After someone backed into my car less than a month after purchasing it, I wish I could say Northtown made an already stressful event easier. Throughout the process, I got so many answers about the length of time for my repair ranging from 2-3 days to 8+ days. Every time I asked for clarification, they first suggested I get a rental prior to taking the time to look into this repair. Thankfully it was repaired very quickly (2 days).
Since the person who hit my car was 100% liable, their insurance thankfully covered the cost of the repairs. This was something I confirmed with both Geico and Northtown before even dropping off my car. When it was time to pick my car up, Northtown called and let me know it was ready, and that I had a $400 balance due. After I clarified this was not accurate, they said they’d look into it and get back to me. I called them back 3+ hours later after not hearing from them and they proceeded to tell me that my car was not even ready. After putting me on hold for about 10 minutes, they came back and said it is in fact ready, but I have a $400 balance due. I once again clarified that this was not accurate. After putting me on hold again, they came back and said “you just have a $500 deductible due”. After clarifying that there is in fact no deductible given the circumstances, they were able to finally confirm that this was correct and there was no deductible or payment due on my end.
When I finally went to pick it up, I was presented with paperwork and informed I owe a $500 deductible. After the employee asked another worker (seemingly a supervisor?) about my situation, he also said “she owes a $500 deductible”. After explaining once again that this was not accurate, they went to ask someone else and were finally able to confirm that they “had the wrong person with the same last name”. This would be an understandable excuse I suppose, but each time I called or spoke with someone in person, they confirmed my full first and last name as well as the make and model of my vehicle. So, it’s confusing to me how I could be given the wrong information so many times.
With all that being said, they did do a good job on the repair and the people there were kind overall. It would have been a much better experience if they were more organized and aware of what was actually going on, rather than just consistently sharing information that was so far from accurate. Thankfully, I had the time and patience to get an understanding of the situation through Geico and Northtown prior to dropping off my car, so I knew I wouldn’t owe anything. It worries me that I was presented with inaccurate information so many times and was repeatedly asked to pay for something that was 100% covered by the other person’s insurance. It makes me wonder how many times people may have been asked to pay (and paid), when they shouldn’t have.