It’s Your Car. Does Your Insurer Allow You To Choose Who Repairs It?
Choice of Repairer
ALLIANZ
CGU
HOLDEN
IAL
LUMLEY
Special Vehicles
SHANNONS
Pay for Choice – Only allow choice if you pay a higher premium!
Budget Direct
RACV
YOUI
Allows Your Repairer to Submit a Quote
CommInsure
GIO
QBE
RESILIUM
SUNCORP
VERO
WFI
They make you supply a 2nd quote from their repairer or will tow your vehicle to their Preferred Repairer*. Quite often, the cheap quote written by the insurance company’s Preferred Repairer* will win the job.
DO NOT Allow Choice - You Must Use Their Preferred Network*
AAMI
APIA
BINGLE
COLES
*Some “Preferred Repairers” have entered into fixed price agreements with Insurance companies to do repairs at a set price regardless of the repair cost. Some Insurance companies have a financial interest in these repairers.
Is a fixed price repair, or an “in-house” repair the best outcome for your vehicle?