Insurer Pressures Customer to Total a Repairable Car via Salvage Auction Partner
After an accident, a GEICO customer was repeatedly told their car -- a low-mileage 2019 model -- was being picked up daily by a salvage auction company (Copart) and was pushed to sign over the title, despite an independent body shop confirming the car was not actually totaled. The customer suspected they were being steered toward an unnecessary total-loss settlement.
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