As a car owner there will (if there hasn’t already) come a time when you scrap or knock your car or someone else does. This can often end up damaging the paint work, the plastic or metal work or possibly the alloy wheels. Sometimes people return to their car in a car park to find that it has been scrapped down the side and not details have been left for who is responsible. If this is the case and there is no witnesses who can provide their details then you will have to cover the cost of the repairs yourself. You can choose to take the car in to a body repair or accident repair shop and get a quote of you can go through your insurance company if you are fully comprehensive.  If you chose to claim off your insurance or someone else’s then they will usually send you to one of their approved repair garages to get a quote. You will not have to get involved in the quote as it is sent to the insurance company direct, but you may have to pay an excess to the garage or to your insurance company directly. If you chose to pay for body work repairs yourself then it is important to obtain your own quotes, ideally at least three different quotes. When it comes to body work repairs, especially painting it is vital that whoever carries the repairs out have the adequate equipment to do so.