Diminished value resources
What usually goes wrong with a diminished value claim, what a dispute is worth, and what pursuing one takes. No account, no cost.
What usually goes wrong
Inside the diminished value guide
Your car was repaired properly and is still worth less than it was, because the accident is on its history.
- Inherent diminished value
- Repair-related diminished value
- First offers that don't reflect the market
Before you do anything else
What to gather
Most decisive first. Gather these before you contact anyone.
- The police report and the claim number
- The full repair estimate and final invoice, including parts used
- Photographs of the damage and of the completed repair
- The vehicle history report showing the disclosed accident
- An independent diminished value appraisal
- Every written offer and the insurer's stated basis for it
Work it out
Calculators
What are your options actually worth?
Compare walking away, hiring an attorney, and working with us, using your own figures.
Compare what each route leaves youHow long do you have left to act?
Pick your state and the kind of dispute, and see which deadline applies and how much of it is left.
Check your deadlineHow much of your time would this take?
Everything pursuing a dispute properly involves, and roughly what each step costs you in hours.
Add up the hoursNext