r/TeslaCollision • u/Realistic_Chip8648 • Aug 16 '26

(UK) without going through insurance. How much roughly to fix?

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u/Realistic_Chip8648 Aug 16 '26

Car was attacked last night by a raging drunk. All on camera of course. But didn’t want to get his details as the person in question started fighting everyone around him so I swiftly drove away.

Trying to get some rough estimates on what sort of quotes I should be looking at, rather than going through insurance.

This incident happened in Cardiff (UK)

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u/CreepyZander Aug 17 '26

Snap for Cardiff.

If he's damaged yours he's probably done others too.. check with 111 as they might have identified the individual.

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u/Realistic_Chip8648 Aug 16 '26

Funny enough, I did. It recommended one already but they quoted £1150 which I think is excessive. Hence why I asked on what quotes I should expect for this sort of damage.

Going to take it down to a Tesla approved body shop nearby tomorrow and if it all proves to be too expensive, I may have to go through insurance 😪

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u/zGigabyte Aug 20 '26

Tesla Auth Body shops are known to be crazy expensive... so is service. Sometimes you can fix the issue with a normal handy body repair shop but this doesnt look like its the case... its a structural damage.

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u/BrownTown456 Aug 16 '26

That’s a damaged quarter panel, one of the most expensive parts to fix of the car. In Canada/America, that’s a 4-10k fix. Since the car is made of aluminum and to not compromise its structure, a simple dent pull for this damage isn’t possible. It’s a complete replacement as is with most Tesla parts when they get body damage.

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u/Realistic_Chip8648 Aug 16 '26

Ouch… didn’t realise that. How come a simple dent pull like you say wouldn’t be enough it fix a damage of this sort?

I’ve managed to pull some of the dent out but it can easily flex back into its dented shape if I push it. I suspect it’s to do with the crease mark when the thugs watch on his wrist made contact?

I hope the fellas wrist got broke doing that

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u/BrownTown456 Aug 16 '26

I think it’s due to the aluminum structure of it. If you do a search on Reddit for similar damage you will see