IF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT YOUR FAULT, THE OTHER PARTY’S INSURANCE COMPANY CANNOT TELL YOU TO USE YOUR OWN COVERAGE.

DBR Regulation 73  6D: where liability and damages are reasonably clear, the insurer shall not recommend that a Third Party Claimant make a claim under his or her own policy.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE ACTUAL RETAIL VALUE OF YOUR VEHICLE. YOU ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO A TAX LETTER IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOES NOT PAY 7% SALES TAX IN THE SETTLEMENT. YOU ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO A $25.00 DMV REGISTRATION FEE.

DBR Regulation 73  7A(2). ” Insurers shall use as a guide, the average retail values indicated by the NADA Official Used Car Guide, or some service substantially similar”

OUR COLLISION GUARANTEE IS FOR AS LONG AS YOU OWN THAT VEHICLE. PERIOD. IF NECESSARY, WE WILL PAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE YOURS IS BEING CORRECTED.

NO, NOT AT ALL. IT CAN BE A WASTE OF TIME. VERY OFTEN, THE DAMAGED AREA OF YOUR VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO SEE DAMAGE “HIDDEN” UNDER THE OUTER PANELS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NO INTENTION OF DISMANTLING AND REBUILDING YOUR CAR. THUS, THEY’LL MISS DAMAGE.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE YOUR REPAIR FACILITY.  YOU ARE IN CHARGE!  ONCE YOU TELL THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF YOUR REPAIR SHOP CHOICE, THEY MAY NOT, BY LAW, DISCUSS YOUR CHOICE OR TRY TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

R.I.G.L. 27-29-4 (15) Rhode Island law deems it an Unfair Claims Practice for an insurance company to “require that repairs be made at a specified auto body repair shop, or to interfere with the insured’s or claimant’s free choice of repair facility”