auto body shop?

So, in the aftermath of unseelie's little accident last night, his front fender is bent inward such that it pokes at one of his wheels whenever the wheel is turned. He doesn't feel safe driving like that in the long term, so he needs an auto body shop.

Anyone know
(1) How much fixing that should cost?
(2) A reliable auto body shop in SF?

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I have a try-out with that guy tonight at the Metronome Ballroom. Woowee. Wish me luck! Still really self-conscious about my weight, but whatever. I'm working on it (and failing, but still working on it) and... yeah.

Things are going great at work, which is nice. And I caught up on some more Farscape last night. And arcticelf will be landing at SFO in...35 hours, almost exactly. Eep! I'm terribly excited, but also nervous. We haven't seen each other in over a year now and... well, I've changed a lot and so has he, I would imagine.

auto insurance question

So. unseelie rams this Caravan (a van I think?) in the rear yesterday coming off of 101 in SF. They get out. Inspect their respective cars. Both conclude that there is no damage. The other guy says, "I guess its your lucky day," gets in his van, and drives off without exchanging insurance info. Unseelie does the same.

Now Unseelie sees that there is damage to his own car and is feeling concerned. What if the other guys van turns out to be damaged? What if the other guy calls his insurance company after all? He didn't see him take down license, doesn't think he had time, but what if?

I argue, "It was his idea not to exchange info. You didn't have time to get his license plate, and he drove off before you. So he probably can't call his insurance company on you even if he changes his mind. But if you DO call your insurance company, it will increase your insurance rates plus since you have a $500 deductible, it won't save you any money on repairing the car."

He argues, "But if he does have the info somehow and calls his insurance, there could be a hit and run on my record and it would be bad bad bad, and it would be my word against his in court."

What should he do? Call the insurance company? Or sit tight and handle it all himself?