Auto repair shops increasingly billing insurers for color-matching labor

A survey shows over 20% of shops charge for spectrophotometer use, with a rise in insurer compensation for color matching and blending operations

The latest findings from the "Who Pays for What?" survey conducted by Collision Advice and CRASH Network reveal a growing trend among auto repair shops in billing insurance companies for the time spent setting up and using spectrophotometers, or color-match cameras, according to a report by Repairer Driven News.