Maxthedane
Monza
- Joined
- 11 Apr 2019
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- 160
Last night I was slowing to go over a speed hump. The guy behind me was watching the lights ahead turn green so sped up and whacked me.
What a pain - my pride & joy's backside is now looking a bit of a mess. Bumper: scratched, paint off, surface broken. Engine lid: buckled & scratched.
So Insurance - I haven't made any claim for years and it now seems everyone is trying to stitch everyone else up - minimise their costs & maximise what they can claim off others.
So the guy at fault - his Insurance co want me to go direct through them. Not even talk to my own insurer. They'll do it all - minimise their cost but who knows where my car will end up getting repaired or how good the repair will be.
OPC - want to farm the work out to Sytner Drive, an accident management claims company who'll send my car off to an 'approved' body shop. They'll also give me a like for like to drive in the meantime. So their incentive is to minimise cost of repair & maximise claim on the company who whacked me.
Another option I have is the Porsche independant specialist who I bought the car from. They've already told me what needs doing (repaint bumper, replace engine lid) & I have a relationship with them. Somehow I sense I'll get a good, honest job from them. The big boys (Insurance, car hire firms & bodyshops) - just not sure they'll look after my interest.
Any views from those of you who have had to get Insurance jobs done.
What a pain - my pride & joy's backside is now looking a bit of a mess. Bumper: scratched, paint off, surface broken. Engine lid: buckled & scratched.
So Insurance - I haven't made any claim for years and it now seems everyone is trying to stitch everyone else up - minimise their costs & maximise what they can claim off others.
So the guy at fault - his Insurance co want me to go direct through them. Not even talk to my own insurer. They'll do it all - minimise their cost but who knows where my car will end up getting repaired or how good the repair will be.
OPC - want to farm the work out to Sytner Drive, an accident management claims company who'll send my car off to an 'approved' body shop. They'll also give me a like for like to drive in the meantime. So their incentive is to minimise cost of repair & maximise claim on the company who whacked me.
Another option I have is the Porsche independant specialist who I bought the car from. They've already told me what needs doing (repaint bumper, replace engine lid) & I have a relationship with them. Somehow I sense I'll get a good, honest job from them. The big boys (Insurance, car hire firms & bodyshops) - just not sure they'll look after my interest.
Any views from those of you who have had to get Insurance jobs done.