The topic of post-accident compensation has come back to the fore following a certain decision: motorists are celebrating.
When a road accident occurs there are also a whole series of consequences to consider. This range also includes the issue of compensation that must occur and at that moment a sort of dispute with the insurance company ignites.
The field of post-accident compensation is very vast given that before activating this process it is necessary to understand the dynamics that led to the accident. Once everything is understood, we move on to compensation which, often, is not enough to repair the car involved due to an amount not up to the situation.
This scenario, however, is destined to change thanks to a sentence of the Court of Cassation appearing in an ordinance of 20 April 2023. This is bound to change the lives of motorists in a positive way.
How are post-accident compensation for motorists changing?
Great news has come from a recent ruling by the Court of Cassation for both motorists and auto repairers. Specifically, the Court established how the insurance companies have a duty to fully cover the damage caused by the vehicle. This is valid both if the car is dated and if the cost of the repair is higher than the value of the vehicle.
Generally, the answer that is provided to motorists for damages of a certain gravity is to uneconomic damage. In this case, it is granted a maximum refund equal to the value that the second-hand market gives to the vehicle in question. The sentence of the Court of Cassation, therefore, reverses the scenario by establishing a reimbursement that will cover all the costs useful for the repair.
This news is certainly important for the entire Italian automotive sector which boasts almost 39 million units with an average age of around 12 years. But the good news is also for those who repair cars since, as a result of this ruling, there will be more work for them. In fact, before many preferred to scrap their car after a road accident but, now, things will be different as a full refund will proceed to a safe and adequate repair. Think that in the 2022 more than 1 million cars that would have been scrapped as reported by Federcarrozzieri, could have been rearranged.
In short, this sentence is destined to change the course of things in the hope that there will be fewer and fewer accidents. About that, an Italian city from July 1 decreed a new speed limit to be respected.
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