Vehicle Dealers Deny Delivery-Caused Damage Claims Using Post-Delivery Reporting Policies
Used car dealers cause damage to vehicles during delivery then refuse to cover full repair costs by citing short post-delivery reporting windows, even when the incident is captured on video and acknowledged by the delivery driver. Partial coverage decisions leave consumers responsible for thousands in repairs for damage they did not cause. No neutral arbitration pathway exists for delivery-stage damage disputes.
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