Shop Work
I had a minor accident a while back, and there was some damage done to the other vehicle.
The guy took the car to the shop and said the quote was 'about a thousand dollars' and to speak to the guy at the shop.
So I speak to him, and again, he tells me, 'about a thousand dollars', and would call me back to talk about this as that was an extremely busy time of the year.
A few weeks later, the owner of the car calls me back and leaves a message saying that the work was done and the bill was $2600.
Needless to say... the $1600 increase was just a LITTLE suspicious, not to mention the fact that the 'work was done'.
Right now, I will obviously file an insurance claim, but I'm not exactly sure how to deal with this guy. What rights do I have at this point? Am I supposed to pay him first, or leave it until insurance settles this?
Anyone gone through something like this and can give me some ideas as how best to deal with this situation?
The guy took the car to the shop and said the quote was 'about a thousand dollars' and to speak to the guy at the shop.
So I speak to him, and again, he tells me, 'about a thousand dollars', and would call me back to talk about this as that was an extremely busy time of the year.
A few weeks later, the owner of the car calls me back and leaves a message saying that the work was done and the bill was $2600.
Needless to say... the $1600 increase was just a LITTLE suspicious, not to mention the fact that the 'work was done'.
Right now, I will obviously file an insurance claim, but I'm not exactly sure how to deal with this guy. What rights do I have at this point? Am I supposed to pay him first, or leave it until insurance settles this?
Anyone gone through something like this and can give me some ideas as how best to deal with this situation?