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Declaration of assumption of repair costs

October 21, 2010 | 25,00 EUR | answered by Steffan Schwerin

Good evening,

A few weeks ago, someone rear-ended me. The other party's insurance will cover the damage. I signed a repair cost acceptance declaration at my car dealership, in which I assigned my repair cost claims to the dealership. However, I have not yet issued a repair order and the vehicle has not been repaired yet. Now I would like to have the car repaired at a different workshop. I also want to settle based on an appraisal.
Can I withdraw from the repair cost acceptance declaration and assign the repair to a different workshop?

Steffan Schwerin

Dear questioner,

I will answer the questions you have posed, taking into account the information provided and your efforts, as follows:

Yes, you can retract this statement. By signing this statement, you are not obligating the car dealership to repair your vehicle.

Rather, the purpose of this statement is for the car dealership to bill the costs directly to the opposing insurance company in the event of a repair order.

There are no further obligations arising from this statement.

Therefore, it is sufficient to inform the car dealership that you are no longer interested in collaborating and will have your vehicle repaired elsewhere.

You can then appoint another workshop.

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Steffan Schwerin
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