Can an auto insurance company total out a vehicle even after they approved of the auto body work to be done?
I have to pay out of pocket for another persons car that I damaged. The thing is, I don’t want the insurance company to put in thousands of dollars in repair and then turn around and decide total it out. That would mean I’d not only have to pay for another vehicle, that I’d have to pay for the work that was done on the original car as well. Is this fair ! or do they decide to total it out before even starting the work? A: Your insurance company will assess the damage to the other car before they make a determination as to the disposition of it. If there is significant damage to the other person’s car, they will most likely be going through their insurance company to get their car fixed, and then their insurance company will come after your insurance policy to recoup their expenses. I have been involved in several car accidents where my car was totalled out, and every time that this has happened to me, they have let me know well in advance what their decision was going to be. The one ti
