::Barloworld ::Not every car panelbeater is the same
There is a car panelbeater on literally every street corner. For the majority of comprehensively insured drivers of new cars, it is not important to have expert knowledge of panelbeaters, because the driver will usually not have much to do with the process of repairing his accident-damaged car.
Insurance companies have preferred panelbeaters with whom they have agreements in place and from whom a certain level of service excellence is expected. Usually, the insurance company will ensure that a car is taken to the closest branch of a panelbeater that appears on their preferred list of panelbeaters. That car panelbeater will then repair the car to a high standard and it will be returned to the driver.
Not all drivers claim from their insurance companies when their cars have sustained damage. In some cases, the excess payment would be more than the actual repair work, especially in the case of minor accidents or “fender benders”. Also, if one claims too many times from one’s insurance, the premiums rise, and one also forfeits one’s no-claim bonus.
These drivers do need enough knowledge to choose the correct car panelbeater for minor accident repairs. The safest route is always to enquire from franchised new car dealers where they have cars repaired. New car dealers demand a very high standard and it is relatively safe to take one’s car to the same panelbeaters they use. The rub is that those panelbeaters do a very good job, but they also tend to be more expensive.
The last resort is to choose a panelbeater by reference. Ask around and talk to as many people as possible to find out which panelbeaters have a good reputation and offer good value for money. It would be worth your while to take an expert along to view repair work that such a panelbeater has performed in order to make sure that the work is of a high standard. But never just walk right into the very first car panelbeater you see. You could end up with a botched job that kills your car’s used value.
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