lewis15498;1530573 said:
There is alot of misinformation in this thread. As fixitman said, it is illegal for them to tell you where to have it repaired. They have "approved shops" to make things "easier". You can take it to any shop. The proper steps would be the shop contacts the insurance co, the adjuster comes to the shop, they both look at the car together and negotiate the price. If you went to a shop not on the approved list, AND did not tell the shop it was an insurance job you may have fucked yourself, but only for the difference between the inital estimate made by the insurance company and the final bill.
O.K. I fucked my self, I didn't mention that it as an insurance claim, because the insurance company already issued a check for $350 dollars, and the body shop qouted me $300. for the repair so, I tought, whats the diffrence if I tell him or not, I have the money from the insurance, the bill is three hundred, I'm good, I'm covered.....yeah I'm a dummy.
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lewis15498;1531505 said:
Did you even read my post? Regardless of what you did, the insurance company still has to give you a check for the amount valued on the initail assesment made by the adjuster. It will likely be less than what you payed but still a good chunk of change.
Yep, I read your post,..and thanks. No, The adjuster and the body shop did not negoiate together. He thought I was gonna bring it to one of "thier" shops, I bought it to a guy that I thought I could trust. The bill was $300.00 the check was $350.00 He did excellent work in the past, so I trusted him. But he fucked up. He knew he fucked up so he didn't issue me a reciept. I recieved a check even before I went t the shop thinking if the shop wanted more money we would call the insurance company, yeah I'll admit, I'm a fool.
