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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Eastleigh
Bike: M800ie
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Four wheeled rip off
Having had a minor scrape against a wall which has left a dent in my car's driver side back fender I have experienced the great insurance rip off in quotes. First quote £320, quote £715.... wtf? I now await, in trepediation, my third quote. Anyone know of an honest panel beater in the Eastleigh area?
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Hope your ok .
Someone reversed into my parked car damaged my bumper .... I had to use the insurers approved body work people...... £12 more and my car would have been a total write off for minor damage I could have lived with. I only claimed as wanted to make the scumbag who hit my car and drove off get lots of crap! They insisted I needed a whole new bumper ... it was fine when removed. Because you had to go to their people they basically charged what they wanted. My damage came to just under £1000 according to them. Out of interest I took it to someone else to look at and they quoted £200 to fix it and polish it out which was all it needed. Thats Aviva for you (Then Norwich Union). Ring round , I actually asked the chaps who Mot my car and they gave me a list to call up ![]() |
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Ciao, come stai?
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Somewhere
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Forest Of Dean
Bike: S2r
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It's because the company will pay them that and more.
Some old school places, sadly I suspect long gone now, would do the general public work at one price and insurance at higher rates. Now it's more screw what you can out of everyone.
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