Posted On: August 28, 2007, 9:32 am CDT

Posted By: Chuck

Try roundtabling this type of claim at an office, with young and old adjusters alike. Going to get a wide range of numbers, if one can give a number at all. To say this is a gray area is putting it mildly and akin to "pain and suffering" in bodily injury cases. In those very serious car accidents, the vehicle would/should be deemed to be a total loss anyway. It is just extremely difficult to determine which PD claimant should also be awarded diminished value.

Through the years, I've had a few attorneys attempt to pursue this type of enumeration for some rather benign and minor auto accidents...