This Grab driver (GD) messaged me that he lost his job after borrowing money from his operator.

Background: I was driving along 11th Ave in BGC (near Uptown Mall) when this GD took a sudden u-turn, bumping into my front bumper. FYI, 11th Ave has a solid yellow line - no turning allowed. To cut the story short, I asked him to pay for all the damages that he caused which includes the insurance participation fee and the additional expenses (e.g. Grab ride to the office) because I cannot use the car due to in-house repair at the casa; this was agreed and signed at the police station.

After 2 weeks, I asked him to pay for the damages. He just sent me the participation fee and told me that he just borrowed the amount from his operator and that he cannot pay the extra expense.

I didn’t argue further. I just reiterated that we had an agreement and he must be responsible for his actions. I reported him to Grab and filed a case with LTO.

After 2 weeks, he replied back saying that he was fired from his Grab job.

Tbh, I have mixed feelings. As much as I want to empathize with service workers, but this type of driver should know his lesson.