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calgarys_finest
10-01-2007, 10:10 PM
my brother got into a accident and the person who he hit took his car to a shop who quoted that he needed to replace the whole door. well i was with him when it happened and know for a fact i can fix the dent with replacing the door(i work at a body shop) the guy wont let us get our own quote. is there any law or anything stating we can get our own quote before he goes through with his cuz the cost difference will be around 1200$ im guessing.

Masked Bandit
10-02-2007, 09:00 AM
Nothing you can do with this.

If you guys are settling things outside of insurance, the other guy has all the control, he can pretty much do whatever he wants. If it goes through insurance though, the insurance company will also do whatever they want. The difference is that a claim put through insurance has the same impact on your premiums whether it's $750 or $10,000 so who cares what they pay in the end.

fcukda
10-02-2007, 10:43 AM
you have the right to have him get it inspected at three different auto body shops.

Masked Bandit
10-02-2007, 11:29 AM
Originally posted by fcukda
you have the right to have him get it inspected at three different auto body shops.


No you don't.

Common courtesy does not translate into "rights".