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CrashHelpProperty Damage Pros · Utah
Your car was in a crash. Handle the claim yourself, in as few as 10 steps.
CrashHelp is a free, educational guide from Property Damage Pros. It explains what to do, teaches you why each step matters, and gives you every tool and document you need to file your own small-claims case if it comes to that.
Free to use · a guide, not representation · Utah small claims
The 10 steps — for either kind of claim
Diminished value: your repaired car is worth lessA claim against the other person's insurance.
- Step 1Get your insurance claim numbers
- Step 2Confirm the other driver has insurance
- Step 3Get your CARFAX report: $7.99
- Step 4Get your final repair bill
- Step 5Get certified DV appraisal — $400
- Step 6Pick up your crash report at the police station: bring your driver's license or ID
- Step 7Your demand letter
- Step 8Affidavit worksheet (Print/PDF)
- Step 9File in Utah small claims
- Step 10Serve the defendant
Total loss: the insurer's number is too lowYour own insurance or the other person's. Answer that on the next screen and the guide follows the route that fits.
- Step 1Verify the other party has insurance, then get their claim number and their offer
- Step 2Get your CCC / Mitchell valuation (the insurance company's value)
- Step 3Get certified TL appraisal — $350
- Step 4Pick up your crash report at the police station: bring your driver's license or ID
- Step 5Get the other party's address from the police report
- Step 6Your demand letter
- Step 7Affidavit worksheet (Print/PDF)
- Step 8Court city / ODR
- Step 9File in Utah small claims
- Step 10Serve the defendant
Swipe to see them all. Each step tells you what to do, why it matters, and what the next one needs.
What you get
Worked examples
Jane Doe's whole file, end to end: a SAMPLE demand, a SAMPLE affidavit, a SAMPLE certified appraisal with real report pages.
Your own paperwork
A demand letter in your name, an affidavit worksheet, court and ODR pointers. Print it, copy it, or send it from your own email.
Who it is for
Diminished value
Your repaired car is worth less. Always a claim against the other person's insurance.
Total loss
The insurer's number is too low. Your own insurance or the other person's.
What it costs
The guide is free.
If you go to court, an independent appraisal is one way to show what the vehicle was worth: $400 for diminished value, $350 for total loss, and you decide whether to buy one. We connect you with an independent appraiser. A CARFAX is $7.99 through the guide.
What it is not
CrashHelp is a guide. It teaches you how to handle the claim yourself; nobody at Property Damage Pros is acting as your lawyer or your adjuster on it. If you would rather hand the whole case to someone else, that is a different service — see mypdpros.com.
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