Nissan Primera IV p12 (2002 - 2006) - Car hit from behind - will repaired car be safe?

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Sat 25 Aug 2007 09:09
Car hit from behind - will repaired car be safe? - Smileyman
I've had the misfortune of being involved in a 3 car shunt - I stopped, car behind me stopped too, but the thrid car did not, well, not until he hit car 2 pushing it into the rear my car.

So now the plastic bumper is reshaped, tailgate bent and won't lock, and the metal around the spare under the boot damaged so spare cannot be removed.

Car is going in for repairs at insurer approved bodyshop, - I'll have the use of a courtesy car for about 2 weeks.

When it returns, can I have confidence the accident safety aspect of the car will be up to the standard it was before?

If not can I require the car be written off?

Any comments from readers will be much appreciated.
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Sat 25 Aug 2007 09:34
Car hit from behind - will repaired car be safe? - jc2
If the car did get written off,you'd be suprised how little it was worth-if you're that worried(don't be)sell it after they've repaired it.
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Sat 25 Aug 2007 10:07
Car hit from behind - will repaired car be safe? - Altea Ego
It will be fine. If it needed radical repairs it would have been written off.
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Sat 25 Aug 2007 15:41
Car hit from behind - will repaired car be safe? - GregSwain
If a car is repaired properly, whether or not it's been written off, it should be perfectly safe. If it's in such a condition whereby a repair would not result in a safe car, it's written off as "category B", in which case it can only be used for parts. (Or even worse, category A, in which case it goes straight in the crusher!)
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