Mrs. B Side-Swiped In The Heights
A few minutes ago Mrs. B was side-swiped on Pierrepont Street in a hit-and-run by a yellow cab with medallion number 3Y65; there were three small children in the back of the car. No one was hurt but we’re out a side view mirror. We reported it to TLC but don’t have a lot of…
A few minutes ago Mrs. B was side-swiped on Pierrepont Street in a hit-and-run by a yellow cab with medallion number 3Y65; there were three small children in the back of the car. No one was hurt but we’re out a side view mirror. We reported it to TLC but don’t have a lot of faith they’ll do anything about it. It will be interesting to watch the slow wheels of bureaucracy turn though. Anyone have any relevant experiences to share?
Almost every cab in the city is monitored by satellite at one or two central stations. Call 800-nyc-taxi.
I left a piece of luggage in a cab in manhattan and they tracked it from a central station in Chicago(!?) Got the guy and my bag back to where I was in about 20 minutes.
Point is they will be able to corroborate the medallion number with the location of the accident and the driver at the time.
Good luck.
I think I’m the only one thinking the cabby may not have necessarily been 100% aware even that he hit your wife’s mirror. I say this b/c I once got my mirror hit by a passing car (while I was in mine) and between the road noise and radio, I didn’t even realize it right away, thought it was some other noise (road crap, construction bang), and mine was a very quiet car inside versus those loud rattling taxis. Believe me, I hate cabbies and would err on the side of thinking they’re always guilty, but in this case, meh. Either way, TLC was VERY quick/responsive to my past complaint.
Glad to hear that all are okay. Definitely call 311 as well as report to police. Rear quarterpanel of my car was destroyed by a taxi many years ago, when cab pulled away from curb without looking. Everyone who saw the damage (police, insurance company, etc.) said it was obvious that damage could only have occurred as reported. Nevertheless, my memory is that it took many months of wasted time to accomplish very little Taxi Commission-wise. My impression from posts above is that complaint process may have been revised since then and that Commission is now more responsive. Hope that’s the case.
I’m also glad no one was hurt. Sounds like you got some good advice. A lot of cabbies really hate driving to Brooklyn, and when they get here, don’t know where they are going, not even in Brooklyn Hts. He was probably like a rat in a maze, looking to get out. That’s no excuse, of course, and he should have been more careful.
Yeah, we’re not really interested in insurance–wouldn’t mind the guy getting a slap on the wrist and being forced to apologize to the wife though!
Zoicks, glad to hear that nobody was hurt. Following up with NYPD sounds like a good idea.
Call 311 and they will send you all the paperwork to get your complaint logged. And yeah – nice job in getting the cab #!
If it’s just your sideview mirror – talk to Joe at Fifteenth Street Auto – he has replaced mine on several hit-and-run occasions (yes, several, >>sigh<<). A standard black one will cost you about $85 w/labor (don’t know how much if you want it painted or the one matching your car’s make/model) but it isn’t even worth going through insurance cause it’s prob less than the deductable.
Joe is AWESOME, friendly and always does a good, honest job.
Glad to hear no one is hurt…
glad to hear everyone was ok
*rob*
Ive had good luck with TLC… a cabdriver punched me and when I complained they held a prompt hearing and yanked his license for a while.
Posted by: PresidentStreeter at November 5, 2009 3:58 PM
Piano wire would have been handy then.