Junesh1983 1st Gear February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) Few days back I got into an accident. Traffic jam at usual flowing road, front vehicle jam brakked, I brake in time. Vehicle from rear came crashing and drag me to hit vehicle in front. Damage to my car front and back. Friendly "helper" appear within 10 mins. Saying he can handle the case so that I don't pay a single cent. Helped my car to a Kaki Bukit workshop. Gave me a replacement car on the spot and promises one week lead time. Helped with all my incident reports and tells me that he knows what that after viewing the other party's reports, he confirms that it's third party claim. After repair he will one to one exchange my car. Sound very good service so far. How can I ensure that this is a confirm third party claim? Because this ws is not authorized ws for my insurance. If somehow later on they say that the 3rd party claim not successful, when will I know? Any experience with this workshop? Do I need to be careful of something? Do i force them to produce something before start repair? As for insurance reports I got none so far. Edited February 1, 2016 by Junesh1983 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutrino Supercharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 But why bother in the first place? Accident not your fault so why not go through the normal channels. Now you add worries and insecurities on top of accident all just before CNY. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 You should know by now such "helper" are related to the workshops. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Hohoho.....looks like TS accidently took part in insurance scam. Best to juz call the insurer to report the case before the hole becomes deeper. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junesh1983 1st Gear February 1, 2016 Author Share February 1, 2016 (edited) No guys... I may sound naive but I really don't know of such happenings. I genuinely thought it was a workshop person who passed by. Till I start searching into this forum. The repairs have not started, can I still pull plug out of this deal? Only reason for me to choose this workshop over the authorized was due to the lead time. Yes now I agree this is additional headache. Edited February 1, 2016 by Junesh1983 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junesh1983 1st Gear February 1, 2016 Author Share February 1, 2016 Hohoho.....looks like TS accidently took part in insurance scam. Best to juz call the insurer to report the case before the hole becomes deeper. You mean call and tell my insurance company? Or tell the guys who bang me? They said if third party they don't care any workshop can. If claim own damage at that workshop not covered pay myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 You mean call and tell my insurance company? Or tell the guys who bang me? They said if third party they don't care any workshop can. If claim own damage at that workshop not covered pay myself. Call your insurer now. Stop surfing MCF. And forget what the other gang bang guys tell you before u get deeper into trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Poh mata. ....... MTL. ...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashbang Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 My friend, you sound like you have not reported this accident to your insurer within 24 hours. That is a very serious mistake. And yes this is obviously an insurance scam scenario. I would not let them repair your car. If 3rd party claim fails, the inflated (you read that right) repair bill is going to be charged to you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Hypersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 (edited) it sounds sibei coincidence and offer 1-stop service (一条龙服务) ... looks like stage accident front and back bumper ar? ... sekali claim inflated to $20k-$30k Few days back I got into an accident. Traffic jam at usual flowing road, front vehicle jam brakked, I brake in time. Vehicle from rear came crashing and drag me to hit vehicle in front. Damage to my car front and back. Friendly "helper" appear within 10 mins. Saying he can handle the case so that I don't pay a single cent. Helped my car to a Kaki Bukit workshop. Gave me a replacement car on the spot and promises one week lead time. Helped with all my incident reports and tells me that he knows what that after viewing the other party's reports, he confirms that it's third party claim. After repair he will one to one exchange my car. Sound very good service so far. Edited February 1, 2016 by Wt_know 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwong2910 2nd Gear February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 They don't pass by but they patrol around potential accident hotspot areas and wait for accidents to happen so that they can "help". They are harmless and their main earnings is the referral fee they get for recommending you to their boss workshop. * Note that not all workshops like to handle 3rd party insurance claim because insurance companies can be pretty slow in payout. Some will advise you to OD claim first because it is easier to claim OD. I use them before and i was like you quite jittery about what kind of scams they will try pulling off. In the end, nothing bad happened and their service was actually pretty good. 77 I did make sure they sign off a document stating no repair shall start without approval from the insurance surveyor just in case they anyhow repair and charge me for the unnecessary repair fees. Thankfully, I did not have to use this document. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junesh1983 1st Gear February 1, 2016 Author Share February 1, 2016 Called insurance co. They did receive my report. If I insist I wan to withdraw the car can ws stop me? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashbang Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Called insurance co. They did receive my report. If I insist I wan to withdraw the car can ws stop me?If report received then at least you are safe regarding your insurance. Might want to take the suggestion above to make sure insurer gives the green light before proceeding on repairs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibadog Turbocharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 the problem with these workshops is they mark up claims... then the rest of the car owners in SG pay for it eventually. not to mention, it encourages the accident creators to continue in their unethical and dangerous behaviour 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Next time just tell the friendly helper very friendlily that you're the boss of motor w/s or work in w/s. What's wrong with lying especially if it is a white lie to get you out of trouble? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte3737 5th Gear February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Maybe you can tell us which WS repair your car? Few days back I got into an accident. Traffic jam at usual flowing road, front vehicle jam brakked, I brake in time. Vehicle from rear came crashing and drag me to hit vehicle in front. Damage to my car front and back. Friendly "helper" appear within 10 mins. Saying he can handle the case so that I don't pay a single cent. Helped my car to a Kaki Bukit workshop. Gave me a replacement car on the spot and promises one week lead time. Helped with all my incident reports and tells me that he knows what that after viewing the other party's reports, he confirms that it's third party claim. After repair he will one to one exchange my car. Sound very good service so far. How can I ensure that this is a confirm third party claim? Because this ws is not authorized ws for my insurance. If somehow later on they say that the 3rd party claim not successful, when will I know? Any experience with this workshop? Do I need to be careful of something? Do i force them to produce something before start repair? As for insurance reports I got none so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 If report received then at least you are safe regarding your insurance. Might want to take the suggestion above to make sure insurer gives the green light before proceeding on repairs.I won't be 100% certain of that. Some insurers may find all sort of loopholes to siam liability. In this case, any insurer can spot the massive loophole created. Juz hope for the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoob Supercharged February 1, 2016 Share February 1, 2016 Called insurance co. They did receive my report. If I insist I wan to withdraw the car can ws stop me? They can't stop you. If your insurance already stated that any repair can only be done at their authorized ws, then beta take your car out. Any repair done may not be claimable since the repair was not done at their authorized ws. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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