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Carrosserie K.I.Biel/Bienne

2563 Ipsach

Body shop Ipsach (2563)

From Ipsach on Lake Biel it is a short trip to us: Carrosserie K.I. at Südstrasse 2 in Biel is around 5 kilometres and roughly 10 minutes from Ipsach. We repair accident, hail and parking damage on all makes and bill every insurer directly. You report the damage online from home and receive an indicative quote including VAT within 24 hours on working days. On request we collect your car in Ipsach and provide a courtesy car.

  • All makes
  • Direct billing with insurers
  • Courtesy car on request
  • Repair rather than replace
  • Reply usually within 24 h
  • German & French

Body shop for Ipsach: how to reach us

From Ipsach on Lake Biel in around 10 minutes. Parking damage or a dent? Simply report it online.

Thanks to our online damage report, you do not need to make a journey for the initial assessment: mark the parts on the vehicle, upload photos and receive an indicative quote incl. VAT.

Getting here from Ipsach

From Ipsach, take the main road towards Nidau and on to Biel. From there you reach the east of the town and Südstrasse 2 either straight through Biel or via the A5 bypass (eastern branch) from the Brüggmoos interchange. Allow around 10 minutes for the 5 kilometres, a little more in rush-hour traffic through Nidau.

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We look after these places and districts

  • Ipsach village
  • Herdi
  • Nidau
  • Port
  • Bellmund
  • Sutz-Lattrigen
Distance
5 km
Travel time
10 min
Collection (on request)
CHF 59.45
Languages
DE · FR

Parking damage, dents and scratches: help for Ipsach without driving twice

Ipsach is a residential village on Lake Biel, where cars mostly stand in the neighbourhood, in an underground car park or outside the village shops. Enquiries from Ipsach are therefore often about everyday damage: a dented door, a scuffed bumper, a scratch from a shopping trolley. Many dents without paint damage can be removed with paintless dent repair (PDR), and smaller paint defects with spot repair, without repainting the entire panel.

So that you do not have to drive to Biel twice, report the damage online: upload a photo of the vehicle registration and a few photos of the damage. On working days you receive an indicative quote including VAT within 24 hours. For the repair we collect your car in Ipsach and return it on request, or a courtesy car is available on request for the duration of the work.

Accident or hail in Ipsach: insurance, excess and your free choice of body shop

After a claim, many insurers recommend a partner garage and offer a lower excess in return. Whether you can still choose your own body shop is set out in your policy; often you can, but with a higher excess. With us you pay the same excess as at your insurer's partner garage, and we cover the difference. Depending on your policy, that saves you up to CHF 1'000. We bill every insurer directly and handle the claim, so you pay nothing up front and carry no forms back and forth between Ipsach and Biel.

The same applies after a hailstorm over the Seeland. Wherever possible we remove hail dents with paintless dent repair, so the original paint is preserved; only where the paint has cracked or the metal is badly deformed do we repair and repaint conventionally. Report the hail damage to your insurer first, then upload photos of the roof, bonnet and sides to our online damage report. That way you have the indicative quote in hand before you agree the next steps with your insurer.

No workshop in Ipsach, but a short trip: by train, courtesy car or collection

Ipsach lies on the right-hand shore of Lake Biel between Nidau, Port, Bellmund and Sutz-Lattrigen. We do not have a site in Ipsach: all work is carried out in our workshop at Südstrasse 2 in Biel. For many residents, daily life runs between the village and the town anyway, by car through Nidau or on the Biel–Täuffelen–Ins railway, which stops at Ipsach and Ipsach Herdi and reaches Biel in a few minutes.

Our process is built around that. You have three options: bring the car yourself and, on request, drive home in a courtesy car, bring it and use the train until it is ready, or have us collect the vehicle in Ipsach by arrangement and return it repaired. Advice, quote and invoice are available in German or French.

Servicing, MFK (roadworthiness test) preparation, tyres and mechanical work are handled by our sister company at the same address: Garage K.I., your car garage for Ipsach.

