I am a resident of Bellevue, WA. I took my car for a repair at the auto body shop few months back. I had to go through lot of troubles to get my car repaired. I paid all my deductibles while picking up my car from the shop. and I complained about the shop to my insurance company as they referred me to the shop. After few days, insurance company sent me a check of around 200$. While enquiring about the check, I was told that its a refund for the trouble I had to go through.
After around 3 months or so, I got a call from Shop that I owe them the money. I refused to pay them as I already paid them the deductible while picking up the car. Later I realized that, the check that Insurace company sent to me was a check that they owned to shop. Now, my insurance company is asking me to pay the shop the money I received as a check, and in case if I dont, they are threting me with sending a collection agency. I dont want to keep the money, but I dont want to pay the shop also.Any suggestions?
2007-05-31 07:30:53 · 6 answers · asked by TheWiseGuy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I dont want to keep the money, I would happily donate the money. but I want to teach a lesson to auto body shop for doing not good service. Do you see any legal problems if i decide to not pay?
2007-05-31 07:32:23 · update #1
yeah it will go against your credit and you will ruin your credit if you dont pay . Just pay it and be done with it .
2007-05-31 07:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-25 02:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did not dispute the bill at the point of service you cannot later say never mind. You received the money in error and you have no right to keep it to teach the body shop a lesson.
If you dispute their customer service then you file a complaint with your insurance company and the BBB - then you move on.
2007-05-31 07:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by Susie D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the body shop does not get the money then you can be turned over to collections for not paying it. That $200 will not teach the body shop much of anything but it will teach you because your credit will take a hit and you will have to deal with collection agencies hounding you to pay up.
2007-05-31 07:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the legal problem is theft of services, a civil lawsuit for theft by conversion and a hit on your credit report.
You do not have the right to decide what to do with the monies. Either do as you were told or face civil judgements, fines and the legal repercussions of criminal trial.
2007-05-31 08:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your unhappy with the work and think there is a dispute, then file a BBB complaint against them. If they turn it over to collections, then fight that off your credit report by disputing it.
2007-05-31 07:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