This is the peak time of the year when vehicles and deer collide on roadways. Here’s a link to an article about the frequency in the Wisconsin area and the collision repair shops who see a spike in business. According to the article, an average deer collision without airbag deployment results in damage around 6 to 8k in damage.

Here’s another story of auto repair shops seeing a spike in repair work due to the economy.

An auto repair shop owner was charged with a felony for trying to blow up his own business. 

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According to a Consumer Affairs report, 1 out of 25 vehicles previously damaged had fake airbags installed. In an article we found, air bag tampering is a big problem.

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A group of 3 in Arizona were arrested in a auto fraud case where they torched a Denali to recover insurance money.

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Times are tough and some resort to crime. Three men were arrested for conspiracy to file a false insurance claim on a 2006 Mazda. 

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A study of Total Loss auto claims processed through AutoClaims Direct’s Directlink in 2008 show 12.25% are initially located at a tow facility and 35.46% at a auto repair shop.

Data source:  © 2008, AutoClaims Direct, DirectLink

A Hesperia, CA man was arrested for performing insurance work without a license and also trying to bill insurers for new parts when he was actually using rebuilt parts for the repairs. 

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This statistic shows the location percentage of repairable vehicles in which field auto damage inspections took place. A random sampling of 55,000  ”repairable” vehicles processed through AutoClaims Direct’s Directlink in 2008 shows 55.87% of repairable vehicles are inspected at the owners home by IA’s or Insurer field staff. 19.92% are viewed at a repair facility and 17.66% at the owners work location. 

Data source:  © 2008, AutoClaims Direct, DirectLink

Accident avoidance is the wave of the future. Nissan debuted some new technology in New York.

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