Is there anything more frustrating than dealing with your car breaking down? Actually, there is: dealing with the repair and those responsible for doing the repairs.
Protecting Your Rights
There are several things that you can do to protect yourself and your legal rights when dealing with this type of situation. Many do not even recognize that there is an inherent risk to be concerned about. You should seek out advice from a Florida personal injury attorney to help you protect yourself and your family.
The best way to ensure that your rights remain intact is to request a written estimate detailing the work to be done to the car, how long it will take, and how much it will cost. If any work is done in addition to that described in the written estimate without your prior consent, you are not responsible for paying for it.
Another way to protect your assets is to photograph your vehicle before it goes in for repair. Make sure the photographs are date-time stamped so you can prove that the damage was, in fact, inflicted at the shop and did not previously exist.
Implementing Your Rights
If you do have an issue with an ineffective repair or if the vehicle continues to malfunction after being repaired, here are a few tips to implement and maintain your rights.
- Don’t continue to drive your vehicle.
- Call the repair shop immediately and request that they tow your car back to the shop.
- Document all events once you discover an ineffective or unauthorized repair.
- Ask another mechanic to evaluate it and provide an expert evaluation.
- If the problem is still unresolved, you are entitled to any costs incurred.