PistonHeads Accident Aftercare
If you read PistonHeads, there’s every chance that you drive a high performance car. It might be a Lotus Elise, a BMW M5, an Aston Martin DB9 or a Ferrari F430, but whatever it is, you won’t want to be without it.
Imagine the worst for a moment, and that it’s been involved in an accident that wasn’t your fault. Your much-prized car could be off the road for days, perhaps even weeks, you’re going to be inconvenienced and you’re about to be given a diesel hatchback courtesy car that’s as much fun as riding in a lift. It’s certainly no match for the Elise/M5/DB9/F430 that you committed your hard-earned to. And on top of this, there’s the worry that your much-prized drive may not be repaired to the highest standards.
You might think this scenario is simply one of the hazards of car ownership, and put it out of your mind. However, if the accident is not your fault, and for the sake of making the right phone call after an accident, you could avoid all this frustration and disappointment, and be driving a car like for like to your own (subject to availability) for the duration of the repair. And amazingly, for no extra cost. More than that, your own car will be going to an approved repairer and nowhere else, to be correctly restored to its pre-accident condition.
That first phone call - assuming you don’t have to ring the emergency services - should be to PistonHeads Accident Aftercare, and surprisingly, not to your own insurer. Why? Because under this service (which is operated by Europe’s largest prestige accident management company, Accident Exchange plc) your car can be temporarily replaced (subject to availability) on a like-for-like basis - something your own insurance company may not be able to achieve. More of that shortly, but first a run-down on the many potential benefits of the PistonHeads Accident Aftercare service:
At this point you might be thinking that you’ll have to switch insurance company to achieve such a painless solution, or pay some heinous fee on top of what you’re already forking out for your existing insurance. But no. What counts is to ring the PistonHeads Accident Aftercare number first. As long as the accident was caused by an identifiable and insured third party - and if you’re unsure, it’s well worth making the call - the experts at the end of the phone will do the rest, and have you back on the road in a like for like car (subject to availability).
That may sound too good to be true, but the great news is that it’s not. And here’s why. Accident Exchange operates in accordance with the Association of British Insurers General Terms of Agreement between the insurance industry and Accident Management companies, to offer motorists involved in non-fault accidents a like-for-like replacement vehicle for the duration of repair. It’s known as Credit Hire, and the subsequent cost of the hire is recovered from the negligent third party. That’s the technical bit over, but what this means is that whether you drive a Lotus Elise or a Ferrari F430, your damaged car will be replaced with whatever car you drive (subject to availability) until it is returned to you fully repaired.
The result is that with a single, simple phone call, you could save yourself a heap of hassle and just as important, continue to enjoy the experience of the performance car you bought, even if it’s not in your own car.
So, sign up for PistonHeads Accident Aftercare and drive secure in the knowledge that you are even more completely protected than you thought you were.
