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Is Anything Real in Today?s America? Or is it All Just Fluff and Puffing?

By E L Eversman

eAutoclaims has created “Collision Repair Centers” of America to try to get a piece of the direct repair program action. But when you dig deep enough, the consumer-friendly-looking site turns out to be just another face of the insurance business.

crcofamerica.com - Would you trust your family’s safety with anything less than a CRC Auto Repair?

Apparently faking consumers into thinking they are joining a “consumer organization”, eAutoclaims has created its own “direct repair program” for consumers to join that tries to cover up the fact that this is a network of repairers put together by an insurance claim processing entity. But if you scratch the surface, you’ll find eAutoclaims lurking behind this face.

Take a look at the “terms and conditions” page which spells out that any agreement is between the user (this is under the “Consumer Agreement”) and eAutoclaims.

Worse still are the terms eAutoclaims makes the repair shops sign to get into the program. It repeatedly states that only eAutoclaims can “authorize” the repair to the consumer’s car — which is a direct violation of some states’ laws.
Consumers need to be aware that there are websites and companies all over the internet and country posing as consumer organizations that are actually business-oriented entities that seem to be designed to pull the wool over unsuspecting eyes.

Don’t be like Little Red Riding Hood and ask Grandma what big teeth she has. If you see anything that looks like big teeth, RUN. After all, if it’s just Granny, you can figure that out while running away, but if it’s the wolf, you’ve already been eaten.

Toothpick, anyone?

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Full post as published by AutoMuse on February 21, 2008 (boomark / email).