Insurance approved bodyshops in the north east.

[Stu R]

Hi all,
As you may have guessed i'm looking for the best insurance approved bodyshop i can find in the north east. Unfortunately my idiot brother in law who wrote off my bmw has struck again and damaged the skyline with his car.
I'm going through his insurance obviously, and my insurance are sorting the claim out.
So now i'm looking for the best bodyshop i can find in the north east that are insurance approved and can be trusted to do a full respray and either some repairs or fitting of new parts.
I'm based in durham, but so long as it's within a reasonable distance i don't mind where the car goes to as long as they're great.

A bit of searching revealed premier vehicle care in newcastle www.premier-vehicle-care.co.uk/exec/sam/view/id=232/node=234/

anyone know if they're any good, as i don't want some pikey company doing the work on her

Cheers in advance,
Stu

[designer]

Heaton Coachworks are superb, but bloody expensive. But as your going through the insurance, give them a call. The quality is excellent, as you would expect at there prices.

[couger]

Mainline in Seaham. As said, expensive as hell but who cares if someone else is paying.Top guys.

[The Surveyor]

My old Audi was repaired by Anderson and Young (www.andersonyoung.co.uk/success/index.html) in Langley Park. Nothing more than expected, but a perfectly acceptable job, and local too.

Paul

[ray_von]

Don't know about fitting bits but C&C on the Drum next to Batleys are good and they don't come much more local, that's if they are still there never been round for ages

[dcl5ah]

Ill second C & C, I wouldn't take my cars anywhere else. Ive had a few jobs done by them and have never been dissapointed.

[passenger gez]

Premier vehicle care are right next door to Heaton Coachworks - both at the end of my street... judging the by the cars they have parked around for repairs, i would go with Heaton Coachworks, the cars they have in there are often 'prestige' or sports cars.

As far as being 'insurance approved' - AFAIK, you are entitled to take your car to any bodyshop you like.

[zebra]

passenger gez said:

As far as being 'insurance approved' - AFAIK, you are entitled to take your car to any bodyshop you like.

Ding!

Take where the best job will be done; nothing to do with price!

zebs

[bomb]

The Surveyor said:

My old Audi was repaired by Anderson and Young (www.andersonyoung.co.uk/success/index.html) in Langley Park. Nothing more than expected, but a perfectly acceptable job, and local too.

Paul

Agree with The Surveyor...

Mrs Bomb had an account here for a long while !!

Still goes to the Staff Christmas parties....

Good quality work. ( and nice mince pies too, allegedly)

[Stu R]

As mentioned anderson and young are no longer in business Rang them earlier, got the BT message saying phone number had changed, rang the new number and a guy answered and said sorry, used to be anderson and young but not anymore, and one of the guys has started a new bodyshop up in stanley.

Rang a couple more this afternoon but had no joy, so it's looking increasingly like Heaton place is getting my business. Amazing how uninterested a lot of places seem, considering the potential revenue they could get out of the work I want doing as well as the insurance claim I guess they all prefer touch up jobs instead of resprays, less work, quick turnaround etc.
Found a number for this C&C coachworks, shall give them a bell tomorrow and see what they say.

Cheers again
Stu

[Stu R]

cheers guys. Been doing some ringing around today. Doesn't help that my car is immobile waiting for it's new engine, but mentioning it soon seperates the helpful from the uninterested

Heaton Coachworks - seemed very freindly, one of the few who'd entertain giving me even a ball park quote for the insurance as well as taking on a full respray and not moaning about it Seemed a nice chap, very helpful.

Anderson and young - no longer in business

Mainline - woman was quite helpful after a bit of persuasion, they seem very very busy and the woman mentioned they're 2 men down there at the minute.

C&C i'm having trouble finding a number for them ray_von, don't suppose you've got a number have you mate?

still hunting through some others, I shall report back if i find anymore particularly helpful ones. Suggestions still welcome, more the merrier!

[ray_von]

Try 0191 410 2000 for C&C Coachworks, Drum Industrial Estate
Just got number from Yell so assume it's ok

Edited by ray_von on Wednesday 7th March 09:29

[Stu R]

how bizarre, my last post and the post before it seem to have switched places.

Cheers for the number mate, I'll give them a bell now