The kid was at fault turning into another vehicle, and he is listed as an "additional driver" on his father's policy which has three cars. All three vehicles on their policy have: Bodily Injury, Property Damage Liability, Underinsured/Bodily Injury and Property, Uninsured/Bodily Inj and Property Damage. One has everything plus Comprehensive, Collision and Emergency Road Service. (none of their cars have been involved in wrecks, just FYI)

Question 1: If a claim by the other vehicle in the wreck is submitted for damages to their car or for bodily injury, who pays, my Full Coverage, or the driver's liability coverage?

Second, who pays for my vehicle? If I submit a claim, my insurance premium increases and I did nothing wrong, other than trying to help this kid. Would his policy somehow cover my vehicle's repairs? If so, under what part; Property Damage Liability? I appreciate a reply very much.

A pickup truck in front of me lost some of its load. This unsecured

load blew off the truck, doing great damage to my car. I was hurt

as I ducked trying to avoid being killed by the stuff that came through my windshield. I was devastated and petrified and got a

bill for 8,000 dollars for all my medical bills.

I have a brand new truck (24 hours old) that my was purchased and insured for me, as a gift from my father.

My husband (an insured driver, under his own policy) was driving the vehicle and hit a very high curb to avoid a deer. The tire is now rubbing the inside of the wheel well and I am unsure how I should proceed. Hubby has clean driving record and it was raining heavily the night of the incident. Please advise.

Does comprehensive insurance cover accidental reverse polarity damage, which occurred after jump starting a car?

Consider paying your entire premium up front. By doing this, you can avoid the service fee that many insurance companies require for splitting your bill into monthly payments. Set aside money now and when your next policy renewal comes around, see if you can pay it all at once to save more money.

My garage door didn't open all the way, and broke the car window out while I was backing out. Would this be under auto insurance or household insurance?

I fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the highway into the ditch. The car is a writeoff, but I got no ticket of any kind from the police. They gave me a police report, and sent me on my way. How will this affect my driving record, and hence, any future insurance?

I have full coverage on my vehicle and my car caught fire under the hood. There is no physical damage inside the cabin of the car so would this be covered under comprehensive?

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Ask for a group discount. Get as many kinds of insurance as you need from the same company.

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Good driving records. That will definitely lower your price.

how do they do a hit and run? my car was parked in front of my house. is this comp or collision?

on UShip i put an ad looking for someone to tow my fifth wheel. this guy bid on the tow and i accepted. he assured me that he had plenty of insurance in emails and he was licensed through a business.

Well, he was late, for one thing. The other thing was i didn't want it done in the dark because you know how things happen. He didn't have the right hook up for the lights, but told me it would be fine and just wanted to get going. I was following him. On the way, i couldn't see anything that was going on with his towing and i guess he couldn't either, because when we got to the destination, i looked back and his tailgate was down and the whole front of the fifth wheel was torn up: the metal, the wood frame -- everything. the LP lines were dragging on the pavement, too, but he said he didn't know that he didn't see a thing or feel anything.

He told me that he in order for me to be compensated for my loss, he had to say he bumped into my trailer but never towed it. I felt trapped at that point and didn't know what to do. I got scared and nervously said OK. he says he had full coverage on his truck.

Well, all in all, i have had storage to pay and his insurance wants to give me beans for it. This was to be my home to live in now i am living in a crappy thing and paying for storage on a 36' fifth wheel i can't move, live in or sell, and the storage guy I'm renting from is kicking me out because he wants the space back.

I have no truck to get it out or the money to move it again. Can anyone suggest to me what i can do? Please, anything?

Why is it necessary to carry UIM when collision will fix your vehicle, when that's all I want?

i bumped my passenger door in the metal bar in the gasoline station and it was dented and the bumper was torn. they are charging me $2,600. if i claim it on the insurance, will it affect my premiums incredibly? or what if i just pay it out of my own pocket? i just had my license five months ago. --xbdw

My SUV was parked in the garage, and the rear glass was inadvertently left open. When the garage door was opened, it snagged on the glass and shattered it.

The insurance company is calling it a collision - even though the car wasn't moving and didn't collide with anything. Do I have a case to say it's comprehensive?

concerning comprehensive auto coverage if you have a tire blow out there is damage do to my auto? damage due to the blowout it self plus damage is done when auto hit the road when the tire blow out

Since vehicle damage is one of the most common kind of car insurance claims, this coverage is usually one of the priciest portion of your policy premium costs. But as we mentioned above, an older car that isn't worth much might not even need this coverage.

