Saturday, April  21,  2012


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  Editor's Corner
By
Mr. Tom Franklin
 

Topic of the month

COLLISION REPAIR SALES CHECKLISTS

The estimating process is the lifeblood of a collision center. Every vehicle that comes into a shop for an estimate is a potential job for the shop - but it only becomes a job if the estimator succeeds in convincing the vehicle owner to agree to have it repaired there and to leave the keys. Many shop owners, in business for ten ....

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Letter to Editor

 

 

  Resident Editor's Corner
By
Ms. Karen Kilbane

 

 

WHO PAYS?

INSIGHT’s most popular report - Who Pays For What? is certainly a favorite of this number loving nerd. The annual survey of rates and allowances is completed every Spring. Following are comments about the statistics gathered in 2011 by INSIGHT staff writer, Sara Gedeon:

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"BAR" - Q and A

Q: Does the estimated price have to include the sales tax?

A: No. Tax is added when the job is done.

Q: Who is the customer?

A: The person who is brings in the car and authorizes repairs.

Could your organization pass a “BAR Audit” tomorrow?

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