The have companies that will purchase damaged items of personal property or just about anything. They are in the business of repairing items are reselling them. The insurance company has lists of what they can normally sell damaged items for and this will result in a valuation.
Freeway insurance
Yes and no. Insurance companies, as a general rule, will not provide full coverage insurance for vehicles with salvage titles they will however provide liability only insurance.
Salvage can be defined as * property or goods saved from damage or destruction * save from ruin, destruction, or harm * the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction * the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire The meaning of salvage varies according to the context used. Generally the term is used in the context of Insurance Claim. It means the recovery made by an insurance company by the sale of property which has been taken over from the insured as a part of loss settlement. It can also mean the process of protecting the contents of a building from fire, smoke and water damage. Tools used include salvage covers that are placed over furniture, preventing damage from water and debris.
Salvage value is an estimate of the value of property at the end of its usefulness. It's the price that you'd get for it when you can't use it productively. How you use the property and for how long affect salvage value. If you let go of property while it's still in good operating condition, then the salvage value might be high. If you let go of property when it's not usable, its salvage value is its junk value. For more information, go to www.irs.gov/formspubs for Publication 534 (Depreciating Property Placed in Service Before 1987).
In Texas you do.
CONTACT AN CLAIMS AGENT FROM LOCAL INSURANCE COMPANIES, THEY WILL TELL YOU WHICH WRECKER NOW HOLDS TITLE OF THE SALVAGE VEHICLE(S). THEN YOU CAN CALL THE WRECKER DIRECTLY
take it to a salvage yard .
The following insurance companies are known to insure vehicles with a salvage title: Nationwide Esurance Progressive Allstate State Farm The General GeicoHowever you should always double-check with your insurance provider that they are willing to insure a vehicle with a salvage title before making a purchase.
Answer: Salvage titles come from the insurance companies. Once an insurance company "totals" a vehicle, it becomes "salvaged". Take the ID number to your insurance company and have them run it to see if it is "insurable", best & quickest way and its free.
Yes. It is on your property, therefore, it has become yours.
If the car is still going to be driven, then yes it does need insurance.