Repair costs after an accident - tips on reimbursement

Reparaturkosten nach Unfall

2.6 million road accidents occur on German roads every year. After an accident, you as the injured party are entitled to reimbursement of the costs of restoring the vehicle. But how do you assert your claims and who actually pays the repair costs after an accident? Here you will find helpful information on the subject of repair costs. Essential: Accident damage [...]

Accident with a carsharing car - These 5 tips you should consider.

Carsharing Unfall

Car sharing is booming. In Germany, 1.08 million people already use car sharing services. But what do you actually need to bear in mind in the event of an accident involving a shared vehicle? Why you should walk round the car before every journey Before you start using a shared car, you should inspect the vehicle and check for any previous damage. The rule is: it's better to do a [...]

Child seats - ensure reimbursement

Kindersitz nach Unfall

The end of the summer holidays is in sight. New school starters are excitedly looking forward to their first day at school, while parents are already planning the safest way to school. Especially in the early days, young pupils are often driven to school by car. Regardless of whether it's a transport service or a private car: for children up to the age of 12, the use of a [...]

3 tips for claiming household help after a car accident

Haushaltsführungshilfe nach Unfall

You are entitled to household help if you are physically restricted after a road traffic accident through no fault of your own and are therefore dependent on the help of third parties in the household. The costs for this must be borne by the other party's insurance company. You can find out what else you need to bear in mind here. Tip 1: Please note when and to what extent you are entitled to a [...]

Have you heard of compensation for pain and suffering? But do you also know your entitlement to medical treatment costs after an accident?

Heilbehandlungskosten nach Unfall

Road traffic accidents happen every day and unfortunately not everyone gets out with just a few paint scratches on their vehicle. If you have been injured in a road accident through no fault of your own, you are entitled to compensation for pain and suffering as well as reimbursement of your medical treatment costs. These are part of the compensation to which the injured party is entitled after a road traffic accident. If you as the injured party [...]

Relaxed on holiday despite the accident

Was tun bei Unfall im Urlaub?

Summertime is holiday time. Everyone wants to use this time to relax and unwind. Countries such as Germany, Italy, France, Austria and Croatia invite many drivers to go on holiday. Should an accident occur on the motorway or country road despite the good holiday mood and beautiful scenery, you will find all the tips and [...]

What you should know about motor vehicle experts in the event of a road accident

Anspruchsart Nr. 14: Der KFZ Gutachter

An appraiser is an officially certified expert who examines and assesses the damage to the car caused by an accident. The injured party is not obliged to accept the expert provided by the opposing insurance company. You can consult and commission an independent expert of your own choice. This regularly has advantages for your claims settlement [...]

Opposing party claims the opposite. What to do?

Unfallgegner behauptet das Gegenteil. Was tun?

If you have been involved in an accident, it can happen that the other party in the accident presents the incident differently than you think it happened. What should you bear in mind? Accident reconstruction is made more difficult It can sometimes be very difficult to reconstruct the course of the accident and to clarify the question of fault properly if the statements of those involved in the accident are not congruent. [...]