Adrian, if they want to take the car to a "generic" body shop maybe their
insured should have run into a "generic" car. The fact that your car is
British and old is not your problem.
You probably have a few options.
1) You can tell them to fix it. They can send it anywhere they want, but
it has to be repaired to your satisfaction. Insurance companies don't
like this option. They want to give you a check, have you sign a waiver
and go away.
2) You can sue them, or the other driver.
3) The other driver can make up the deficiency.
4) You can have your insurance company fix it, then your insurance
company will worry about getting the money from the other company.
By the way if it is not in the other two body shop's computer it probably
isn't in the insurance company's computer either, what make the insurance
company think they are right.
I just thought of something else. I presume you are arguing over the
shop rate, ask the shop for a new bid at a lower rate, they can just add
a couple of hours on to the bid.
By the way why don't you share the name of the insurance company with us,
might be interesting?
Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
Denver, CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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>From: Adrian Jones
>To: MG
>Subject: Insurance Companies
>Date: Friday, October 17, 1997 3:03PM
>
>Ahoy Shipmates,
>
>Poor old Binky got rammed by a big pick up truck. The front
>fender needs replacing, etc.
>
>To cut a long story short, the other driver's insurance company
>will not pick up the full tab because they claim the shop I took
>it to will charge more than the normal hourly rate. (It is a
>British only shop) I had taken it to two other body shops but
>they declined to work on it ("it's not on the computer" and "we
>don't know what we would be getting into").
>
>Should I quit moaning and pay up ($90) or fight back? The irksome
>thing is that the other driver was 100% at fault.
>
>
>Regards, Adrian
>
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