Originally Posted by
warrenpenalver
if you work in the "trade" and cant work out where they got the price from then surely its price fixing and corruption??
what other explanation is there? and even more reason for the insurance companies to clamp down.
there are PLENTY of bodyshops around and im sure if insurance companies rigidly enforced reasonable qoutes and costs then bodyshops would still take on the work.
i work with brakers mate, never got involved in the insurance repair game but of course i know a few people in it, i remember a while back a friend of mine spent a good few k on wining and dining some insurance execs to get the contract so its like any other industry
back handers are rife in some companies that much i know
also dont forget that pretty much all of the parts will be new from fords, and we all know how much they cost