@Petermack no i didnt. this is the first time anything like this had ever happened to me. And i never ever thought a dent like that would have cost SOOO much! especially him saying ït's not gona cost too much, my brother is a mechanic"!
I'm going to ring the insurance company tomorrow, is there anything i should be aware of when talking to them?
@chrisboy well, guess his brother charge a good bit
@jack2009 I would prefer to get a second quote, yet I can't force him to get one
both of us live in Carlow and the invoice I got for the repair is from WESTMEATH! (i guess that's where his brother's garage is! )
@Slash The quote is from a garage. but what's on it is what i typed out. As its a very high chance that it's his brothers garage, the chances for me to move him elsewhere is very slim.
I'm with Quinn Direct..dont think they're that nice and will let me go
@Staples honesty sucks!
@tosullivan may i ask you what car you drive? and you got a whole new door? hm. maybe thats what he's getting too. not just a matter of "popping the dent out" now
@PaddyBloggit yea, not gona bother asking the guy to check out other garage,dont think he will either.
Yep, gona ring the insurance company tomorrow.
And i'm gona make sure i tell them that that garage is probably owned by his brother.
Ok, these are my suspicions:
1) We both live in Carlow, but he found a garage in Westmeath to do the estimates (his reg is WH..could be where he got the car?)
2) he said his brother is a mechanic, so big possibility that his brother own/work in that garage
3) It took him a week and a half to give me the quote and i think he's being abit pushy wanting me to sort it out before the weekend and saying the car needs to be fixed.
Advice needed on:
1) Do I need to tell QD the exact date of the incident? Will they be mad because I didnt call them straight away?
2) Any good to mention the mechanic brother and garage link to them?
3) Any point at ALL for me to ask how much my premium will go up be when i renew my policy?
4) Can I still shop around for insurance or will I be stuck with QD for a couple years because I made a claim?
loads of questions, sorry!!!!
and THANK YOU!!! for advices and replies
P.S. I'm uploading picture to the internet. will release link soon