Recently, insurance companies have becomeoffer not only to pay an insurance premium in the event of a road accident, but also the opportunity to repair a car in a specialized workshop with which insurance companies enter into agreements. Thus, the owner of a damaged car gets rid of the need to look for a service point, choose spare parts and monitor work. Everything that concerns such repairs will be described in the article.
Repair carried out in the framework of OSAGO has its own shortcomings and advantages. Advantages are:
Among the shortcomings noted:
This service is carried out to assess the cost of damage caused to the car as a result of a traffic accident. The evaluation is carried out in several stages.
To assess the car, you need the following documents:
Until now, not all car ownersunderstand the meaning of this insurance. The bottom line is that the insurance company undertakes to compensate for damage to third parties, which caused the owner of the insured car. That is, the insurance premium is paid directly to the victim. If there is a fault of both parties, the OSAGO is paid proportionally to the harm caused.
Insurance is paid in strictly definedsizes. If the amount paid is not enough to cover the repair, the remaining part must be paid by the culprit of the accident. In this case, the expertise of the vehicle is best done with the participation of the latter, so that later there are no disputable situations.
After an accident, you can not hesitate to contact the insurance company. Those who believe that it is simple enough to call there and who will pay damages are naive.
Immediately after the incident must be carefullyto examine the place of the collision and to find witnesses who write down all their contact details. If possible, it is best to photograph the specified territory.
Then you need to call the police.After alerting law enforcement officers, proceed to a thorough inspection of your vehicle. If the police officer does not indicate any damage in the compiled report, then in the future it will be difficult to prove its presence.
After the inspection, notify your insurance company of the occurrence of the insured event and fill out the notification of the accident. Having received the certificate, you can leave.
Further it is necessary to collect all documents on the roadincident, including the protocol and notice, take the documents to the car and provide them to the insurance company. She will also need the bank account details to transfer the payment. Missing documents can be brought later, but it is important to observe the date of writing the application - fifteen days from the time of the accident.
As already mentioned, the owner of the car cando not receive payment, and repair your car for the amount of insurance, that is, perform repairs for OSAGO. But here it is worth considering that it will not be possible to select the maintenance station personally and to control the repair process. But you do not have to wait long for your turn.
After the insurance company receivesapplication for payment of insurance premium, she must give the injured direction for car repair. In this direction, the maintenance station is indicated. After that, it is necessary for him to arrive at this station, where the car will be inspected and the period of repair work is determined. A mark is also made about this in the direction. As a rule, it does not exceed seven days. The term can be changed by agreement of the parties and with the obligatory notification of the insurance company.
Thus, only the owner of the car can decide whether to pay him an insurance premium or repair the OSAGO. In all there are pluses and minuses.