u/Fit-Hearing2457

I was rear ended Saturday night by a teenager. Nothing major my hitch cover is damaged and I’ve got a few chips in the paint on my bumper. I probably would just ignore it and move on with my life except I got this car new 3 months ago. I have family that works in the auto body repair industry and I know they would help me fix it at cost which would be $300 ish. I don’t won’t to pay for it myself since I’m not the one to have caused the accident. Would you text the teenagers parents to settle it outside of a claim since I have these connections and could potentially save them money given the standard deductible around here or would you recommend sticking to the traditional claims route.