http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle Updates from the Exciting Field of Personal Injury Law Sat, 19 May 2012 23:51:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle/comment-page-1#comment-1538 entidtil Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:48:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle#comment-1538 Normally, if the other insurance company is paying, the check will be made out to just you. If it is your company that is paying, it will be made out to both you and the body shop. If your company is paying, you can ask them to pay just you and you can then keep the money but.............. They will fight you tooth and nail on making out the check to just you. it can be done but you will be told it can't. If you succeed, they will not pay for the same damage again and may even cancel you.<br><b>References : </b><br> Normally, if the other insurance company is paying, the check will be made out to just you. If it is your company that is paying, it will be made out to both you and the body shop. If your company is paying, you can ask them to pay just you and you can then keep the money but………….. They will fight you tooth and nail on making out the check to just you. it can be done but you will be told it can’t. If you succeed, they will not pay for the same damage again and may even cancel you.
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]]> http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle/comment-page-1#comment-1537 Shane A Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:21:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle#comment-1537 Yes you can keep the money. You have four options when it comes to a claim. 1. Take the car to a shop and have it repaired, the insurance company pays the shop for the repair. 2. Take the car to a shop, insurance company pays you, you pay the shop. 3. Insurance company give you the money, you repair the car. 4. Insurance company gives you the money, you drive around with a dented car.<br><b>References : </b><br> Yes you can keep the money. You have four options when it comes to a claim. 1. Take the car to a shop and have it repaired, the insurance company pays the shop for the repair. 2. Take the car to a shop, insurance company pays you, you pay the shop. 3. Insurance company give you the money, you repair the car. 4. Insurance company gives you the money, you drive around with a dented car.
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]]> http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle/comment-page-1#comment-1536 A K Adams Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle#comment-1536 If you still have any liens against the car, you are most likely required to make the repairs by law (depends on what state you live in). Furthermore, if you do not repair the vehicle, the insurance company can refuse to make future repairs which may be caused by or affected by the previously unrepaired damage. I recommend that you make the repairs in a professional body shop. Have you considered shopping around? A hundred mile trip will cost you only $25 bucks or so and you could save hundreds on the bill. One other suggestion: Consider seeking a salvage yard. You indicated 'door' damage. Maybe you can find a car match that has been totaled in some way (flood, fire, wreck) and nab your door. Swapping out seals, glass, and trim on a replacement door and just popping the hinge pins to replace it is something even an amateur can accomplish, and costs way less than the skin replacement and paint that your repair quote probably includes. Or you could take the $2000 to the casino and . . . . j/k Good luck<br><b>References : </b><br> If you still have any liens against the car, you are most likely required to make the repairs by law (depends on what state you live in). Furthermore, if you do not repair the vehicle, the insurance company can refuse to make future repairs which may be caused by or affected by the previously unrepaired damage.
I recommend that you make the repairs in a professional body shop. Have you considered shopping around? A hundred mile trip will cost you only $25 bucks or so and you could save hundreds on the bill. One other suggestion: Consider seeking a salvage yard. You indicated ‘door’ damage. Maybe you can find a car match that has been totaled in some way (flood, fire, wreck) and nab your door. Swapping out seals, glass, and trim on a replacement door and just popping the hinge pins to replace it is something even an amateur can accomplish, and costs way less than the skin replacement and paint that your repair quote probably includes.
Or you could take the $2000 to the casino and . . . . j/k
Good luck
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]]> http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle/comment-page-1#comment-1535 topbulldogcfl1 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:45:59 +0000 http://www.stollikerlaw.com/work-accident-claims/can-i-keep-the-money-from-a-car-accident-claim-without-repairing-the-vehicle#comment-1535 yes you can keep the money. tell adjuster you are undecided on where you are going to have repairs done and to do an estimate or have one of his direct repair shops do the estimate and make ck payable to you...goodluck<br><b>References : </b><br> yes you can keep the money. tell adjuster you are undecided on where you are going to have repairs done and to do an estimate or have one of his direct repair shops do the estimate and make ck payable to you…goodluck
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