If someone wrongly damages your property, you can claim the drop in its value. Courts often measure that by the repair cost, then depreciate parts that got swapped for new ones. Some people also say this: you can't see the damage anymore, and it still gets beaten down when you sell. That's the drop in trading value. Not every court gives it. Keeping the car doesn't mean you can't raise it.
Insurers often don't offer this piece unless you ask. To talk about it you need the size of the repair, whether structural parts were touched, and prices before and after. A partner here can write a third-party report. That file is theirs. A court doesn't have to use it.
What you can do first
- 01Split the estimate into parts, labor, and paint.
- 02Keep photos from before and after, including the frame or other structural parts.
- 03Circle whether the settlement writes the drop in value in, or writes that you can never ask again.
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I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not a mediator. I can't decide this for you. The statute that counts is the one still in force. Judgments live on the Judicial Yuan site.