How to File an Accident Report with Lyft

What Is Lyft, and How Does It Work?

Lyft is a rideshare company that works like a taxi. It hires people who use their own cars to take customers from Point A to Point B. When you hire a Lyft car ride, you use their mobile app to book the fare, and you get into the car when it shows up at your door stop or rendezvous place of meeting. Your assumption when you get into a Lyft rideshare vehicle is that you will be delivered promptly and safely to your final ride destination. No one gets into a Lyft rideshare vehicle thinking that the vehicle is about to be in a horrific car accident – but it can happen.

California Requires Lyft Drivers to Have Car Insurance on Their Vehicles

Lyft drivers are required to have insurance on their vehicles before they can take rideshare passengers. The insurance coverage corresponds to Periods 0 – 3 of coverage for Lyft drivers.

Period 0 starts when The Period 0 or the minimum coverage is:

• $15,000 for bodily injuries on each person injured in an accident
• $30,000 for bodily injury per accident
• $5,000 property damage coverage per accident

Period 1 is activated when the Lyft driver is ready to work, and has activated the app, but no passengers are picked up as yet. This coverage is $50,000/$100,000 and $25,000 property damage.

Periods 2 and 3 begin when the driver has picked up a passenger. This offers $1 million in insurance coverage for the Lyft driver and passenger.

The Accidents Lyft Drivers Have Are Just Like Other Driver Accidents

Accidents with Lyft drivers can occur as a result of:

• A collision with another vehicle
• Sliding off the road in slippery conditions
• Hitting a person walking on the road
• Hitting a bicyclist sharing the road
• Hitting a motorcyclist
• Hitting a tree
• Running a red light
• Shifting lanes unsafely
• Passing in a no passing zone
• Driving too fast for the conditions
• Hitting an animal in the road
• Hitting debris in the road
• Not seeing well in foggy conditions
• Going to fast with severe cross winds

How Should I File an Accident Personal Injury Report with Lyft?

The personal injury accident report is filed with Lyft through the app on your phone. If you need to file a claim for personal injuries, you will need to talk to their Claims Customer Care team at Lyft to do so. They will contact you after you have filled out all of your information with them. It can be hard to know what to do when you are dealing with a big company.

Of course, the big companies always have the upper hand. Wouldn’t you want to be with a lawyer who is an expert in this type of Lyft case? One who will work with you to manage the claim? If you are ready to win this case, just give us a call today. You will be talking to an attorney who knows what to do to win this case against the Lyft company.

What Happens When I Fill Out a Lyft Insurance Report?

When you fill out a Lyft insurance report, you will be submitting the paperwork to the Lyft company and your own insurance company. You need to put down any details regarding the loss on this report, and be a thorough as possible. It is better to file these types of reports right away, because it is easy to forget details later if you wait too long to fill out the forms. If you need a Post Collision Inspection performed on a vehicle because of an accident, there is a form ready at Lyft for this as well.

Insurance forms can be complicated to fill out at times. We are able to start the process to begin a lawsuit on your behalf, and help you manage any forms that Lyft tells you to fill out. You need on your side a lawyer with experience in knowing how to win this type of case. Don’t worry, we are here for you, and will work with you on winning this Lyft driver negligence case.

How Should I File a Driver Hit and Run Report with Lyft?

Any time that a Lyft driver has had a hit and run incident with a Lyft vehicle, then you will need to file a police report. This report is a general police report that needs to be filled out, regarding the hit and run accident. The hit and run accidents are filed on a general police report. The report can be submitted directly to Lyft and to the insurance company.

When you ordered your Lyft vehicle, you used the Lyft app to place the order. You will use the same app to talk to their Claims Customer Care team, if you need any help with filing any hit and run incident that one of their Lyft drivers has been in.

If you still have any questions regarding how to file a driver hit and run report with a Lyft driver at the wheel, just give us a call. You will feel more comfortable with an attorney with expertise in these types of Lyft claims. We will go over the case, and will talk to you right away. You want to be with the attorneys who specialize in knowing what it takes to win this case regarding Lyft careless drivers. Just call now, we will talk to you and schedule an appointment to get with you about this Lyft case.

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When Should I Make a Lyft Incident Report for Personal Injuries?

You should make a Lyft incident report for personal injuries as soon as you can after the loss. If you were in an accident, you should be seen by a healthcare professional immediately. If there was an opportunity to be seen at the scene of the accident, you should have taken the chance then to be seen by EMTs for the personal injuries that you have received.

Sometimes, people at the scene of an accident will refuse treatment for their injuries. If you are asked at the scene of an accident to get checked out, you should take advantage of that opportunity. For example, if you have suffered a concussion, or have internal injuries, you might not even know it at the time. This is the reason to be seen on scene for your injuries. If you did not get seen at the scene of the accident, it is not too late to just go the hospital to be seen. Or in the alternative, make an urgent appointment with your personal healthcare provider to be seen.

Once you have attended to your personal injuries, you need to give us a call right away. You will hear all of the information that you need to know from a lawyer with a specialty in Lyft rideshare accidents and injuries. We will talk to you and you will meet with lawyers who can help with giving you the peace of mind that you deserve in this type of case. But this can only happen when you give us a call. Just call now to get with experienced attorney in Los Angeles, who will work for you tirelessly on this case.

Can I Sue Lyft for Personal Injuries After an Accident in a Lyft Ride Car?

Yes, we can sue on your behalf and help you to get the compensation that you deserve in this case. You may be wondering, who will help you to get what you need to completely recover from your personal injuries? Well, you can look no further, because our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit to help you recover compensation from all wrongdoers in this type of case. Our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue the people who have been at fault in this case, when you have been in an accident because of a Lyft rideshare incident. When you give us a call, we will start the process to win your recovery compensation that you need in this case.

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We are here whenever you need us to offer a free consultation on your case regarding an accident with a Lyft vehicle. If you are wondering what to do next, it is easy. Just give us a call today. We are here for you and able to help you recover the compensation that you deserve from Lyft for your personal injuries.