Q: I had car insurance through geico. I was in an accident and had to make a claim.
I had car insurance through geico. I was in an accident and had to make a claim. During this process, the check I had paid my last bill with was mistakenly from my old account. Before they contacted me to tell me about the check mishap, they inspected my car, declared it a total loss, had me sign the title over to them and they took the car. Yesterday they informed me about the check bouncing and then told me because of that my insurance was cancelled. Effective the day before the accident. Now they want to give me back the title, which is already signed, and they want to bring my car back to me. Which has been damaged more from them inspecting and transporting it. Is there anything I can do
A:
Check with a local insurance, contracts or consumer protection lawyer.
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A: This is a strange set of facts. More detail is going to be required to answer your claim. One thing is for certain: if they damaged the car inspecting and transporting in such a way that made a difference the value of the vehicle, that is an actionable claim.
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