Do the companies who repair damaged cars on behalf of insurers have the right to drive these damaged cars to their workshop (even when the cars are in a drivable condition) without notifying the owner of the car that this is their intention? Most people would assume that they put a damaged car on a truck to take it to the workshop. My car was recently driven to a workshop 20 miles away without my prior knowledge, and I was not very happy to learn about this. The insurer, however, said it was perfectly acceptable.
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Yes they have every right to drive the car, as long as it remains roadworthy. It costs money to collect it using a breakdown truck so whatever is the cheaper option is the one generally taken. There are some repairers who move everything by truck - damaged or repaired, but that is their choice.
How did they manage to drive it without your knowledge? Did you not have to give them the keys? 20 miles isn't exactly far and I'm sure it isn't going to have caused any harm.
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I was not at home when they came to collect the car, having made arrangements for someone else to wait for the collection. There is no way I would have let anyone drive the car, I would have taken it there myself, given the option. I don't trust anyone I don't know with my car, sorry, not even for 20 miles. The car is brand new, it was three weeks' old when it was damaged by someone in the middle of the night, who then drove off without leaving any contact details and leaving me a big insurance claim - so maybe my faith in the human nature has hit an all-time low. However, I do feel that insurance companies must make it explicit that a breakdown truck may not be provided to take your car to the workshop and give people the option of driving their cars there themselves.
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i went on holiday in a smashed up montego years ago, i was waiting for the insurance assesser to come round but the holiday couldnt wait, i remember tanking it down the m6 from blackpool late evening trying to get home before darkness as it had no lights, indicators ,bumper ,and the bonnet was tied down with string, wouldnt do it now tho
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i went on holiday in a smashed up montego years ago i was waiting for the insurance assesser to come round but the holiday couldnt wait i remember tanking it down the m6 from blackpool late evening trying to get home before darkness as it had no lights indicators bumper and the bonnet was tied down with string wouldnt do it now tho
:^D Nice one
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I once rear ended into someone along the North orbital Road, as i couldn't be bothered calling the RAC for assistance i pulled up into a side road to bend the bumper back in so it would not foul the front tyre.
Got back in the car & drove 30 miles back home to Wycombe.
This was during the say of course otherwise i wouldn't have the lights legally.
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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I think some people musunderstood the subject - sorry if I have not made it clear. It is not about driving your own damaged car, but about someone else driving your damaged car without your knowledge, on behalf of your insurance company. There is a big difference.
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>>i went on holiday in a smashed up montego years ago,... i remember tanking it down the m6 from blackpool late evening >>
I trust it wasn't you who drove grish's car those 20 miles to be repaired.....
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i agree with grish
it should have been transported
sounds like a right two bit insurance company that has accident damaged cars driven to bodyshops
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This is a major supermarket insurance service. They really should stick to what they know best, like selling groceries.
The point of my post, apart from obviously trying to see what people think and whether they've had similar experience, was to make everyone aware of the issue and, if they feel as strongly as I do about it, they should check with their insurance companies.
Thank you to everyone who has replied.
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Mmmmmmmm interesting which is good
i go for scchnesco
which i believe is part on snerwuich nein onion>?
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>>They really should stick to what they know best, like selling groceries.>>
Which is precisely why they contract out the involvement to a specialist and take a cut of the profits or otherwise.
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