Car Seat Safety
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I'm in my third trimester of pregnancy and was the not-at-fault party in an accident recently. The damage was extensive enough that the car had to be towed away after the accident. Our car was a Prius we bought new barely over a year ago and had less than 10,000 miles on it. I'm already getting the sense that our insurance company is going to try to settle this quickly with the other party, and I don't have full confidence we will come out of this on par with what we had moments before the accident, not to mention the hassel and anxiety of going through the ordeal. Given that no one wants to buy cars that were previously in accidents, how do I know it will be as safe as possible to drive my children in, even once it's repaired? The insurance company doesn't want to replace the car seat because it was unoccupied (thankfully!!) at the time of the crash, unless there's "damage". How do I assess that? I'm not completely risk averse, but my children's safety is not something I'm willing to gamble a penny on. I love our car, I'm not a litigious person, and the other driver seemed like a perfectly decent human being, but I don't want to end up way behind because of something that was not my fault. I'd love to hear any advice from anyone who has gone through anything similar!
Jan 15, 2018