Sun.May 21, 2023

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WARNING! Check you bank accounts daily!

AutoShopOwner

The other day, I checked my online personal bank accounts from my phone app. There was a charged amount of $1,300 that I did not recognize. After a phone call to the bank, they informed my that this charge was a mistake. The company that withdrew the money from my account was a Electric Company from the U.K. The bank put a stop payment, and the next day I got my money back.

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Are Insurance Company Practices Causing "Creative" Estimate Writing?

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Speaking with a friend of mine who owns a body shop, it is amazing how much control the insurance want with the repair. From adjusted labor times, to part procurement, etc. In one situation, the insurance company wanted to purchase a grill and bumper cover from a supplier in South Carolina (this body shop is in New York), by- passing the shop's profit and also having to wait for the parts to be shipped and delivered.

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