Oil stain on aslphalt liability (driveway)
Hi,
My car started leaking oil onto an asphalt driveway. The only thing I can think of that could have caused this was that very recently a rock or something hit the bottom of my car as I was driving and must have damaged the oil pan or something similar. The property is part of a community so I assume they own the driveway, the house itself is rented. I first tried a commercial product to clean the oil. That was before I knew that what I was using was not supposed to be used on asphalt (I did read the directions, they didn't warn me of this). After cleaning and rinsing I went to sleep, the next morning to my shock there was a huge brown run-off stain going across the road, I was ready to panic. I took the day off and used water and soap to clean the road and thank god the run-off came out. I was very happy, however the oil stains did not come out where they originally leaked onto the blacktop. So now I'm worried what to do about it. I have a feeling that someone will seek damages for whatever reason and that I won't be able to pay for it (who knows how much that might cost). Now my real question, would the car insurance cover this? I think that it technically should since it was really the car that did the damage but you never know of course. I am with Geico and I sent them an email asking them. Any thoughts will be appreciated and I'll post too when I hear back from the insurance.
