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I recently had to take my old car to get the insurance estimator guy to look at it. I was given a check for damages. He said it was almost totaled because the value of the car vs. damage costs. He wrote me a check right there. My question is, if I dont use all of the money, or any of the money to get it fixed (because my husband can fix the major problem) is that like illegal? Will I get in trouble? Would I have to pay it back?
This same car was hit years ago, and I got a check and never once used the money to fix it. Wasnt worried about it. But a friend said something, that scared me so now I am paranoid.
Please help. Thanks