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I’m a chauffeur, so our vehicles are licensed as private hire. In the event of an accident, my vehicle, in particular is very hard to source. So when in a recent none fault accident, I went with a claims local claims management company that had the same vehicle available so that I would be able to honour work.
The deal was, they take 10% from whatever I get back. I weighed it up, and the 10% was less than what I would lose in earnings.
But then..
The engineer value of the car at £13.5k
Salvage value is £1350
so the letter from the solicitors related to the Claims management company said I should expect to £12,100 minus to 10%
As I understand it, if I’m paying for the salvage, I get my car back, because it is repairable. The Claims management guy seems to think that he keeps it.
I am meeting him in an hour, as he didn’t want to talk on the phone.
Clearly, I’ve made a massive mistake and will learn a lesson here, but this guy is fishy.
Can anybody enlighten me on the actual law before I meet him?
The deal was, they take 10% from whatever I get back. I weighed it up, and the 10% was less than what I would lose in earnings.
But then..
The engineer value of the car at £13.5k
Salvage value is £1350
so the letter from the solicitors related to the Claims management company said I should expect to £12,100 minus to 10%
As I understand it, if I’m paying for the salvage, I get my car back, because it is repairable. The Claims management guy seems to think that he keeps it.
I am meeting him in an hour, as he didn’t want to talk on the phone.
Clearly, I’ve made a massive mistake and will learn a lesson here, but this guy is fishy.
Can anybody enlighten me on the actual law before I meet him?
