A&V Automotive · Moonachie, NJ · Family-owned since 1997
Bring us the wreck.Drive home the car.
Collision repair in Moonachie since 1997. We work with every insurance company, and we stand behind every panel we hang.
- Family-owned since 1997
- NJ MVC licensed #01620A
- I-CAR Gold Class
- BBB A+ Rated (opens in a new tab)
- 4.7★ Google · 26 reviews (opens in a new tab)
- We work with all insurance companies
Right after the crash
Just had an accident?
Take a breath. Then three things, in this order. The paperwork can wait until the car is on a truck.
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Make sure everyone is OK.
Check yourself and your passengers. If anyone is hurt, call 911 first. Get out of traffic if you can. The car can wait.
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Photos, then the police report.
Every side of every car, the plates, the scene. Ask the officer how you’ll get the report number. Your insurer will ask for it, and so will we.
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Call us. We arrange the tow.
(201) 460-3900. Not drivable? Say so, and tell the tow driver it goes to A&V Automotive, 41 Romeo Street, Moonachie. Drivable? Send photos and we call you back during shop hours. You don’t have to use the insurer’s shop. Your rights are below.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3 · 13:21-21
Your rights in New Jersey
“You can choose your own licensed repair shop, and insurance law requires that the insurance company attempt to reach an agreement with it regarding the cost to repair your vehicle.”
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You choose the shop.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(e)The insured “may use any repair facility of his or her own choice.” The insurer must make all reasonable efforts to reach an agreed price with the shop you choose.
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No steering to an unlicensed shop.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(d)Insurers may not use, or steer you to, a shop that isn’t licensed.
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The settlement is yours.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(l)You are entitled to the settlement proceeds. The insurer cannot force payment to be joint or shop-only.
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Inspection has a clock.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(a)If the insurer wants to inspect before repairs, it has seven working days after your notice of loss.
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A written estimate, with our license number on it.
N.J.A.C. 13:21-21.10A licensed shop must give you a written estimate carrying its name and license number.
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Your authorization before any work.
N.J.A.C. 13:21-21.11The shop may not start work or order parts without your authorization.
Before / after
See the difference.
Same car, same spot, same light. Drag the handle · or use the arrow keys
Front-left impact · fender, hood, door · refinish
A typical front-corner repair: the fender and hood straightened or replaced, the door dent worked out, and the whole side refinished so the new paint doesn’t announce itself. Send us photos of yours and we’ll tell you what it needs.
“You’d never know it had a wreck.”
What we do
From the tow to the detail.
Collision is the core of the shop. The rest is everything a car needs on its way back to you.
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Collision repair
Major and minor. Unibody and structural work through to the panel, on all makes. The frame goes back to spec, not to “close enough”.
Unibody · structural · all makes
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Auto painting & refinishing
Computerized color match, blended into the adjacent panels and baked in our booth, so the new paint doesn’t announce itself.
Color match · blend · booth bake
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Mechanical repair
Brakes, oil, the check-engine light, and the things the crash shook loose. One shop, so the car only comes in once.
Brakes · oil · check-engine
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Auto detailing
Interior and exterior, paint correction where it’s needed. Every repair goes out delivery-ready, and you can book a detail on its own.
Interior · exterior · paint correction
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Headlight restoration
Yellowed, hazy lenses made clear again. You see further at night and the car looks the age it is.
Clear lenses · safer at night
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Towing
We arrange it. Call the shop number, tell us where the car is, and it comes to Romeo Street.
(201) 460-3900 · we arrange it
How a repair works
Seven line items.
One repair, in the order it happens, the way we say it in the shop. At every line you hear from us before anything changes.
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Check-in / tow-in
Photos · Pre-scanWalk-around with you, photos of everything, your claim number on file, and a pre-scan for fault codes on newer cars.
From us
“Your car is in. Here’s what we saw on the walk-around.”
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Estimate & insurance
Written estimate · Lic #01620AA written estimate with our license number on it. The appraiser inspects the car here and we work to an agreed price. The estimate can change after teardown, and we tell you before anything changes.
From us
“Here’s the estimate. If teardown turns up more, you’ll know first.”
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Teardown & blueprint
R&I · Supplement + photosHidden damage shows up now, behind the bumper and under the fender. We document it and submit a supplement with photos.
From us
“We found more behind the fender. Here are the photos, here’s the supplement.”
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Structural & body
RPR · RPL · Your authorizationThe frame is measured to spec. Panels are repaired or replaced. Nothing is ordered without your authorization.
From us
“Parts are approved. Do we have your OK to order?”
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Refinish
REFN · BLNDColor matched to your car, blended into the adjacent panels, baked in our booth.
