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to the pursuit of excellence"
About
PCTG PCTG
welcomes all members, supporters and consumers to view and utilize this
web site.
Our
goals are to:
1.
Assist Auto Body Collision Repair Professionals operating businesses
across our Commonwealth to achieve proper compliance and enforcement of
The Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act, The
Pennsylvania Unfair Insurance Practices Act – The Pennsylvania Unfair
Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and corresponding
Regulations.
2. Educate
consumers by encouraging a clear understanding of their rights provided
within Pennsylvania State Laws, Regulations and individual insurance
policies.
3. Right
To Choose: In the event of an automobile accident,
consumer’s need to know they have the right to
choose their auto body collision repair facility. The
decision of where the vehicle is to be repaired is the vehicle owners
not an insurance company’s. “No
insurer, adjuster, appraiser or agent shall require that repairs be
made at a specific repair facility.” - Pennsylvania State Law
PCTG member Steve Behrndt and PA Association of Auto Trades Executive Director Ross DiBono appear in this report that appeared on a recent ConsumerWatch report from NBC10 Philadelphia. .
Pennsylvania Ponders Election for Insurance
Commisioner
A bill that would make the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner an elected
position has been introduced in the state’s House of Representatives...
Read More at Insurance Journal Web Site
House Bill 509 Towing and Towing Storage Facility
Standards Act Introduced On FEBRUARY 4, 2011
- BY DeLUCA, MICOZZIE, BOYD, D. COSTA, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DEASY,
FABRIZIO, HARKINS, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, MOUL, MUNDY, MYERS, SABATINA AND
THOMAS
Toyota Releases Position Statement on
"Alternative" Parts
"The use of non-OEM structural components may compromise the overall
crashworthiness and occupant safety of Toyota, Lexus or Scion vehicles ... "
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Now That You Know How Your Elected Official Voted on House Bill 2041... Now
you know how your State Representative feels about your consumers and
your business. If your legislator voted in your favor call them and
tell them thank you! If your legislator voted against your consumers
and your business you need to make an appointment to sit with them and
help them understand the mistake they made by allowing the insurance
company to remove your consumers automobile property regardless of
whether they consent. House Bill 2041 is not law. Senate Bill 1143 is
the sister Bill which will move through the Senate and requires our
attention. Most likely the Bill will move back into the House for
Amendments as the Senate makes changes. Your Representative needs to
know how you feel about this proposed legislation and how it will
affect Pa.consumers.
House
Bill 2041 Passed
On March 17, 2010 House Bill 2041 was voted on the House Floor and
passed by a vote of 139 to 52. This is after collision repairers,
towers and mechanical repair professionals kept the insurance industry
at bay for 2 months as House Insurance Committee Chairman Anthony
DeLuca amended and changed the language to attempt and pacify those of
us who worked to kill the proposed legislation. Our adversary, the
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania won this legislative battle.
..... read
the full press release
READ THE LETTER TO
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner
Joel Ario
RE:
Safety Concern: Aftermarket Crash Parts
"Plainly
stated, citizens all across Pennsylvania and the entire country who are
operating vehicles having been repaired utilizing untested and inferior
replacement crash parts are in possible danger, as are their passengers."
Download and
Read the full letter
Pennsylvania
Towing Association
Opposes House Bill 2041
The
Pennsylvania Towing Association strongly opposes House Bill 2041
and urges its defeat. Without getting into the text of the bill, our
first concern is that this "Towing Standards Act" is being railroaded
through without input from the industry that it is designed to
regulate. Efforts from the Pennsylvania Towing Association to
participate in discussions relative to this bill have not been fully
addressed, phone calls not returned, and much done under a cloak of
secrecy. As a matter of general policy, this is not how good
legislation should be developed.
... more
House Bill
2041 - "Legalized Wreck Chasing"
An open commentary by Stephen E.
Behrndt
"
House
Bill 2041 is legalized wreck chasing or reversed wreck chasing on
behalf of the
insurance industry and introduced through the House Insurance
Committee.
Legislated Wreck Chasing equates to making it legal for the insurance
company
to take over the automobile investment of the unaware consumer and
delivering
the damaged automobile to the insurance company’s contracted direct
repair
facility"
... more
ALERT!
House Bill 2041 is not good legislation for the Commonwealth's
consumers.
".....
hidden within this
legislation is language that will provide insurance companies and their
salvage companies the ability to move a
consumer's vehicles without
their consent or knowledge."
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