CENTREVILLE, Va., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carfax has taken a
huge step forward in eliminating the waiting time to receive
automobile accident reports from police departments. Through one
online source – Crashdocs.org – crash reports from virtually any
police department in the U.S. are easily accessible, and now are
available instantly from a rapidly growing number of agencies.
Insurers, lawyers and other interested parties can quickly order
the reports they need and view some of them immediately, all with
no added convenience fees.
"Our insurance company uses Crashdocs exclusively and they have
exceeded our expectations," said Eugene
Clauser, claims manager at National Heritage Insurance Co.
in Illinois. "The website is easy
to use and one of the things we like best is that a number of the
reports we purchase are available right away. That is invaluable to
us in expediting claims and keeping our insured satisfied. Plus,
the Carfax staff is very helpful anytime we have a question. It's
an outstanding service."
Industry professionals no longer have to contact individual
police departments or pay high convenience fees to obtain crash
reports. Crashdocs.org is the single source for information about a
specific crash from law enforcement agencies nationwide.
"I love the convenience of having one source for ordering police
reports," said Laura Robinson,
claims representative for Cornerstone National Insurance in
Missouri. "No matter from which police department I need a
crash report, my only stop is the Crashdocs website. Information
that used to take hours and even days to get, Crashdocs often
reduces to a matter of minutes. I also appreciate that Carfax
doesn't charge any additional convenience fees."
There is zero investment – no start-up costs, maintenance fees,
or hardware/software to buy – for police departments to be part of
Crashdocs' e-commerce platform. In fact, making their crash reports
available through Crashdocs.org helps agencies save money for areas
where it's needed most.
"The Billings Police Department has distributed accident reports
online through Crashdocs the last four years with great success,"
said Lindy Newsome, police support
specialist with Billings (Mont.) Police. "We've virtually
eliminated the need to mail out reports, a significant cost savings
when compounded. Just as important, we save loads of time without
any mail requests coming in and very few window requests to
fulfill. The convenience of downloading a crash report at work or
home is a real benefit for insurance companies and our
constituents."
For more information, visit www.Crashdocs.org.
About Carfax (www.carfax.com) and Crashdocs.org
(www.crashdocs.org)
Carfax, a unit of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), is the vehicle history
expert for used car buyers, sellers and the automotive industry.
Carfax created the Vehicle History Report in 1986 and continues to
develop innovative services – like Carfax Used Car Listings and
myCarfax – that make it easier to buy, sell and own a used car. The
company maintains a database comprising over 14 billion vehicle
history records from more than 92,000 sources worldwide.
Crashdocs.org provides law enforcement agencies with a no-cost
e-commerce solution for the distribution of official accident
reports. Based in Englewood,
Colorado, USA, IHS is the leading global source of
information, insight and analytics in the automotive industry and
other critical areas that shape today's business landscape.
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