My daughter and your friend got in a very small fender bender.

Hello:

You can make him the offer in writing so that the is evidence that you did so.

You cannot stop him from reporting to the police. But if he suggests that you should pay him or he will contact the police, that is itself illegal, as extortion. It is not legal to use the threats of police or criminal prosecution to try and make a gain from someone.

I am not sure what the police can do in any event, other than take an accident report. There is no indication here that any type of crime has been committed. If you are concerned about some type of charge though, the police can only proceed with the charge within six months of when the offense occurred. So if you can stall this matter for one more month, That deadline will have passed.

You also cannot prevent him from suing, if he really thinks that the amount offered as compensation is unfair. It would then be up to a judge to determine the proper amount of compensation. He would need to provide evidence to the court as to how damage to a bumper can result in the fuel pump needing to be replaced. It is probably safe to say that he will have a difficult time convincing court about that.

The court could require payment for repairs of actual damage caused by the accident. The court can take into account the very small amount of damage to your daughter's car when making any conclusions about what damage was caused to the other car by the accident.

The other owner would need to provide estimates of the work that is going to be done. He will not need to prove the value of the vehicle. The court won't put much weight on average values for that year and make of car, as that is not actually telling the court anything about the value of the actual car in question.