And today’s question is going to be, can I get a rental vehicle after a car accident if the shop is unable to get my car in for a couple of weeks, a month and my car is actually drivable?

The short answer is no, you really can’t. And this this only came about with the, you know, corona situation and parts being unavailable.

So if the accident happened today and it wasn’t your fault and you go to a shop and they say, yep, we can fix it for you, unfortunately, we can get the parts and it’s going to take us, you know, 30 days to get the parts into fix your vehicle. The question then becomes, well, my vehicle’s damaged.

I want a rental and the insurance company won’t give it to me until the vehicle is in the shop. So actually they are right to a certain extent. So if the vehicle is drivable and it’s safe to operate, meaning no parts that are necessary for safe operation in traffic or damaged. So if there’s just a little fender bender and it’s just aluminum that’s bent, you know, the blinkers, everything else is working just fine.

Then you have to wait until the car gets in the shop and they do it and then they can give you a rental vehicle. Unfortunately, you know, if it’s if it’s like that, there’s not a whole lot you can do in this. I said that that only came about with the parts shortage in recent times. So hopefully that will that will get resolved soon. But as I said, the short answer is if it’s drivable, if it’s safe to drive in, the shop needs 30 days to fix it. You still have to drive it.

So I hope that helps. And if you have any other questions called, call us at 3143526800. Thank you. And you have a good day.