Don't Use Auto Relo Plus. Ever.

Brian Submitted this review about Auto Relocation Plus Inc.
Review made Live: 7/23/2010 2:51:00 PM
ARP moved my car as part of a corporate relocation. My car was on top of the car carrier, and the truck driver didn't make it under a bridge. My car had nearly $6,000 in damage. They also sat on the car for 4 days before they told me what had happened, and wouldn't tell me where it happened.

Anyone reading this should know that ARP has substandard insurance. Their estimate of my vehicle's damage was $1600 vs. the nearly $6k that a reputable body shop AND my own insurance company estimated. The difference? They pay a labor rate of $26/hr. I can't even find a teenager to cut my grass for that low of an hourly rate. Then they tried to tell me that there are "approved" body shops that will do the work for this price - they were all chop shops.

I finally was forced to submit a claim with my own insurance and have them subrogate against ARP's subpar insurance company to get the work done right.

Not Recommended.

Company Response
Michael Filia from Auto Relocation Plus Inc. Submitted this response.
Response Date: 12/10/2010 12:59:00 PM
The roof of the vehicle was damaged. The insurance carrier sent out an independent auto damage appraiser to look at the vehicle. They determined $1600 in damage as did a preferred body shop. The transferee wanted their 2008 Honda Civic repaired at a Mercedes body shop, the type of shop that only does high end repairs. The insurance company would not cover the additional cost because they could get the vehicle repaired to factory specs at their preferred shop for less money. That is simple business sense. The transferee was unreasonable in their expectations. In the end, his own insurance company only requested that we reimburse the $1600 that was originally offered.