The Governor used his line item Veto to get rid of this bill which was a good idea. Senator JD Alexander added it to the Florida Budget last minute without any approval from the House or Senate to sneak it in. This could be misconstrued as a loan from the State when it was designed to help w/ cat Fund Shortfalls so it must be removed. This could have had a positive inpact on people in Fort Lauderdale and all over Florida to save money, but it would have also put us at more risk and the State Budget could also be held responsible which is not wanted by anyone since we are currently in a huge deficit already. Please read the full article below and call L & S Insurance(1-888-24407400) for quotes on Home, Auto, Flood, Business & Commercial and even Life Insurance as well.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/04/24/244598.htm
May 13, 2012 at 7:44 am
Most states do not force you to chsooe where to take your vehicle for repairs If you use the ones your insurance companies recommend they are usually guaranteed work at 100%. If you chsooe another shop ANY!!!! errors or problems will be your responsibility. Most companies also require they insurance adjusters to look at your vehicle PRIOR to any work being performed so they know what is done before any repairs and that is normal and standard procedure. This is in your best interest as well. so it is preferred you let your company and their company look at the vehicle..estimates are just that an estimate one company may have better parts equipment software and can find cheaper local parts another may have older software and their parts have to be shipped which cost nmore and change the values of the two estimates, so estimates are usually never the same .ONCE work is performed their may also be hidden damages..this can be a cracked bumper absorner that one couldn’t see visibly so the estimate may increase..THIS IS OK if it is determined to be accident related..FYI***THERE IS A HUGE RISK IN USING SHOPS YOU CHOOSE UNLESS YOU PERSONALLY KNOW THEIR WORK *Insurance companies pay people to research and monitor body shops who they place on their lists, in most states it is illegal to get any amount of the shops profits..they are partnerred with trust and confidence and recommendations..if a shop has angry customers reviews, service and work they are quickly and easily removed because other shops WANT to be in connection with free recomendation and customers** If you go to a shop who owes back taxes it is your responsibility to ask, because the govmnt will take their back taxes due amount from any work performed by that shop If the company that you chsooe disagree’s with the bill they can hold your vehicle until their pymnt is made and won’t care if you are in the middle..If you chsooe your own shop and they pait your maroon car red is some areas it is your responsibility to get it corrected. It is not worth the risk. I ALWAYS use their shop because they have to fix the damages and return you to a rental if it is something their shop did wrong If you use your chsooen shop good luck..sorry so long
May 13, 2012 at 3:27 pm
In UK we have had really bad svciere (twice) by using the insurers recommended body shops. In fact, one of them tried to seriously rip us off. Also, we had v poor svciere on 2 occassions using the insurers recommended law firms. Never again! Best get your own people. It’s your car and you have the right to get the job done to your satisfaction. Insurance industry is commercial theft, they are happy to take your premiums but try to avoid paying out.