I crashed my automobile during a finish of Aug 2005. The automobile was towed to an automobile physique shop. The automobile has been there up until right away (June 2006). The emporium has had a automobile for 9 months (I’m not certain what took so prolonged to repair it). So currently we eventually get a call which my automobile is ready to be picked up. The check was for $4950. Before any work was achieved upon a car, we asked how most it would be to get it repair as well as we was told, “Don’t worry, we’ll take caring of you”. we never perceived an estimate. we only got a check as well as was surprised.
Is it authorised for an automobile emporium in NH to correct a automobile for $4950 prior to giving an guess to a customer?
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God I hope not………i sure would check into it……good luck
Well, they didn’t lie to you, they told you they’d take care of you & believe me they did (hope you had full coverage auto insurance).
The best thing for you to do is:
Go to your local BBB
Seek the advice of a lawyer
Did you sign anything authorizing them to repair your car, if you did was there any indication of cost??
Good Luck
Contact an attorney, it sounds like you’re headed for small claims court.
No they have to give you an estimate first. Contact a lawyer. Cause they just did all that work free of charge.
You might want to call the New Hampshire BBB to see if they can help you figure out if what they did is legal.
Here’s one section of the law:
“Notwithstanding RSA 358-D:2-7, if a customer does not request that an estimate be provided, a motor vehicle repair facility shall not perform any service or repair work on any motor vehicle for the customer unless such work has been authorized by the customer.”
Lawyer time.
That is not legal in any state. All repair facilities MUST have you sign a repair estimate prior to starting work. If you did not sign a repair estimate, they are going to have a hard time holding you to those charges. Also the 9 months is absurd. Be aware, the shop may have a repair estimate with “phone authorizations” on it – meaning they documented that they contacted you by phone for approval (true or not). Without knowing all the facts, I would suggest you raise your concerns to the shop and try to resolve it with them. (The $4,950 may be a fair bill for the amount of repairs. The shop may also agree to some sort of compromise for any wrongdoing on their part), If they are totally uncooperative, consult an attorney.
They can’t repair without your consent to do so. Estimate or no estimate. Without your written permission, hey can’t hold you to a thing.I know people who drop of their cars nd say “fix it” and don’t care what it costs. You really should have insisted on an estimate, and called to check on it after it had been there a week and you hadn’t heard anything. Probably took so long cause they were looking for a totaled out car with some good parts to repair it with and it took a while to find one. You can call a lawyer and tell him you left it there and they were supposed to call you with an estimate b4 they did the work. Tell the lawyer you never received an estimate. You’ll more than likely have to pay for it. Obviously this was not an insurance job, or it wouldn’t have sat for so long at the shop. Tell the body shop you want an estimate with a list of all parts and the invoices where they were purchased. Inspect your car and ensure all of these parts were replaced. If you were charged for OEM parts, OEM parts should be on your car, not used or Aftermarket parts.You’ll find out really quick that some stuff on the estimate was not put on your car.
Still, I say call a lawyer.
Did you sign a repair order?Why did they have it for 9 months??? That is truly unexceptable,me personally,I would have steam coming from my ears for sure.I have worked at car dealerships for over ten years and I have never seen a car take that long to repair and I have seen some cars that were damaged badly.If there is insurance involved I would contact your agent for sure but it doesn’t sound like thats the case.By law a repair cannot be done without written of verbal authoration,you may have to get a lawyer involved,and I hope that you were not hurt bad when the accident happened,…good luck
you have to authorise any repairs done to your car before a shop can begin work on it,they have to show you an estimate before beginning work and should contact you if there are any additional costs
review your copy of the estimate first. make sure you didn’t sign on a line that authorizes any repairs. then speak to the shop manager or owner of the situation. regardless of the costs involved, if you did not authorize the repairs, then you are under no obligation to pay anything. it may be possible to have them surrender your car to you immediately with no out-of-pocket payment whatsoever. they will try to get you to agree to pay something or threaten you with a mechanics lein. don’t fall for this ploy. if what you say is true and accurate, then your car just got fixed for free. i would consult with the local better business bureau and the bureau of automotive repairs, regardless and make a report. they usually require you to make an effort with the shop for some type of resolution before charges are made, especially if its a reputable shop. and if you already had done so, then your almost done. these bureau’s are set up to help assure you don’t get ripped off. use them. and above all else, document everything. who you spoke to, the day, the time, what was said. and be clear in your interpretation of what was said. if all else fails, consult an attorney.