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- StinTov
- Member Since: 22 Aug 2018
- Location: Warwickshire
- Posts: 66
Bodywork repair advise
Last weekend I managed to let a gate hit my NS front and rear doors.
The damage to each door is a dent the size of a .50p and an inch long scratch.
Took the car to the LR dealer who quoted £1600!! 5 days and said the rear panel, two doors and front wing needed to be sprayed to ensure colour matching. After the chest pains abated, a mate suggested Chipsaway.
Got a quote, two days in their bodywork shop, £498.00 including a loan car to boot. Fully guaranteed.
Can anyone share their experience with this lot https://www.chipsaway.co.uk/ please?
I want to make the right choice.
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- Dangerdave
- Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
- Location: UK
- Posts: 600
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- B50int
- Member Since: 02 Sep 2018
- Location: Yorkshire
- Posts: 157
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My boot lid has been keyed across the whole width this week
Just looking at chips away or auto glass body repair myself. Insurance excess probably isn’t worth going through them and having the whole boot panel done.
I used chips away a few years ago and it was a very good repair. Managed to scrape a Volvo V50 front bumper on a stone post a few days before it was being traded in... I didn’t have high expectations but it was well blended and very difficult to spot. Can’t comment on its longevity as it went a week later, and nobody noticed...!
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- harrythespider
- Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
- Location: cumbria
- Posts: 417
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- Russell
- Member Since: 26 Jun 2016
- Location: Lydd
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- Blackfly
- Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
- Location: Up North
- Posts: 466
got a "ding" in the front bumper
any ideas on how repairable it is?
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- Dangerdave
- Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
- Location: UK
- Posts: 600
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- Blackfly
- Member Since: 15 Jun 2017
- Location: Up North
- Posts: 466
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- StinTov
- Member Since: 22 Aug 2018
- Location: Warwickshire
- Posts: 66
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So, an update. I called my insurance company who said the accidental damage excess is £400 on my policy, this isn’t the same as the normal excess apparently. They also said a claim will bump up the premium next year. I’ve gone for Chipsaway in the end, £490
I’ll let you know how I get on.
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- Dangerdave
- Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
- Location: UK
- Posts: 600
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- StinTov
- Member Since: 22 Aug 2018
- Location: Warwickshire
- Posts: 66
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- NightFox
- Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
- Location: Shropshire
- Posts: 10
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- harrythespider
- Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
- Location: cumbria
- Posts: 417
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- StinTov
- Member Since: 22 Aug 2018
- Location: Warwickshire
- Posts: 66
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It’s up for renewal next month, and I’ll vote with my feet
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- NightFox
- Member Since: 12 Apr 2019
- Location: Shropshire
- Posts: 10
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Trouble is if you switch to another provider they will generally still refer to the shared insurer's database which your current insurer might have recorded your "incident" on.
Also, whereas insurers used to ask if you'd made a claim in the last xx years, they now often ask if you've had an accident or suffered any damage (whether a claim was made or not) - you're then having to play dumb if you say 'no' but that's at odds with what's shown in the insurer's database.
That's all a worst case scenario though - hopefully and most likely your renewal will just come through unaffected - the takeaway is never let you insurance company know anything you're not obliged to tell them!
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