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case of a car accident, the insurance company takes care of it, so I just leave the car at the repair shop, but there are cases where the repair cost is still outrageous.

This will increase your insurance premiums and cause problems when you sell your car later.



Correspondent Kim Jung-woo reported.



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SUV starts and starts, but collides with the car in front.



It seems like a minor accident, but the repair company claimed 2.8 million won to the insurance company for repairs saying it had fixed 70 places.



When the mechanic found out that the driver who caused the accident was a novice, the repair cost was increased by more than 10 times.



Even though it was a simple contact accident, a repair company was also caught trying to rip off the front part of the car and then re-weld it by re-welding it.



[Kang Seung-soo / Head of Technology Research Team, Insurance Development Institute: Not only the bumper, but also the fenders, doors, and side members were repaired, so it is difficult to believe that the damage to the bumper surface has spread to the sides.]



Before repairing the car, the insurance company Even if you try to check, there are companies that recklessly block you.



[Kim Young-duk/A Special Investigation Team Leader: To prevent the insurance company from verifying (car parts) in advance, or hiding the vehicle.

There are cases where (insurance company employees) are locked up in the office and violently used.] The



insurance company pays for the repairs, but the driver bears the damage.



Insurance premiums go up by 7 or 8% every year over 3 years, and when you sell your car later, it becomes a car that has had a major accident, so you can't pay the full price.



The amount of false and excessive claims for repairs confirmed by the four major auto insurance companies was KRW 15 billion, an increase of nearly 20% in one year.



In some areas of the metropolitan area, even if the same accident occurs, there was a phenomenon in which claims were made more than 30% more than the national average repair cost.



To avoid problems like this, drivers need to closely monitor the repair history and not just leave it to the mechanic.



Local governments that have supervisory authority also need to severely sanction companies that have been exposed to problems.



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, video editing: Park Chun-bae)