Insurer totals a still-driveable vehicle after not-at-fault accident
After an insured driver caused damage to a parked, not-at-fault vehicle that the owner had driven for a full month afterward, the insurer declared it a total loss and offered roughly half of what the owner had paid for it. The valuation felt disconnected from the vehicle's actual condition and usability, leaving the owner pressured to accept an undervalued settlement.
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