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feeutfo

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Re: Is this right?
« Reply #30 on: 20 January 2012, 00:30:31 »

Labour rates here abouts £25 - £30 ph. :-\
Yep, that's what the crooks charged on my repair to the insurer. But had dealership status on parts from various dealers inc vx. There by maximising profit at retail prices on parts, and are obviously keen to change EVERY single possible part that could conceivably be related to the damage, ie, every single steering component, both shocks, stub axles etc, when only one wishbone was bent from hitting the kerb, after a Range rover hit me on the drivers side.

£4900 quote to insurer for repair.

Did the work myself;
One new sc3 £130(?)
Pair of wishbones £130 fitted and back on the road with mot, £40 now is it?

Cosmetic damage;
Second hand door and wing £50 from Steve at omega breakers Heathrow.
2 Wheels refurbed £100
Door membrane can't remember price. Bah.


Insurers approved repairers. Pfff...!
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05omegav6

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« Reply #31 on: 20 January 2012, 01:56:08 »

There's alot to be said for doing self inflicted/write off repairs yourself :y

After the 'lorry incident', the guesstimate was well over £5000. >:(

Including paying VX £300 to colect the car, weld in the new slam panel, paint it and deliver the car back, I think the final bill was less than a grand :y, thanks in no small part to Steve and Albs :y
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« Reply #32 on: 20 January 2012, 11:23:30 »

Bit late on this, but my experience is that you have to pay the repairer :y
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« Reply #33 on: 20 January 2012, 12:21:33 »

Got the car back, all looking good :)
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« Reply #34 on: 20 January 2012, 12:28:39 »

Several years ago I had my X-Type in at a bodyshop getting a golfball-sized dent in the roof repaired.  When I took the car in the guy offered me a tour of the workshop where he showed me a brand new (less than 1 month old) BMW that had been severely damaged and rolled.  Believe it or not, they were actually fitting a complete new bodyshell, transferring the useable parts from the knackered one to the new one.  Apparently, this was cheaper than writing it off as the cost was going to be a little under £30,000!
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cem_devecioglu

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« Reply #35 on: 20 January 2012, 18:49:29 »

Del before paying that money check their job, corners, insulation, inside the car, some electric componets/switches (that may be disturbed) and the paint in detail..

I have, was there for an hour looking over it  :y £9239 repair bill in total  :o

for our price standards , it seems normal as BMW parts cost a fortune.. and adding the labour its normal for here..
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« Reply #36 on: 20 January 2012, 21:56:05 »

Any time I've had a 3rd party claim the first thing I did was send off a 'blame' letter to the other driver (realise thats not the case this time, but bear with me) saying I have XXX as an excess and hire cars costs are YYY per day and that as I hold them fully responsible for the incident I require reimbursement by return of post and in any event, within 7 days, otherwise I charge ZZZ per day percentage interest, compounded, until monies received.  And £25 per letter flat fee reminding them of monies due, daily, otherwise I will see them in court via local and national press, Tv etc etc.  I also include a scale plan of the incident and advise them that I am a fully qualified crash investigator recently retired from police service that is considered an expert witness in court on such matters.

Normally get an ack letter within 7 days and payment in full within time scales......    ;)

Workshop prices bear little resemblance to real world, negotiated, cash in hand although a flat fee between repairer and insurer is not ,uncommon.  Seem to remember something like £1250 per claim to insurer, irrespective of actual job cost?  Roundabouts and swings springs to mind....
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