had a crash tonight :( so so gutted and worried

I personally would never use an insurance approved garage typically there cheap which is what the insurance companies want rather than decent which is what you want. The problem you face is you wont get a courtesy car if you take the car to a there non approved garage.

Personally I'd get some quotes and time frames from other garages it looks like a fairly minor repair in terms of accident damage so you might not have to wait that long to get a decent repair.

sorry to hear about your accident
but I'm pretty sure if you are claiming off there insurance you can choose where you like to take it. and if your claiming on your own then you can get a few quotes and the insurance normally go for the cheapest.

hope you get it sorted

Hey buddy sorry to hear about the bump, I had a similar issue with a previous car you can say to the insurance company you're not happy with their choice of repairers and see what other options they will offer or even recommend your own and they may stump up the cost and the cost of a courtesy car good luck

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woozyuk said:

I realised last night that i had Seats Ensurance.

They are now arranging for the car to repaired at an approved garage.

i have a massive headache today and finding work hard to do worrying about my insurance.

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Stop worrying about your insurance. It will get sorted. That's why we have insurance.

Main thing is, you had an accident and walked away from it. Any car can be replaced and if your premium goes up then so be it. You cant be replaced. All the best.

Your insurance company will say you have to use an approved garage, but that's bollocks.

You pay them so you make the calls, insist on taking it to your own garage. Remind them of the terrible work their approved garage carries out and that if the work isn't 110% on your car you'll be seeking costs for having to get it out right.


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Na take it for a nice long drive and enjoy it!

I have one of these as my main car, you won't want to give it back when your Ibiza is repaired, as the man said get out there and enjoy it. Great motors for comfort.

Contact your insurance and advise them, they are covering the cost of it so if its not right they should know and you have the right to say my car has not been finished off properly and I want it done correctly.

You are doing the right thing getting back to the repair place as soon as possible, it is just to easy to be relieved to get the car back looking roughly like a car! I scratched my S4 last June and paid to get it sorted by a Audi approved repair shop, it looked okay when I picked it up. About three months later, I noticed scratches on the rear diffuser - it looked like it had been stored "badly" while the bumper cover was getting resprayed - that was annoying but I knew that I had left it too long to complain! After servicing the car myself in February this year, I noticed lots of stored faults which would be due to the rear bumper having been removed for spraying, same thing with driver's door as the mirror would have been removed, lazy stupid sods, I cleared them, but I think have also saved that data! Next, I noticed what looked like the rear door being misaligned, but I have got round to thinking that the trim had been removed and not fitted back down fully. This repair shop has had awards from M-B UK for rebuilding one or some of their fleet of vintage/veteran sports cars!!

As you said, cowboys - unless anyone has a better reason for them not doing what only they are capable of doing properly! Please note, this was not a rush job, car was in for 8 days for refinishing one rear quarter and repainting the complete side to blend it in better.