In Fürth we have our own branch on Carlo-Schmid-Straße. We record the damage for your report (Gutachten) directly at your vehicle, in any district of Fürth where it is parked.
* For accidents that were not your fault
Maximilian FrommEngineer (B.Sc. in Mechatronics)Member of the Association of German Engineers (VDI)
Five steps lead from your call to the payout. You only need to act in the first step.
After an accident that was not your fault, you choose the expert yourself. Recommendations from a repair shop or an insurer are suggestions, not a requirement.
The inspection usually takes place on the same day or the next day. On site, recording a typical damage takes 30 to 45 minutes.
The report is usually ready one day after the inspection. If it takes longer, we tell you in advance.
We send the report to everyone involved. We remain your contact for technical questions.
We explain the settlement options. You decide.
Maximilian Fromm
Independent vehicle expert for damage and valuation, engineer (B.Sc. in Mechatronics)
Describe your case in five sentences or send three photos of the damage. I will tell you whether a report is worthwhile and what we need.
We come to you: throughout Fürth and to Nuremberg, Zirndorf, Oberasbach, Stein, Cadolzburg, Langenzenn and Roßtal. Available by phone 24/7. Appointments are flexible by arrangement.
The same person helps you from the first question on the phone to the insurer's payment. Our office is independent. We work for you as the person whose car was damaged, not on behalf of an insurer.
For the inspection, we come to where your vehicle is: to the repair shop, to your home, to your workplace or to the accident scene, anywhere in Fürth and the surrounding area. Our branch on Carlo-Schmid-Straße is for meetings and documents. If a check on the vehicle lift is needed, it takes place in our workshop in Frauenaurach.
Call us and briefly describe the case. In a few minutes you get an assessment, even if in the end no report is needed.
Six steps define how far the inspection goes. The report then contains exactly what we find on the vehicle, and each item has a supporting document.
Whether the car is in the old town between two bollards or in the yard of a business in Hardhöhe: we come to you. This also applies if it is still at the accident scene or already at the towing service.
Between Schwabacher Straße and the Main-Donau-Kanal, several repair shops, car dealers and parts dealers stand side by side toward the southern city limit. This is our observation from daily practice, not an official statistic.
Several businesses are close together in this area. Beyond the canal, in the industrial area of Südstadt, many car dealers follow. For the inspection, this means short distances. One appointment there can often be combined with a second one.
Many vehicles in the district are registered to a business, so the time a vehicle is out of use matters. Often several vehicles of one fleet are damaged, for example vans from the same owner with the same body type but different histories. We then separate earlier damage from new damage for each vehicle.
According to the district data sheets of the Office for Urban Research and Statistics for Nuremberg and Fürth, 64,724 motor vehicles were most recently registered in Fürth. There is also a Siemens plant in the west of the city, in Hardhöhe.
Fürth suffered air raids in World War II, but about 90% of the historic buildings survived. For this reason, the medieval street layout along Maxbrücke, Königstraße, Marktplatz and Gustavstraße still has the form that grew over the centuries. The protected heritage ensemble of the old town alone includes more than 200 individual buildings on about 30 streets. Schindelgasse shows how narrow it is. Over many generations, people built more and more in the courtyards.
What follows from this for damage patterns is our observation from practice, not a statistic. In these lanes we mostly see maneuvering and contact damage: scrapes on wall corners and bollards, dented bumpers when pulling out of a courtyard, and scratches across several parts that must be assessed one by one. Where homes have no parking spaces of their own, people park close together, and close parking causes contact.
Unlike in Nuremberg, trams do not share the road here. The tram in Fürth was discontinued in 1981. The Fürth section of the U1 subway line runs underground or on its own track. There are no grooved rails (tram rails set into the road) in Fürth. How grooved rails damage a vehicle and what we check then is explained on our page about damage inspection in Nuremberg.
Sources: Office for Urban Research and Statistics for Nuremberg and Fürth, district data sheets 2024 (population and vehicle numbers). Landkreis Fürth (address of the vehicle registration office). Wikipedia, articles “Fürth” and “Ensemble Altstadt (Fürth)” (war history, tram, heritage ensemble), accessed in August 2026.
When is a repair estimate (Kostenvoranschlag) enough? For minor damage up to about €750 this is usually the case. Above that, a repair estimate misses items that are part of the damage.
For accidents that were not your fault, we bill the other party's insurer directly. You do not receive an invoice from us. For a claim under your own vehicle insurance (paid by your own comprehensive or collision coverage) or for damage you caused yourself, we tell you the price in advance.
Below about €750, it is usually minor damage. A repair estimate is usually enough for that. Between €750 and €1,500, it depends on the individual case. Above that, a report is the normal case. If you suspect hidden damage, a total loss or prior damage, a report is worthwhile whatever the amount of damage.
On site, recording a typical damage takes 30 to 45 minutes. We usually arrange the inspection appointment for the same day or the next day. The finished report is usually ready one day after the inspection. In more complex cases it takes a little longer.
After the inspection, we write the report and send it to everyone involved. The insurer handles the claim settlement. Legal representation is the job of a lawyer. As your technical contact, we answer questions about the report.
No. We visit your vehicle where it is: in Südstadt, in the city center, in Hardhöhe or also in Ronhof, Burgfarrnbach and Stadeln. We only ask you to drive to our workshop in Erlangen-Frauenaurach if we suspect hidden damage to the underbody. We agree this with you in advance.
Review and payout usually take four to six weeks. If the settlement is clearly delayed or the insurer reduces the payment, a lawyer is the right contact for that. For questions about the technical side of the report, we are happy to help by phone.
No. After an accident that was not your fault, you choose the expert yourself. Repair shops and the other party's insurer often suggest someone. These are suggestions, not requirements.
Tell us about prior damage, even if it was a long time ago. There is an important difference between repaired prior damage and unrepaired old damage. In the report, we separate both clearly from the current event. If you skip this separation, you create the reason for a possible reduction yourself.
Better not, because the extent of damage that was already repaired can no longer be proven. So contact us before the repair starts.
For a newer vehicle with noticeable damage, this is usually the case. It means the amount your vehicle loses only because it counts as a car that had an accident, even after a professional repair. We show this amount separately in the report. Otherwise it does not appear in the settlement.
Bring the vehicle registration certificate and your contact details. If you know the case number from the insurer or the police, tell us. We clarify the rest together on site.
Who do you reach on the phone? The expert directly, not a switchboard. Your free initial assessment does not obligate you to anything.
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