You, if you own the car outright or whatever institution carries the loan, if you haven't paid it off.
The titled owner
The very first thing you do is report it to the police. Whether the car is "totaled" or not (a decision typically made by insurance adjusters), a police report is required for any automobile accident.
Yes, they will help, but they won't buy you a new car. Once your car is deemed totaled, the insurance company will usually pay you the value of the car before the accident minus your deductible. You can either buy back the totaled car and repair it or use the money towards a new car.
Loan company gets paid first if you owe more then the insurancwe pays you owe the balance, if insurance pays more then loan you get the differance.
In some cases you can buy your car back from the insurance company or from the scrapyard if the vehicle is totaled. You will need to check your insurance policy to see what type of stance they take on this purchase.
Not if you notify you local PVA that the car is totaled and not longer in service. You will pay taxes up to the day it was totaled.
If the car was not classified "totaled" (meaning that the damage is more than the value of the vehicle) it is the right thing to do.
The cars are usually put up for bid and various salvage yards and independants bid on them. Highest bid gets the car.
There is no deductible for liability claims.
Whomever the car is titled to. You will have to sign the title over to the insurance company since they essentially bought the wrecked car from you.
yes, but insurance normally will just say it is totaled and write you a check for the value of a car. its cheaper
Home equity loan perhaps. No bank is going to finance a totaled car.