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car smashed - FirebirdPhil - 29-10-2017
Thanks, always wondered about that!!
car smashed - Saraj - 29-10-2017
information
Quote:Category A
A vehicle which should have been totally crushed, including all its spare parts.
Category B
A vehicle from which spare parts may be salvaged, but the bodyshell should have been crushed and the car should never return to the road.
Category C
An extensively damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category D
A damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category F
A vehicle damaged by fire, which the insurer has decided not to repair.
Theft
These vehicles have not been recovered and ownership rests with the insurer who made the total loss payment. They are able to repossess the car as soon as it is identified, even if it has been bought innocently.
from what I know, cat C the car has to be inspected before returning to the road
Cat D you dont, but correct me if im wrong !
Mine was cat B as seen in my avater
car smashed - Anees - 29-10-2017
A Cat D is recorded.
A Cat C has to have a VIC (Vehicle Identification Check) test before it can be put on the road. A lot of people think this is some form of gruelling test. It is simply to check the chasis numbers all match up.
car smashed - cameron - 29-10-2017
i guess all will depend on when the engineer gets his finger out and looks at it.gives me a phone and i can say on your bike or not lol. realy fancy somthing else now was thinking a r32 r33. as a toy for just me.
car smashed - reganlives - 30-10-2017
mines a cat d as I bought it damaged and it was my project. as anees said a cat d is recorded but doesnt need s VIC check to put it back on the road, only an mot, but a cat c needs a VIC check as well as mot to put it on the road.
car smashed - cameron - 03-11-2017
well after a phone call to the bodyshop. why do i have to chase them up. they are going to sort the car,oh not before i pay out £221 because of the induction kit,my fault i guess but total pain in the **** that was not needed before xmas.and was not my fault in the first place.i can see this is going to be a nightmare.all i can say is god help them if that car is not 110% when they say it's ready to pick up.
car smashed - Lexusboy - 03-11-2017
Insurance is charging you £221 for not adding the induction kit to your insurance?
car smashed - cameron - 03-11-2017
oh and i will need a new shiny radiator cover it got crashed.suprise the insurance never said that was a mod too.:angry:
car smashed - cameron - 03-11-2017
yeah there back dating it two years.
car smashed - Lexusboy - 03-11-2017
Wow That seems crazy mate, why two years that a bit of a fiddle..
Interested to find out how they break this down..