Hello dear motor-talk-community, I had a work colleague at the park of his VW’s a good two weeks ago. The bumper is torn and was now made new. First I was in the workshop, where I and my family always had our cars repaired and got a cost estimate. The accident causer did not want to sign a cession statement, which would have been a lot easier for all involved and so I gave him the estimate of 8 48,60 €! He told me that he is submitting this now to his insurance company and that they will contact me again. Since I had a different damage before, from which I had already received the money from the insurance company, I wanted to have this repaired immediately and brought the car to the workshop last Tuesday. Now came the letter of the Aachen Municher in which it says: “The present estimate was a technical examination under The technical examination led to the conclusion that the stated repair costs are not fully comprehensible from an expert point of view. The points to be objected can be taken from the following calculation. The mentioned repair costs were calculated on the basis of the hourly invoice rates and paint parameters specified in the estimate. The spare parts were ordered according to the recommended retail price (UPE) of the manufacturer. The shipping costs have been deducted according to the order, since the regulating insurer only takes care of them after providing the corresponding proof”. Anyway, the insurance now only wants to take over 636,28 € instead of 848,60 €! Can I do anything about it? Thank you for your answers in advance! Kevin