From us
“It’s in the booth.”
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Reassembly & quality check
R&I · QC · Road testTrim and lamps back on, alignment check, road test, then the detail.
From us
“Road-tested and detailed. Come see it.”
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Delivery
Written invoiceA walk-through with you, a written invoice, and we stand behind our work.
From us
“She’s ready. Come take a look.”
Insurance
We’re an independent shop. The insurer doesn’t choose us. You do.
We work with all insurance companies. That’s the shop’s own line. Here is what it means once your car is on the lift.
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We write the estimate.
Written, with our license number on it, after we have seen the car.
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We meet the appraiser here.
On Romeo Street, with the car in front of us, and we work to an agreed price.
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We submit supplements with photos.
When teardown finds hidden damage, the insurer gets the evidence and you hear about it before anything changes.
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You can direct payment to us in writing.
N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(l)The settlement is yours. The insurer can’t force it to be joint or shop-only; sending it to the shop is your choice, on paper.
Your rights in New Jersey, with the regulation sections, are up in the accident section.
Reviews · September 2026
In their words.
Customers name Venecia in review after review, for the same reason: they always knew what was happening with their car.
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“This place went above and beyond. I was very happy with my repairs.”
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“Amazing work done on the car. The owner is amazing. She kept in loop with any updates and made sure the parts were OEM.”
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“I needed my car restored immediately for a Netflix shoot, and A&V Auto came through like magic again!”
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“I’ve been going to them for years, not one complaint. Very trustworthy and always fair.”
About · Family-owned since 1997
Ask for Venecia.
A&V Automotive has been family-owned and operated on Romeo Street since 1997. We’re an independent shop. Venecia, the owner, answers the phone and runs your claim, from the first call to the walk-through at delivery.
A woman-owned, family-run shop.
The shop is I-CAR Gold Class and licensed by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Every repair leaves with a written invoice, and we stand behind our work.
- Family-owned since
- 1997
- Shop
- 41 Romeo St, Moonachie
- Training
- I-CAR Gold Class
- NJ MVC license
- #01620A
- BBB
- A+ rated
- Payment
- Major credit cards
Gold Class is I-CAR’s highest training recognition, held by roughly one in ten collision repair shops. It has to be re-earned every year, so the people working on your car are trained on how this year’s cars are actually built.
“The owners were nothing short of amazing. They were incredibly accommodating with my schedule, always communicative.”
Questions
Asked at the counter.
Straight answers. If yours isn’t here, call and ask for Venecia: (201) 460-3900.
Do I have to use my insurer’s shop?
No. In New Jersey you may use any repair facility of your own choice, and the insurer must make all reasonable efforts to reach an agreed price with the shop you pick (N.J.A.C. 11:3-10.3(e)). Tell the adjuster the car is going to A&V Automotive and we take it from there.
How long will it take?
It depends on the damage, on parts, and on how quickly the insurer approves the estimate and any supplement. We give you a realistic window once the car is torn down, because that’s when we can see everything. If the window moves, you hear it from us first.
Will the paint match?
We match the color by computer, blend into the adjacent panels so there’s no hard edge, and bake the finish in our booth. The repaired panel shouldn’t be the one you can pick out.
Do you handle the paperwork and supplements?
Yes. We write the estimate, meet the appraiser at the shop, and submit supplements with photos when teardown finds hidden damage. You know about every change before it happens.
Can you arrange towing?
Yes. Call the shop at (201) 460-3900, tell us where the car is, and we arrange the tow to 41 Romeo Street.
Can I get an estimate from photos?
You can start one. Send photos through the form below and we call you with a preliminary read. It is preliminary: the written estimate, with our license number on it, follows an in-person inspection, and it can change after teardown.
Are you licensed?
Yes. A&V Automotive is operated by GMS Maintenance, Inc., a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission licensed auto body repair facility, License #01620A. The shop is also I-CAR Gold Class and holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Do you do mechanical work too?
Yes. Brakes, oil changes, the check-engine light, and the things a crash shakes loose. If the collision repair turns up a mechanical problem, we handle it here rather than sending you somewhere else.
Get an estimate
Start with photos.
Take them now, while the light is on the car. We look, call you back during shop hours, and tell you what we see. The written estimate follows an in-person inspection.
Service area
We’re in Moonachie, one block off Moonachie Avenue and minutes from Route 17 and the Meadowlands. We repair cars from Carlstadt, Little Ferry, Teterboro, Wood-Ridge, Hasbrouck Heights, South Hackensack, East Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Ridgefield Park, Hackensack and Secaucus, and the rest of Bergen County.