ChatterBank1 min ago
car park "accident"
my husband took our 6 yr old to an after school activity last week, he parked next to a car and she accidently hit the other car when she opened the car door!
this is a church car park, she has had a quote for �310 to remove what my husband describes as a "crease" - HELP!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.She may feel thay as it was not her fault then she deserves to have the job done "properly" and has gotten a quote from a main dealer.
Depending on the age and condition of the car she may have a point. If it's new and has a full dealer service history it would seem reasonable for the repair to be done by a main dealer - if it's into it's second decade and a bit worse for wear then obviously less so.
I would ask where the quote was from and ask for a second competetive quote.
But remember bodywork can be very expensive and you havent told us what type of car it is whether it was metalic paint - that can have quite a bearing on the price
thanks!
just to elaborate:
it is a fairly new car, we are of course happy (if thats the right word!) to pay for the damage, the crease didn;t break the paint and it is qiute close to the edge of the door, ont he dorr itself, now, apparently the garage that quoted her that much have said because of where the dint is they will have to remove wheel arches and all sorts to get it out, but surely if it is on a door it is easier to just take the door off?
My other half rang "chips away" to ask their advise and the recommended someone who specialises, who said his standard charge is �75! so even if we had to pay double that for a difficult job then it is still half the cost of her quote!
the garage she got her quote form is where her mother in law works, we have asked her to at least let this other guy have a look and give us a quote for comparison. does anyone know where we stand on who actually does the work?
we don;t really want to claim on our insurer as we are one year off getting max no claims xx
I can understand that but.... how much is your no claims actually worth? Is it worth �310 because thats what you will be paying her anyway.
I'd say to her that you will pay for the damage only if you can get 3 independent quotes for the work, other wise you would not claim responsibility and it would have to go through the insurance companies, meaning a long drawn out process for her.
Seems to me either she or the garage is on the make, especially if her mother in-law works there.
Best of luck.
Jimbo
thanks all for your advice everyone, I really appreciate it, nice to know others think their quote was excessive too.
An update:
The "dent devil" went and had a look for us, is 99% certain he can sort it - for �75 so he is doing the work, if it doesn't work he won't charge, if that is the case i'll go to citizens advice to see where we stand then xx