' ₹22 lakh as service charges for car worth ₹11 lakh': Man shares ordeal – Hindustan Times

Published on Oct 02, 2022 04:45 PM IST Recently, a car owner shared the final bill of his vehicle, which was given at the service center for repair. Man gets a bill of Rs. 22 lakhs for car repair (LinkedIn/@AnirudhGanesh) Written by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath After Bengaluru saw unprecedented floods in September, many houses were submerged in water and even vehicles were damaged. A month later when everything seems to be falling in place, bills are apparently giving chills to residents. Recently, a car owner shared the final bill of his vehicle, which was given at the service center for repair.A post on LinkedIn has now caught attention of the Internet. Anirudh Ganesh, a user, said he received a service estimate charge of Rs. 22 lakh for a car that is worth ₹11 lakh. “Volkswagen Apple Auto Whitefield gives an estimate of Rs.22 lakh for a car which is worth Rs.11 lakh. The insurance company (Acko) says that the car would be written off as a total loss and they would collect the car. I go to the showroom to collect what is legally my non-functional car and am told to pay a sum of Rs.44,840 as estimation charges (standard industry…
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