Car permit · Crashes and insurance
You bump a parked car in a minor crash and cannot locate its owner. What are you required to do?
Correct answer: All of these are correct.
Answer options
- APromptly notify the city police, or the CHP if the crash happened in an unincorporated area
- BPut a written notice in plain view on the damaged car
- CAll of these are correct Correct
Why
Hitting an unattended vehicle obliges you to put a written note on it showing your name and address, and also to report the crash promptly to the city police, or to the CHP in unincorporated areas. Both steps are required.
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