New or re-conditioned parts?

Editor
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Straits Times

I refer to the article in St Times May 2, 2005.

It reported that Mr Abdul Masood was unhappy that the repair to his 7 year old van was done using second-hand parts.

I wish to inform the public that insurers generally practice the following guidelines on the repair of vehciles. This is posted at the website for General Insurance Assocation and stated in the consumer guide that is made available to the public:

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The aim of most policies is to have your vehicle restored to a condition similar to the one it was in before the accident. Based on this principle, for a relatively new vehicle, damaged items will usually be replaced with new parts, which are either genuine or OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts.

However, for vehicles more than three years old the insurer might opt to use good-quality reconditioned parts. Such parts are carefully checked to ensure they do not compromise the safety or roadworthiness of the vehicle. A six-month warranty for repairs is usually provided by the workshop.
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I wish to state that the practice adopted by NTUC Income conforms with the market practice. Our aim is to give the appropriate repair at a reasonable cost, so that motor insurance premiums can be kept low.

Tan Kin Lian
Chief Executive Officer