With the rate AMA swallows up related companies i can't see this ending well here.
The repair industry is about to get REALLY tough in this country.
melonhead1,
Sep 16, 11:52am
Stink. I don't trust impersonal chain operations.
franc123,
Sep 16, 1:13pm
I don't know why some of you bash and boggery blokes haven't bailed years ago, its plain the insurance industry wants total control from top to bottom. I see your IAG boss is now pocketing $4 mill p/a.
lookoutas,
Sep 16, 3:31pm
I did bail years ago, but the skills were bloody handy to redial up later on.
beno,
Sep 17, 11:21am
I bailed 9 years ago. couldnt make a profit from state for $39 an hour. I have some fantastic state insurance stories tho. I bet we all do. enough to make your toes curl.
lookoutas,
Sep 17, 3:37pm
And they wondered why people took pleasure in ripping them off.
marcos1,
Sep 17, 3:47pm
They are already here at Auckland on the north shore on Barrys Point Rd. Hiring now.
why is that every fwit in a suit thinks its a good idea to kill trades? when their flash audi Q7 gets smashed and they complain about the repair? I'm sick of trades being degraded and turned into lowest price rules. same thing happened to the electrical industry where specialist sparkies working on high tech gear struggle to get paid more than the newb marketing kid staight out of some BS uni degree
lookoutas,
Sep 17, 4:27pm
And I know you've already found out how much they're paying. so you can tell us.
attitudedesignz,
Sep 17, 4:43pm
Agree 100% mate.
tweake,
Sep 17, 6:46pm
+1
trades are simply not considered a service but a cost. a liability that is to be trimmed down to the bone to do the cheapest job. often what happens is a company like an insurance company will dangle a multi million dollar carrot in front of one of these companies for an exclusive contract and they will negotiate the price down to the barest minimum. only way they can make money is to cut corners and talk BS to cover their arse. often they turn around and rip them off to be able to survive. customer service goes to crap even tho the end customers are still paying the same price as before.
been down that road and its horrible. never again.
nzoomed,
Sep 17, 7:33pm
I guess that the unfortunate fact is that 90% of the work panelbeaters get is from insurance work.
I have one i trust and does great work, no way in hell am i going to be told who i can and cant use.
Govt needs to make legislation to prevent this happening.
beno,
Sep 17, 8:34pm
the AA already have their own repair shop in O rourke Rd penrose. Its a "smart repair " shop. as i am an AA customer, I recently asked if I could come down for a tour of their new premises. my request was declined. Its cutting edge repair technology they said.
sr2,
Jun 11, 11:28am
Let me guess your car goes straight out the back door to the lowest bidder?
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