<prompt> Human: My husband rear-ended another vehicle last week. He gave the driver with our insurance information, but also told the driver that wed like to consider paying out of pocket for repairs if they were OK with it. The driver said hes willing to do that, and got a quote. We just received the copy of the repair quote, a total of 1800. Ive done my research and the quote is reasonable for the work being done, and everything included is a repair as a result of the damage.If we pay cash for the repair, what do we need to do to protect ourselves? The other driver has our insurance information, so I want to make sure he doesnt try to double-dip and run off with cashcheck for a repair. Do we pay him and have him sign some sort of release of liability? Do we pay the repair shop directly? How do we make sure he doesnt then submit a claim to our insurance?Ive never been in this situation before, so any help from those who know best practices for this kind of arrangement would be much appreciated!  <response>: You pay them directly and they must sign a release of liability otherwise they can comebackfile insurance. 