Motor Insurance: Excessive Workshop Costs - Federal Court of Justice Relieves Comprehensive Insurers
Are comprehensive insurance providers responsible for excessively high workshop costs? No, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided. What policyholders should pay attention to now.
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that comprehensive car insurance policies do not cover excessive workshop costs, leaving the risk with the policyholder. In a case involving HUK24, a subsidiary of HUK-Coburg, the court decided that insurers are only liable for necessary costs of repairs, not overpriced or unnecessary work.
The ruling means that policyholders will have to pay if a workshop overcharges or performs unnecessary repairs. The decision does not affect liability insurance, which typically covers such risks.
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