I was behind my uncle as he was pulling his boat up a steep hill on a gravel road on his own property and the clutch slipped which made the boat fall back right into my hood. Is this collision or comprehensive (since it was not on "the road")?

I have not reported it to insurance yet because my uncle is very poor and I don't want him to pay for the damages (the old truck is not insured or even registered, because he only uses it on his farm).

I could have just as easily run into the back of his truck.

i took my car to a drive through car wash -- the ones you drive in yourself. The machine that washed the car did damage to my rear passenger door. The car was not moving at the time. My insurance company is calling it a collision even though the car was not moving. Is this right? I would think that the car would have to be moving or hit by another object or vehicle to be considered collision.

I have a few claims due to vandalism, towing, uninsured driver, my insurance is denying renewal because of these claims, even though I am not at fault. Can this be argued? I have been with them for over ten years and out of nowhere we are being canceled, plus they are making us a high risk policy holder.

While traveling down my street, a car hit a garbage can on the curb and sent it flying into my car which was parked in my driveway. Do I have an argument that this is comprehensive, not collision?

Anon74309: If you hit a deer or other animal, it is collision, not comp, but in just about all cases, insurance companies will not consider this an accident against you and will not raise your rates. Go ahead and file the claim. That's why you have insurance.

Anon74650: What you describe sounds like comprehensive, but it's possible there was not enough evidence to know for sure how it happened and the insurance company assumed the worst against you.

I would make sure they at least are not labeling this as an at-fault accident against you, regardless of whether it is collision or comprehensive.

just noticed damage to my car and not sure how or when it got there? What or how do i claim?

My car was damaged and I am not for sure where it happened or when it happened. It looks like it was kicked or something else ran into it. If someone actually took a shopping cart and ran it into my car, is this comprehensive or collision claim? I was not driving the car when it happened. How can it be considered collision?

I hit a deer and it caused minor damage, and I do finance the truck. First, is this comprehensive or collision? Second, the damage is minor but I do need to replace a plastic grill piece. Should I file a claim or just do it myself? Don't want my rates to increase.

I am under the impression that if debris becomes airborne from a vehicle and hits your vehicle before it hits the road, this would be a comprehensive claim. But if it hits the road before your vehicle, then it becomes a collision claim. Can anyone confirm this?

I was driving in snowy conditions. My car slid and then began doing 360's. I ended up in a ditch. My insurance company said that this is not comprehensive, but rather collision. I never collided with anything. How is this so?

- anon6824

You collided with the ditch, anon6824. A rollover is also considered a collision.

if debris on the freeway fallen from cars and you run over it damaging the bumper of your car. is it a comprehensive or collision claim? yzxt

- anon61503

If it's stationary in the road and you hit it, it's probably going to be considered a collision.

I was driving in snowy conditions. My car slid and then began doing 360's. I ended up in a ditch. My insurance company said that this is not comprehensive, but rather collision. I never collided with anything. How is this so?

if debris on the freeway fallen from cars and you run over it damaging the bumper of your car. is it a comprehensive or collision claim? yzxt

I ran over a chunk of something on the road resulting in damage to the doors of my car. The insurance company says it's collision, not comprehensive. Is this correct? Damage was less than $500, but I didn't put the debris on the road. So I'm out almost $500 for someone else's junk being on the road?

I hit an orange cone that was loose on the freeway. Is that something that's normally covered?

After a car accident, call your car insurance company and/or agent as soon as possible. The quicker you report an auto insurance claim, the quicker the process can get started. And the faster the claims process gets going, the sooner your car will get repaired, and you will have it back. my insurance company is great that way.

After a car accident, call your car insurance company and/or agent as soon as possible. The quicker you report an auto insurance claim, the quicker the process can get started. And the faster the claims process gets going, the sooner your car will get repaired, and you will have it back. my insurance company is great that way.

My left rear door was seriously damaged while the car was parked. The insurance company wants to charge me a collision deductible. Is there a possibility I could convince them to repair the car under my much lower comprehensive deductible? Thank you.

If debris falls off the car in front of you and you run over it damaging the undercarriage of your car, is it a comprehensive or collision claim?

Concerning comprehensive auto coverage. Is your auto covered if you have a tire blowout and due to this blowout there is damage done to your auto? Damage is due to the blowout itself, plus damage is done when the auto hits the road when the tire blows out.