Vehicle Damage Assessor

FMG Repair Services Limited; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK vehicle repair service is seeking an experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor in Barnstaple. The role offers a basic salary up to £44k, dependent on experience, along with a bonus and exclusive benefits such as 23 days of annual leave, life assurance, and more. Successful candidates will have experience using Audatex and a solid workshop background. This is an excellent opportunity to join the largest repair group in the UK and make a significant impact within a busy workshop environment.

Benefits

Uncapped monthly bonus schemes

Extra day off for birthday

Free life assurance (x2 basic salary)

Exclusive vehicle-leasing schemes

Pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Vehicle Damage Assessor/Estimator needed.
• Ability to keep up with different repair methodologies.
• Understand various insurers and manufacturers literature.

Responsibilities

• Assess different marques of vehicles.
• Provide accurate damage assessments.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through quality service.

Skills

Experience using Audatex

Workshop background

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Vehicle Damage Assessor

Reference: JAN20260440

Expiry date: 15:31, Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Location: Barnstaple

Benefits: A superb range of exclusive, employee only benefits and discounts

Salary: up to £44k basic per annum (dependent upon experience) + bonus + excellent benefits

Join the UK’s largest repair group in this fantastic opportunity, as a VDA/Estimator at our busy workshop in Barnstaple.

An experiencedVehicle Damage Assessor / Estimator you will need to have experience using Audatex, with a solid workshop background and hold a full UK Driving Licence.

You will be responsible for assessing many different marques of vehicle. This means keeping up to date with all repair methodologies and it is also important for you as a Vehicle Damage Assessor to fully understand different insurers and manufacturers literature and bulletins.

As a Vehicle Damage Assessor, we know there’s no better feeling than seeing a customers’ vehicle at the front of the workshop, waiting for them to collect it - it's what our business is built on.

Why choose FMG RS?

Of course, we offer a fantastic basic salary, but there’s much more to being a Vehicle Damage Assessor at FMG RS than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …

• fantastic uncapped monthly bonus schemes plusguaranteed average bonus when you're on holiday!
• start with 23 days annual leave, of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday!
• free life assurance (x2 your basic salary)
• exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes
• pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme