Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

I had an accident and my car was declared toatalled by the insurance company of the car that hit me. I was given two settlement offers the higher one I would have lost my car to the insurance company. Acceptance of the lower figure I was to retain the salvage rights to the car. My finance company told me I had to accept one of the offers since they had a lien on the car. I opted to accept the lower of the two so I could keep the car since it was still mechaniclly sound and I could use it. Now the car is in need of re-registration and I am told I can not do anything with the car because it has a destruction certificate on it and not a salvage title. What is my recousre if any.


Asked on 9/01/09, 10:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

I am not really sure I understand how this happened.

I myself totalled a car and then registered it. I'm not sure that was completely legal, but I just paid the fees and taxes, and the tax collector's office gave me the pieces of paper titling the car in my name.

I would need to talk to you and do some research to figure out how a "destruction certificate" or a "salvage title" is issued on a car without your knowledge.

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Answered on 9/01/09, 10:58 am


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