You simple run it off the roadway and into a large tree and contact your insurance provider.
If the repairs of the vehicle exceed the value of the vehicle, then the vehicle is declared total loss.
What is the total no of registered motor vehicle in Mumbai up-to 2009?
When you total a vehicle, it means the car is wresked beyond repair and you cannot drive it again.
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A total loss is when the cost of repairing the vehicle exceeds a pre-determined percentage of the vehicle's value. For example, if your vehicle is worth $10,000 and the damage exceeds $7,000, your vehicle may be considered a total loss (depending on the state and your insurance company's policy). A borderline total loss would be (in the same example) if the damage to your vehicle is close to, but not quite $7,000.
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AnswerAfter it's Repaired, it's called a " Salvaged Rebuilt Vehicle". before it's repaired it's called a total wrecked vehicle. Most insurers will not provide insurance for a total wrecked vehicle unless proven that the vehicle was prematurely declared a total loss.This would not apply to cars being rebuilt from the ground up, such as classics
The distance your vehicle travels while stopping depends on various factors such as your speed, road conditions, and reaction time. On average, a car traveling at 60 mph can take anywhere from 100-130 feet to come to a complete stop.
Gross Vehicle Weight. It's actually GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. This is the total weight the vehicle is rated for by the manufacturer.
Regardless of what you paid for the vehicle, in most cases,if your vehicle is deemed a total loss, you will be paid the local market value of your vehicle. If you happened to purchase your vehicle for less than that, you lucked out:)
544. "Total loss salvage vehicle" means either of the following: (a) A vehicle, other than a nonrepairable vehicle, of a type subject to registration that has been wrecked, destroyed, or damaged, to the extent that the owner, leasing company, financial institution, or the insurance company that insured or is responsible for repair of the vehicle, considers it uneconomical to repair the vehicle and because of this, the vehicle is not repaired by or for the person who owned the vehicle at the time of the event resulting in damage. (b) A vehicle that was determined to be uneconomical to repair, for which a total loss payment has been made by an insurer, whether or not the vehicle is subsequently repaired, if prior to or upon making the payment to the claimant, the insurer obtains the agreement of the claimant to the amount of the total loss settlement, and informs the client that, pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 11515, the total loss settlement must be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles, which will issue a salvage certificate for the vehicle.
FORWARD-CONTROL VEHICLE - a motor vehicle in which the centre of the steering wheel is in the forward quarter of the vehicle's 'Total Length'