The city’s Fire Rescue department in Tampa wants to start charging for services provided at the scenes of automobile accidents.

The fees, which will range from $450 for an accident investigation to $2400 for extracting victims from their cars, will be charged directly to drivers property, liability or casualty insurance coverage.

Mayor Pam Iorio asked the department to cut $2.7-million from its budget this year in anticipation of property tax reform at the state level that’s likely to slash city revenues.

Most motorists choose to have their vehicle repair privately than to claim on their car insurance.

The reason over most part of drivers have done this may be because they do not wish to invalidate their no-claims bonus. Of those who have claimed, one fifth stated that they were not happy with the service they received from the insurance company.

Jonathan Williams, head of marketing at the firm, commented that drivers should not finance the repairs themselves:

Motorists should not need to dip into their own pocket to fund repairs when an insurance claim could cover it. Insurance companies need to ensure the claims process is fast and efficient.