For example, some companies consider a wrecked vehicle a total loss when the total cost to repair it exceeds just 51 percent of the vehicle's ACV. Others don't give up until the repair bill hits the 80-percent mark.
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CVC Section 544 defines, in part, a total loss vehicle as a vehicle that has been wrecked, destroyed, or damaged, to such an extent the insurance company considers it uneconomical to make repairs to the vehicle and the vehicle is not repaired by or for the person who owned the vehicle when the damage occurred.
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To be considered a constructive total loss, the vehicle cannot be repaired by or for the person who owned the vehicle at the time of the event resulting in the damage. A Salvage Certificate must be applied for and issued on a constructive total loss vehicle as required by Vehicle Code §11515. OR...
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To solve this problem, NADA is urging Congress to pass vehicle total-loss disclosure legislation so that consumers are better informed about vehicle safety and the fair market value of all used cars. NADA-TV REPORT:
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The Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act (S. 3707) would require insurance companies to publicly disclose the vehicle identification number (VIN), the date the vehicle is declared "total loss," the odometer reading on the date of the declaration of total loss, and a statement explaining why the vehicle is declared...
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If you have a vehicle total loss, then you will soon learn that insurance companies are not as "consumer friendly" as they claim in T.V. commercials. Everyday we hear horrible stories about people getting offers for their vehicle total loss low as $50. The question usually asked is, is this legal?
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