Im going to a few BCA Auctions in the next month to get a feel for the market before buying my next car and I wonder if anyone can tell me what notice is given to buyers against Cat. C/D repaired cars?
I understand that they dont refuse to sell these cars but do they mention this in the info on the windscreen or only by the Auctioneers Description?
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Am I right in thinking that there are some categories of write-off which are subject to restrictions about who can buy them?
A friend's husband buys and restores badly mangled cars, and I'm told that he is subject to all sorts of restrictions -- tho maybe that's just then when it's time for them to go back on the road.
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Thanks HJ. Looks like my friend's husband buys Category C write-offs.
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Obviously cars DO slip through the net though. I thought I was buying a Cat D Primera recently until I actually ran it through HPi and it came out clean (unrecorded).
Yet quite clearly it had been involved in a crash at the time I was buying it.
So you still have to do the whole has-it-been-in-a-crash-or-not for each car you look at.
'Interestingly', HPi still said they could offer a warranty on it though ??!!!
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I believe when the new MoT system comes in a vehicle that has had Cat c/d accident damage will say so on the certificate - might help a bit when buying a car?
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Ahhh you mean that fact it's recorded on the HPi register will be recorded on the MoT certificate, not "looks like it's been in a crash squire, I better make a note of it" ?????
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A car will only appear on the register if it has been written off by an insurance company. It could have been extensivly damaged and repaired by an insurance company and be clear. It could also have been extensivly damaged and repaired by an individual and also be clear.
Recent changes mean that a Class C writeoff will have to have a VIC check to prove it's identity and this will be recorded on the V5 (another reason not to buy without). Class D writeoffs are not subject to the VIC check as they are usually written off for expensive but cosmetic damage.
www.wcsauto.com/salvage/vic/index.html
www.wcsauto.com/salvage/categories/index.html
Martin (no connection with the above).
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This is interesting....So if a car is in an accident and the insurance company decides to repair the car, then it is not recorded at DVLA or HPI?? So the classification system only applies when the Insurance company decides not to repair?
Also at Auction I presume the auctioneer must state if the car is imported or not? As the V5 would say "Imported- declared Manufactured xxxx" BUT what about imports that are registered "as new" within 6 months of manufacture, the V5 would say "Declared new at first registration" as opposed to saying "New at first registration"....Would the auction house pick up on this slight difference? or is that ignored and would the insurance companies regard the vehicle as a UK car? And are these "declared new" cars valued at normal UK prices?
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Big daily rental companies like Hertz and Avis cover their own fleet for third parties,so if they think a car is not worth repairing it will be sold damaged.
These cars are often repaired and then sold on,and obviously these are not recorded with any insurance company or HPI etc.
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