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Elsmere, DE  19804-1452

Telephone: 302-995-6220
Fax: 302-995-5659

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Collision Repair

  
1.  Owner Brings In Vehicle For Inspection (Towed In If Necessary)
     
2.  Estimator Visually Inspects Vehicle With Owner
     
3.  Preliminary Estimate Prepared By Estimator 
     
4.  Owner Authorizes Repair
     
5.  Payer Determined From One Of The Following:
 

a.) 

Your Insurance Company (Insured)
 

b.) 

Their Insurance Company (Claimant)
 

c.) 

Owner / Self Pay
 

d.) 

Unknown / Fault Yet To Be Determined
 

e.) 

Some Combination Of The Above
     
6.  Insurance Company Information Exchanged
     
7.  Scheduled In & Scheduled Out Dates Negotiated
     
8.  Repair Order Number Assigned
     
9.  Preliminary Estimate Sent To Insurance Company
     
10.  Parts Ordered
     
11.  Owner Notified If Parts Availability Effects Negotiated In & Out Dates 
     
12.  Parts Received
     
13.  Vehicle Scheduled For Repairs
     
14.  Vehicle Rental Scheduled If Requested By Owner
     
15.  Owner Drops-off Vehicle -- If Not Already Towed In
     
16.  Rental Ready & On Premises, Or Agreed Location If Requested By Owner
     
17.  Vehicle Disassembled & Re-inspected
     
18.  Re-inspection Report Completed
     
19.  Preliminary Supplement Prepared If Necessary Based On Re-inspection Report
     
20.  Insurance Appraiser Requested To Inspect Vehicle
     
21.  Insurance Appraiser Inspects any Preliminary / Supplemental Damage
     
22.  Insurance Appraiser Authorizes Repair
     
23.  Owner Contacted Re Any Discrepancies Between Insurance & Shop Estimates
     
24.  Owner Authorizes Any Supplemental Parts / Repairs If Necessary
     
25.  Scheduled Out Dates Re-negotiated If Necessary
     
26.  Supplemental Parts Ordered If Necessary
     
27.  Preliminary Supplement Sent To Insurance Company If Necessary
     
28.  Supplemental Parts Received If Necessary
     
29.  Vehicle Repair In Process
     
30.  All Phases Of Repair Inspected By Production Manager 
     
31.  Owner Contacted & Actual Completion Date Provided
     
32.  Owner Confirms Vehicle Delivery Date & Time
     
33.  Vehicle Undergoes Final Inspection & Test Drive
     
34.  Vehicle Washed & Vacuumed
     
35.  Estimator Visually Inspects Repairs With The Owner
     
36.  Owner Approves Repairs
     
37.  Owner Makes Payment
     
38.  Vehicle Delivered To Owner
     
39.  Rental Returned If Necessary
 
 
     
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