Save up to CHF 1'000

The same excess as at your insurer’s partner garage

Many policies charge a higher excess if you do not go to the insurer’s partner garage. With us you still pay only the excess you would have there: we cover the difference. That way you save up to CHF 1'000 and still choose your body shop freely.

CHF 50 less

CHF 50 less than your partner garage’s quote

Bring the written quote of a partner garage or an independent body shop for the same repair: we do it CHF 50 cheaper, for example CHF 450 instead of CHF 500, incl. VAT.

Panel work, paint and hail repair for Ipsach

Frequently asked questions

I don't have a second car in Ipsach. Do you collect mine, and how do I stay mobile in the meantime?

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Both are possible on request. We collect your vehicle at home or at work in Ipsach by arrangement and bring it back after the repair. A courtesy car is available on request for the duration of the work. Ideally mention both when you report the damage online, so that we can plan the courtesy car and the collection together with your appointment.

Someone damaged my car in a car park in Ipsach and drove off. What now?

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Photograph the damage and the location, then report the incident to the police and your insurer. Whether and how it is covered depends on your policy, for example parking damage cover or fully comprehensive insurance. Then upload the photos to our online damage report: we prepare the indicative quote and handle the claim with the insurer.

My car was parked outside in Ipsach and has hail dents. Repair it or take the payout?

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That depends on your policy: some insurers offer a cash settlement, but you are not entitled to one in every case. Bear in mind that with a payout the damage stays on the vehicle, which can affect its resale value and any later claim involving the same panels. For leased vehicles, the lease agreement applies. Check the options with your insurer and ask us for an indicative quote, so that you have a basis for your decision. We bill the repair directly to your insurer.

Everyday parking dents from Ipsach and scuffed wheels: can you fix them before my lease car goes back?

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Yes. Before a lease return we remove parking dents, scratches and scuffs, refurbish alloy wheels after contact with a kerb, repair stone chips and polish the paintwork. Send us photos via the online damage report, ideally a few weeks before the return date. The indicative quote shows you what the work will cost, and we schedule it, including collection in Ipsach on request, so that the car is ready before the return date wherever possible.

Who repairs accident and hail damage for Ipsach?

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At our workshop in Biel, close by: Carrosserie K.I. repairs vehicles from Ipsach at its workshop at Südstrasse 2 in Biel, about 5 kilometres or 10 minutes away: accident, hail, parking and paint damage on all makes. You report the damage online and receive an indicative quote incl. VAT within 24 hours on working days. On request we collect the car in Ipsach.

How do I get from Ipsach to Carrosserie K.I. in Biel?

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You can simply drive to us yourself, or we collect the car. From Ipsach, take the main road towards Nidau and on to Biel. From there you reach the east of the town and Südstrasse 2 either straight through Biel or via the A5 bypass (eastern branch) from the Brüggmoos interchange. Allow around 10 minutes for the 5 kilometres, a little more in rush-hour traffic through Nidau.

Is there a collection and delivery service for Ipsach?

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Yes, we collect your car in Ipsach. Ipsach is within our collection zone of up to about 28 minutes from Biel: collection and delivery costs CHF 59.45 incl. VAT per job, both ways included (free within Biel itself). We collect the vehicle at the agreed time and bring it back after the repair, with a courtesy car if you wish. Mention it in the online damage report or call 032 552 00 03.

My policy specifies a partner garage. Can I still come to Carrosserie K.I. from Ipsach?

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Yes. You are free to choose your body shop. If your policy requires a higher excess outside the partner garage, we cover the difference: you pay the same excess as at your insurer’s partner garage and save up to CHF 1'000.

Does Carrosserie K.I. repair all makes of car?

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Yes. We repair vehicles of all makes, from small cars to SUVs, electric cars and vans, to the manufacturer’s specifications.

Do you settle directly with my insurer?

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Yes, we settle directly with every insurer and arrange the assessment if required. As a rule, you pay only the excess.

No appointment, no waiting.

Damage? Reported in a few minutes.