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- Stop your car, breathe, and remain calm
- Get to safety, if you can, move to the side of the road or a sidewalk
- Check if you or your passengers are injured, if there are injuries call your local ambulance service
- Turn on your hazard lights and use the equipment in your car emergency kit to warn others.
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- You have the right to REFUSE, you are not obliged to use the repair services your insurance suggests.
- Get a cost estimation before starting repairs
- Release your vehicle for repairs only when you are ready
- It is your right to get new OEM parts and to choose which parts are used to replace your damaged parts.
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