Car written off after dent!

StewartIngram · 8th November 2018, 16:18

Tuesday afternoon I was involved in a minor scrape with a Peugot van, the driver admitted all liability and told his insurance. Before I'd even had chance to contact my insurance when I got home I received a call from his insurance, offering to help. Now I know that I can get it looked at by a garage of my choice, and I have still got my own insurance as well, but at the moment I've gone with the help.Obviously I've notified my lot and they are ok with it, but say contact if/when I need to.
Pics attached, but it is in reality only a dent! They quoted the age/mileage of the car (2004, 139K) as being uneconomic to repair with new parts, then asked if I was ok with a repair (my words, a dent pulled out & filled), which I agreed. Next call was from a bodyshop (Autoglass) saying a mobile van could do it on my driveway, they asked for pics. Later they said too complicated to do as mobile.
Question is, what would this cost me if I put it in to be done? Initial thoughts with my insurance are that they may as an option offer a cash payment. I could even do it myself, but want to make sure I'm getting the right payment if I do go that way.

8th November 2018, 16:18	#1
StewartIngram Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.5 V6 auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire Posts: 909 Thanks: 320 Thanked 159 Times in 127 Posts	Car written off after dent! Tuesday afternoon I was involved in a minor scrape with a Peugot van, the driver admitted all liability and told his insurance. Before I'd even had chance to contact my insurance when I got home I received a call from his insurance, offering to help. Now I know that I can get it looked at by a garage of my choice, and I have still got my own insurance as well, but at the moment I've gone with the help.Obviously I've notified my lot and they are ok with it, but say contact if/when I need to. Pics attached, but it is in reality only a dent! They quoted the age/mileage of the car (2004, 139K) as being uneconomic to repair with new parts, then asked if I was ok with a repair (my words, a dent pulled out & filled), which I agreed. Next call was from a bodyshop (Autoglass) saying a mobile van could do it on my driveway, they asked for pics. Later they said too complicated to do as mobile. Question is, what would this cost me if I put it in to be done? Initial thoughts with my insurance are that they may as an option offer a cash payment. I could even do it myself, but want to make sure I'm getting the right payment if I do go that way. Last edited by StewartIngram; 26th September 2021 at 08:49..