February 13, 2019      5:00 PM

Auto body shop owners and consumer advocates to make another run at prioritizing car safety in repairs

Rep. Clardy says certain insurance companies "like taking premiums but they really don't like paying claims”; opponents say they worry about giving a “blank check” to repair shops

Consumer advocates and many auto body shops in Texas are starting a fresh push to require that auto insurance companies pay for, as they put it, “quality parts used in quality repairs made by a quality shop of your choice."

Gathered outside the Texas Capitol next to the wreckage of a car that burned “horrifically” after a shoddy repair had been made using glue instead of welding to hold the roof in place, proponents of House Bill 1348 chanted “Safe repairs save lives!”

A couple from Murphy, in Collin County, was burned so badly in that wreck back in 2013 that their injuries were “disfiguring” and a jury in Dallas County later awarded them $42 million in damages.

By Scott Braddock

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