European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 19, 1990 the stars and stripes Pago 9n�?Ts car a being held hostage continued from Pago 1 with a Good turn of her own. Quot a the stayed Over at my House ate dinner breakfast drank Beer watched the German yug Oclavian soccer game on to she said. Quot and he absolutely assured me that my car would be ready the following sunday. And the insurance company would pay for  but when Gordon returned the following sunday her Hopes were run Overby reality. She Learned that her car was t finished and that the East German insurance company had done nothing. The Man shed put up in her House refused to release the car because the insurance company had not paid for the repairs she said. As an alternative he told her she could pay for the repairs herself which is customary in East Germany. But he  give her a Bill. A so i came Back  when she did receive a Bill by Telegram on june 21, Gordon said the repairman was asking for 13,200 East German Marks at an Exchange rate of two East German Marks to one West German Mark. Gordon a East German hosts then said they would pay for the repairs. But those plans ended with a late night phone Call in which the hosts told her that the repair shop  accept East German Marks. Apparently the dealer no longer was interested in having any part of a currency that was going out of existence on july 1, when the West German Mark became East Germany a official currency. A a a a a they did no to have that she said. But at that time Many West Marks a so the car sat at the Dealership As Gordon s troubles continued to crash Down on her. Finally Gordon got what she had been waiting for a the Bill for 7,643.22 Marks. Included in the list of costs was a 508-Mark charge for the a free Quot trip Home to West Germany. Meanwhile the East German insurance company contacted Gordon a East German friends. A a done to pay it because its too big. This Guys ripping you off a they told her. In the midst of her struggle Gordon turned to her american insurers As a source of Solace. But she also ran into a dead end there a i did not have full coverage at my insurance company a suggestion a gof Don said about her nato Tariff policy through american International under ass map writers. A because its the car too old they said it really  be Worth  Vickie Singer the a1u representative in Schweinfurt said her company a insurance is Good throughout Europe. However liability insurance a the Type that Gordon has a will Only pay for medical and vehicle damage for the other person when the policyholder is at fault she said. A the policyholder has to pay for anything wrong with their car or their own injuries a she said. A a that a the risk anybody takes when buying just liability and they get into an  Gordon next talked to a West German lawyer recommended by the judge advocate general in Fulda. A the basically told me a there a nothing i can do for you a you re a  Gordon then turned to a lawyer in Dresden and is waiting for a reply. She has been assisted during her Nightmare journey by or. Erik Trott assistant director for child and adolescent psychiatry at Wurzburg a University Hospital. Trott said the Case provides an important message to americans. A you Are dealing with a very archaic communist Law system there. You Are really helpless Quot he said. In his bid to help Gordon Trott has appealed to the Al Gemeiner Deutscher automobile club. Gordon is a member of the West German Auto club and Trott wants it to assist her. A a in a appalled by the dealerships business practices. Which Are in Stark contrast to the reception that East German citizens received last fall Quot Trott said in a letter to the club a i feel ashamed for our american  Sis John Mik a the trouble started at an intersection where an East German trabant ran a Stop sign a a it was a Traci. They done to Dent. They break into pieces. As it stands right now my cards being held hostage held for  a Sharon Gordon planning to drive in East Germany be careful by mar Neth staff writer driving through East Germany is fraught with potential perils potholes fragile Travis and a flood of visitors from the West. The result the police Are overworked and the number of accidents is climbing according to the West German Magazine Der Spiegel there have been 4,006 accidents in the last six months in the Leipzig area alone a an increase of 1,106 Over the same time period last year. I pays to drive carefully. A Driver found at fault in a traffic Accident can be arrested and not released before paying a High bail or asked to pay a Fine on the spot. The police can demand any amount ranging from 10 Marks to 1,000 Marks. By Der Law All accidents must be reported to the East German police who can be reached by dealing 110. West German Drivers can receive help in filing claims against East German citizens from an organization of insurers called the verb and Der  Sicherer Unfall Versicherter Autove Sicherer und . The address of the Organiza Tion which is called huk verb and for Short is Glock engines seawall i 2000 Hamburg i. Its phone number is 040-321070. This organization is the official West German Contact with the government insurance carried by All East German motorists huk spokesman Peter Gauly said. Quot members of nato however Don t fall under this huk Der insurance agreement. Their claims must be directed to one of two East German organizations Quot Gauly said. The addresses Are a Staat Liche Versich rung general direction brei test Rasse 30-31, ddr-1026, Berlin telex 069115043. A Biro fur Khz Schaden Wieche Strasse 68, ddr-1071 Berlin telex 069114587. The West German automobile club adar offers a list of lawyers who can provide counsel for Western Drivers who have had accidents in the Der. The automobile club also is expanding its Fleet of repair cars to help motorists who have broken Down in the Der. A spokesman for the adar in Frankfurt said however that the network is not yet Complete. Quot it will be some time before we can ofter the same service to motorists we offer Here in the West. First we have to train people there Quot he said. When available adar service numbers Are listed along with Der emergency service numbers at local filling stations and Are offered by Way of emergency Highway telephones. If adar help is not available where the Accident occurred members should Contact the main West German adar office in Munich or the adar office in Berlin adar Berlin 030-86865. The following Are some of the Der service numbers for motorists. The Telephone prefixes change if called from outside the City being dialled and can be obtained from Der information by dealing 180 Potsdam 3353 26110 Schwerin 84 49225 Rostock 81 37271 Magdeburg 91 30071 Dresden 51 23230 from 6 . To 11 . Or 434050 from 11 . To 6 . Chemnitz 71 3682222 Gera 70 26330 Halle 46 29575 Leipzig 41 80555 Erfurt 61 5540 Berlin 2 5243565