Posted On: April 22, 2008, 4:56 pm CDT

Posted By: wudchuck

it's not fraud! how many of those claims do you see where the glass folks will waive the ded to replace your windshield? i have seen that here. they truly want your business. if the same is for the repair shop and costs are not increased, why not allow it? some companies might need the work to get more income. afterall, claim related work is guaranteed paid work. whereas, if i just took it in for work, i might not be able to pay for the job right away. as a business owner, i might take this as an added bonus -- knowing i am getting paid for parts and labor. but let me make this clear, only fair if i don't increase my costs because i did agree to waive collecting the ded or reducing it. i might have not only got the insurance industry looking at creating business, but what about the consumer? if he had a minor repair, he might remember me and come back for repair and pay out of his own pocket.