insurance approved bodyshops
insurance approved bodyshops
I have a list of bodyshops that the insurance company has given me, the first one on the list is thames valley accident centre (which are apparently c rap a mate of mine said they messed up his car so dont really want to send it there) then we have on the list JC autos at briars way in maidenhead, then theres Cryers hill coachworks at fairview ind est in Wycombe. then Dk autos blackwater way in aldershot, humphries oxfrord at rosehill oxford and the final one 4thdimension ltd at thorpe business park in Egham.
has anyone used any of these places before do you recomend any of them?
my insurance company said that if i send it to somewhere like lexus bracknell then i would have to pay my excess! is this right or wrong?
please help i dont want any fixers to do a c.rap job on my baby
what do you think i should do???
thanks again peeps
is300_dino
16-04-2017, 02:43 AM #1HI
I have a list of bodyshops that the insurance company has given me, the first one on the list is thames valley accident centre (which are apparently c rap a mate of mine said they messed up his car so dont really want to send it there) then we have on the list JC autos at briars way in maidenhead, then theres Cryers hill coachworks at fairview ind est in Wycombe. then Dk autos blackwater way in aldershot, humphries oxfrord at rosehill oxford and the final one 4thdimension ltd at thorpe business park in Egham.
has anyone used any of these places before do you recomend any of them?
my insurance company said that if i send it to somewhere like lexus bracknell then i would have to pay my excess! is this right or wrong?
please help i dont want any fixers to do a c.rap job on my baby
what do you think i should do???
thanks again peeps
is300_dino
16-04-2017, 02:46 AM #2this is why i want it to go somewhere where they will do it properly i could easily cry again!! :crying:
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
16-04-2017, 03:48 AM #4Call your local Lexus dealer and ask them who they use, they will almost certainly contract out body work.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
2tongues Call your local Lexus dealer and ask them who they use, they will almost certainly contract out body work.
+1, Lexus and Toyota don't take on bodywork themselves.
I'd be looking at the coachworks one first if it comes to it. It's only a name but it inspires a bit more confidence IMO
2tongues Call your local Lexus dealer and ask them who they use, they will almost certainly contract out body work.
+1, Lexus and Toyota don't take on bodywork themselves.
I'd be looking at the coachworks one first if it comes to it. It's only a name but it inspires a bit more confidence IMO
Has the other party now admitted liability ? Because unless he has (or does), you're going to have to pay your excess anyway, I'm afraid. One of their "approved" body shops might have deal where the excess is paid by the insurers straight to them, *if* the other party is at fault (as opposed to you paying the excess then claiming it back).
Most decent body shops will quote a similar price for work, since they use automated systems to produce the quote, and prices for parts will be very similar.
Dean, Lexus Bracknell did a superb job on fixing my bodywork a while back. They have their own bodyshop at their Toyota garage.
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16-04-2017, 07:47 AM #6As I said before recently in another thread, it's up to you what body shop you use, not the insurers, just so long as the insurance company approves the quote. It doesn't have to go to an "approved" body shop.
Has the other party now admitted liability ? Because unless he has (or does), you're going to have to pay your excess anyway, I'm afraid. One of their "approved" body shops might have deal where the excess is paid by the insurers straight to them, *if* the other party is at fault (as opposed to you paying the excess then claiming it back).
Most decent body shops will quote a similar price for work, since they use automated systems to produce the quote, and prices for parts will be very similar.
Dean, Lexus Bracknell did a superb job on fixing my bodywork a while back. They have their own bodyshop at their Toyota garage.
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"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
16-04-2017, 08:10 AM #7Insurance companies give body shops something stupid like £35 per hour and only £42 per hour for luxury cars, so if pares are similar then labour will also be the same. The place doing the MR2 was saying that the payments are hardly worth the hassle.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
steviewevie As I said before recently in another thread, it's up to you what body shop you use, not the insurers, just so long as the insurance company approves the quote. It doesn't have to go to an "approved" body shop.
Has the other party now admitted liability ? Because unless he has (or does), you're going to have to pay your excess anyway, I'm afraid. One of their "approved" body shops might have deal where the excess is paid by the insurers straight to them, *if* the other party is at fault (as opposed to you paying the excess then claiming it back).
Most decent body shops will quote a similar price for work, since they use automated systems to produce the quote, and prices for parts will be very similar.
Dean, Lexus Bracknell did a superb job on fixing my bodywork a while back. They have their own bodyshop at their Toyota garage.
ok i will try and work something out when i speak to them again next.
that was the exact reason i wanted to use bracknell cos i remembered you saying that they did a good job for you so wanted the same treatment for me and my car. so basically i could just take it to bracknell pay the £400 excess if i dont get it back, i dont get it back, at least i know the jobs done properly the first time round hopefully!
is300_dino
16-04-2017, 08:26 AM #8steviewevie As I said before recently in another thread, it's up to you what body shop you use, not the insurers, just so long as the insurance company approves the quote. It doesn't have to go to an "approved" body shop.
Has the other party now admitted liability ? Because unless he has (or does), you're going to have to pay your excess anyway, I'm afraid. One of their "approved" body shops might have deal where the excess is paid by the insurers straight to them, *if* the other party is at fault (as opposed to you paying the excess then claiming it back).
Most decent body shops will quote a similar price for work, since they use automated systems to produce the quote, and prices for parts will be very similar.
Dean, Lexus Bracknell did a superb job on fixing my bodywork a while back. They have their own bodyshop at their Toyota garage.
ok i will try and work something out when i speak to them again next.
that was the exact reason i wanted to use bracknell cos i remembered you saying that they did a good job for you so wanted the same treatment for me and my car. so basically i could just take it to bracknell pay the £400 excess if i dont get it back, i dont get it back, at least i know the jobs done properly the first time round hopefully!
I had to pay an excess for the work on my car (I paid it direct to Lexus Bracknell), but that's because some moron vandalised my car. So I had to claim of my own insurance, i.e. effectively it was "my" fault.
As I said in the other thread, I got a few quotes for the work on my car. Lexus's was the most expensive quote. But they gave me the best impression that they would do a good job. I put just that one quote to the insurance company, their inspector checked out my car, and the quote was approved.
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steviewevie
16-04-2017, 09:56 AM #9I would question the insurance company about what they told you about your excess. Get them to confirm that means you'll definitely get your excess back if you take it to one of their garages ? They will probably soon backtrack and say "err, well, it depends on whose fault it was", etc.
I had to pay an excess for the work on my car (I paid it direct to Lexus Bracknell), but that's because some moron vandalised my car. So I had to claim of my own insurance, i.e. effectively it was "my" fault.
As I said in the other thread, I got a few quotes for the work on my car. Lexus's was the most expensive quote. But they gave me the best impression that they would do a good job. I put just that one quote to the insurance company, their inspector checked out my car, and the quote was approved.
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