| Classic Scenario
You and your vehicle have been involved in an
accident and you ask yourself a few questions:
- Who is looking out for my best interests?
- Can my vehicle be restored to pre-loss condition?
- Is my vehicle a total loss and should it be repaired?
- Does the estimate supplied by the shop and insurance company
have all the procedures and the best possible method of repair
listed?
Answer 1: Most likely,
no one is looking out for your best interests. 95% of all repair
facilities have some sort of contract with insurance companies
to supply them with a flow of work. As long as the shop is willing
to cut costs and repair methods, they will continue to send them
work.
Answer 2: Most likely,
no. Pre-loss condition (DV Level 1) is a very high level of repair. Click here to see and Print the Seven Levels
of Repair.
Answer 3: If you think
your vehicle needs to be totaled, then you're probably correct.
Some unethical insurance companies will nearly pay the retail price
of a vehicle in repairs to keep from totaling it.
Answer 4: It has
been our experience that most repair estimates are missing 20
to 40 necessary and required procedures to restore one's vehicle
to at least the best of reasonable human ability.
So how
does Collision Monitoring help?
We eliminate one major
argument. Who is responsible? It’s
been our experience that insurance companies and contracted repair
shops tend to point the finger at each other on post-repair issues,
leaving consumers at their whit's end, trying to get their vehicle
repaired or re-repaired correctly.
How does it work?
Our trained collision repair
experts will go to your repair facility after your vehicle has
been disassembled, will inspect your vehicle, and review both
the repair facility’s and insurance
company's estimate. We will then provide you, the insurance company
and the shop with a Notice of Deficiency (N.O.D.). This N.O.D.
will notify the parties involved of all the necessary procedures,
repair methods and parts required to repair the vehicle back to
the best of reasonable human ability. We also photograph the vehicle
to help with your possible diminished value claim.
The N.O.D. gives
both the insurance company and shop the opportunity to rectify
the estimate and possibly help you receive a correct and proper
repair. If the two entities ignore the N.O.D., at least you have
documented their refusal to address the issues and the party
responsible for any incomplete or improper repairs can be held
accountable.
Every case is different and in some circumstances Collision
Monitoring may help total your vehicle. Please contact
us and we can explain how Collision Monitoring can help you.
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