You either have to return the money or not keep the vehicle. You don't get the benefit of both the value of the car in cash and the actual car.
No, That's what Auto Insurance is for.
Stolen car that claim was paid off by the insurance company. The car was later recovered. Because the claim was already paid the car is owned by the insurance company and they will typically sale these at auction.
The Law requires that the Police department and the Legal Owner be notified of the vehicles recovery and location so they can come pick up their property. If the vehicle was already paid off for loss by an insurance company it would belong to that Insurer now.
Assuming that the vehicle was stolen and not recovered for more than 6 months, then yes you can have a salvage title on a stolen automobile because the insurance company would write it off as a total loss after six months just as if it was wrecked. My truck currently has a rebuilt title due to this exact reason. It was not recovered for 8 months and by that time the insurance company had written it off. That being the case I got a heck of a deal on a nearly new truck and while the resale value will be less, the price I paid for it was a lot less than a clean title would have been so it averages out.
No, Never. An auto theft would have to be covered by the vehicle owners comprehensive auto insurance policy. A homeowners Insurance policy is not liable for the theft of a vehicle. that's what Auto Insurance is for. If an Auto Owner chooses not to purchase a Comprehensive auto Insurance Policy then they assume the risk of a total loss in the event of a theft. The vehicle owner can not seek to shift liability to another person simply because it was on their property when the vehicle was stolen. If this were the case then every time a car is stolen from the parking lot of a store or shopping mall people would expect that business or property owner to pay for their loss.
No. Auto insurance will only cover the vehicle and items that came installed standard on the vehicle. You can, however make a claim on your homeowners insurance for other items stolen from your vehicle. Homeowners insurance gives you coverage for items off premises up to 10% of your contents coverage on the policy. This is to cover situations like this, thefts or damage while on vacation, and even dependent children's items while in a dorm room. The biggest problem is that you will have a deductible for damage to the car and another deductible for the items stolen and covered on the homeowners policy.
There are 4 category's of domestic vehicle write off, here in the UK. Category D covers vehicles recovered after the claim was settled. It also covers cars with minor damage that were still not worth fixing.You can expect a third off the value due to the uncertainly this brings. When you come to insure the car they rarely ask for a vehicle report though, unlike with higher category's.
Generally it takes approximately 30 days to have the adjuster send a cheque, if the car has not been recovered. If it has, and it a write-off, payment will be issued asap.
The loan on the original car was secured by the title of the vehicle. When it was stolen, your insurance company should have paid the value of the vehicle first to the lender then any remaining money should go to the owner. If the owner is "upside-down" in the vehicle he/she will be required to pay off the remainder of the note at that time or make arrangements to pay it off. No, the loan cannot be applied to another vehicle. A new loan must be negotiated.
Yes. If you signed for the loan, you signed up to pay it in its entirety. Hopefully, your insurance will cover most of it, but the rest is your responsibility.
When your car is 'stolen", you file a stolen car report with the cops. Then your INSURANCE will pay off the loan. The lender will deal with the insurance co. and alls well. You dont have a car, but no payments either. BTW, the insurance co. HAS to be sure its stolen or they wont pay the loan off.