Questions
Answers, without the hedging
These are the questions people actually ask us, answered as plainly as the subject allows. Where the honest answer is "it depends on your state," we say that rather than guessing.
About this service
Is this a law firm?
No. Taxi Accident is a free service that connects people to independent attorneys handling crashes involving for-hire vehicles. We don't practice law, don't give legal advice, and nobody here is your lawyer.
What does it cost?
Nothing. We're paid a flat advertising fee by the firms we refer to. It doesn't scale with your case and never comes out of a recovery.
The rideshare company's insurer already contacted me.
That's normal. You're not obligated to give a recorded statement, and it's generally worth having your situation reviewed first — particularly because the coverage-period question is often still unresolved at that stage.
I was a passenger. Am I in trouble for anything?
No. Passengers are essentially never at fault in a crash, which makes these among the cleaner injury claims. The work is on the coverage side, not on defending your conduct.
Will you sell my information?
We share your submission with the law firm we refer you to and the providers who transmit and store it. We don't sell it to marketing lists or data brokers, and you can revoke consent to be contacted at any time.
Everything else, by page
Each of these is answered on the page that covers it, in context.
- Does making a claim affect the driver personally?I was a passenger
- The rideshare company says the driver is an independent contractor.I was a passenger
- I took the ride from an airport. Does that change anything?I was a passenger
- The driver asked me not to report it.I was a passenger
- I don't know if the app was on. Can that be found out?A taxi or rideshare hit me
- The driver's personal insurer denied the claim.A taxi or rideshare hit me
- I was on a bike and wasn't wearing a helmet.A taxi or rideshare hit me
- The driver says the app was off. I don't believe them.It was an Uber or Lyft
- Can I sue Uber or Lyft directly rather than the driver?It was an Uber or Lyft
- I was a delivery driver, or I was hit by one.It was an Uber or Lyft
- I got a 1099. Doesn't that settle it?I drive and I was hurt
- Will filing a claim get me deactivated?I drive and I was hurt
- My own insurer denied it because I was driving for hire.I drive and I was hurt
- How do I find out who insures a taxi?Finding the policy
- The company says the driver wasn't working for them.Finding the policy
- What if the coverage isn't enough for my injuries?Finding the policy
- I didn't get any of this. Is my claim dead?At the scene
- The police didn't come.At the scene
- Should I talk to the other insurer?At the scene
- Can you tell me what my case is worth?What these claims are worth
- How long do these take?What these claims are worth
- Should I take the first offer?What these claims are worth
- How do I know whether a government entity was involved?The deadlines
- It's been a year. Am I too late?The deadlines
- Does dealing with the insurer extend anything?The deadlines
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