My Rover 75 is to be written off - can I take a smaller settlement and keep the car?

My beloved Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTi is a superb, way-above-average 2003, 93,000 mile pre-facelift example in Copperleaf with unmarked beige leather. The car was vandalised recently by some lowlife hurling...

My car has been erroneously recorded as a 'Cat B' write-off. Can this be reversed?

You kindly advised me about changing my Volkswagen Passat a little while ago. I went in to Nottingham Volkswagen to look at a newer Passat they had, and they did a check on my car prior to making me an...

I don't want my car written off?

Someone recently reversed into my parked car, denting two of the doors. I reported it to my insurance company and they sent out an assessor last week. I received a call yesterday from the incident management...

Can I keep my damaged Honda CR-V instead of having it written off?

Last Sunday a car ran into the back of my 2001 Honda CR-V while I was stopped. The lady’s car is a write-off. The lady has admitted liability. The insurance appointed repairers have told me it is very...

How can I prevent my car being written off after an accident?

Last Friday a lady crashed into my car. She admits it was her fault, we swapped details and the insurance company is now sorting the claim. My problem is I think they are too quick to "write off" my car....

How can I have the 'written off' tag removed from my repaired Mini?

My Mini was broken into and stolen in 2009 by a joyrider. It was recovered somewhat damaged a few hours later by police. My insurers promptly declared it would be written off, their assessor asserting...

Insurance write-off after fire

I purchased a second hand 57 plate Citroen C4 Picasso on 18th September 2012 from Arnold Clark, Last night it caught fire whilst driving and its now just a metal shell. Is this not a sale of goods problem...

I have found that my Porsche is a Category D write-off - can I get a refund?

I privately purchased a 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S with 38,000 miles on the clock in March 2012 for £26,375. The vendor specifically denied any insurance loss on the vehicle and I performed a vehicle history...

I don't want to write-off my old car...

My car was struck by another on Sunday and suffered a large scrape down the passenger side. If I claim off the other party's insurance, they will presumably want to write-off my car, because the repair...

Engine replacement cost means my MINI will be written off - can I do anything?

I own a 2006 Mini One Convertible that has recently been diagnosed with missed combustion in cylinder . The garage have said that lack of compression means piston/crank/valve or cylinder head problems...