Loss-of-use compensation or a rental car – what you get for the time without a vehicle
Two ways of making good the time off the road. In May 2026 the Federal Court of Justice noticeably tightened the requirements for rental car costs.
Read more →What drivers really need to know after an accident, when buying and when selling – written by experts, without the jargon.
Two ways of making good the time off the road. In May 2026 the Federal Court of Justice noticeably tightened the requirements for rental car costs.
Read more →You may take the money instead of having the repair done. What is reimbursed, what is not – and what the Federal Court of Justice decided in 2025...
Read more →Three terms decide how the claim is settled. A worked example shows when a repair is still worthwhile despite the higher cost.
Read more →The Federal Court of Justice changed the calculation in 2024: market-based diminished value is now determined from the net sale price.
Read more →From instruction to finished report in eight steps – and which documents you should have ready for the appointment.
Read more →Fifteen points compared side by side: evidential value, who pays, what is included. And the cases where a repair estimate is enough.
Read more →On a liability claim you choose the appraiser yourself. On your own comprehensive cover something else applies – and the difference decides what it costs you.
Read more →After a not-at-fault accident the other party's insurer bears the appraiser's fee. Where the limits lie, and why there is no fixed minor-damage threshold.
Read more →Secure the scene, document it, report it: the twelve steps at the accident scene – and what you should never sign there.
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