To think this is normal honesty? Insurance related.

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I had someone hot my car last week. Mine was unoccupied so clear liability with the other party. As part of the claim my car seat needed replacing. Company offered the price I paid but I couldn't replace it for that cost so asked if they would pay the additional, sent links to the only suppliers that sell it. On the basis that my son has autism and needs to be harnessed for his own safety they agreed.

When I came to but the seat it was on offer at one of the companies so cheaper than what they gave me but more expensive than the original cost. I phoned them to advise them and repay the additional monies. They seemed very surprised and said this rarely happens and people just keep the additional money. They said I could and I said I would donate to charity but I called them back and paid as it felt very wrong and i was very grateful for them authorising the additional monies in the first place. Aibu to think that is just normal honesty? They seemed very surprised that I had even called in the first place. I thought most people would have done this?

OliviaStabler The same ones who scream and shout when prices go up because they can't understand that businesses have to make back loses due to theft.

Exactly. The dept. store I mentioned above is going under. (Not the chain, the particular store in the town where the staff were buying reduced priced goods.) I bet they are moaning about it.

I can assure you this post was not self congratulatory. It actually stemmed from anxiety about whether my actions were normal or not (reporting in the first place, I am aware the paying it back anyway was odd). I think Josie has probably hit the nail on the head with my reason for paying it back anyway being an anxiety related need for close out.

Apologies then, I can definitely see how anxiety would lead to excessive t crossing and i dotting. But no apologies to the legions on this thread using it as an excuse to self-righteously parade their own hyper-honesty by sorry comparison to the awful legions of crooks out there in general society. Actually, I suspect most people are pretty honest. They might have different ways of interpreting that though - as I said in response to one of the examples earlier, personally I think accepting 20 quid off somebody for handing back dropped money is highly morally dubious in a way that keeping 40 quid off an insurance company just isn't.