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Was having a great day yesterday until a 21 year old lad reversed his BMW 3 series into my rear passenger door. This was bad enough but I'm in France!! Anyway he's accepted liability and the necessary info has been given to my Insurers NFU Mutual. Does anyone know whether NFU use their own Bodyshops or do they let the insured decide where to have the repair done?
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Isn’t there a law that you are allowed to specify your own approved body shop outside of the insurers preferred?
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martinto8 wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 1:55 pm Isn’t there a law that you are allowed to specify your own approved body shop outside of the insurers preferred?
Given the choice I'll go through my OPC 🤔
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Sometimes insurers allow you to take your car to your chosen repairer, but at the cost of a higher excess payment.
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Well as the Clown who drove into me insurance will be paying not sure NFU will be too bothered.
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What colour is your car?
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PorscheMack wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:05 pm Well as the Clown who drove into me insurance will be paying not sure NFU will be too bothered.
NFU will be paying and then they will try to reclaim from the other drivers insurance.
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Skyway wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:45 pm What colour is your car?
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MCDK wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:54 pm
PorscheMack wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 3:05 pm Well as the Clown who drove into me insurance will be paying not sure NFU will be too bothered.
NFU will be paying and then they will try to reclaim from the other drivers insurance.
Shouldn't need to try too hard I hope as he's admitted liability.
Macan GTS (Gen 3) (Mar 24-???)
http://www.porsche-code.com/PRKIVM50
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http://www.porsche-code.com/PNIECDM4
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I hope it works out for you but history is full of cases where someone has admitted liability at the scene but subsequently recanted. I assume the other guy is French which might add further complications. To answer your original question, you should get in touch with NFU and find out their policy on specifying repairers if they have one.
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