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cat c write off
skinned knuckles - 5/1/10 at 06:23 PM

I have just been given some "advice" by a bloke who is trying to sell me a car and wanted to check if there is any truth in it.

he recons that if a car has been listed as a cat C, i would need to be peraired and checked prior to dismantleing for a donor.

any truth in this

prawnabie - 5/1/10 at 06:26 PM

Does a donor need to be taxed to get an age related plate? Youd have to take it for a VIC check and get it MOT'ed if it is.

tomprescott - 5/1/10 at 06:31 PM

Don't think so, shouldn't matter what the history of the car is unless you want to retain the number plate - lots of parts are found in scrappys afterall!

marcjagman - 5/1/10 at 06:40 PM

If you want too keep an age related plate then the donor has to be repaired as you can't get the log until it has had a VIC. If you don't mind a Q reg then not a problem

zilspeed - 5/1/10 at 06:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by marcjagman
If you want too keep an age related plate then the donor has to be repaired as you can't get the log until it has had a VIC. If you don't mind a Q reg then not a problem


The VIC check is an identity check as I understand it, not a check as to any repairs carried out. Does this mean that the vehicle has to be repaired.

need4speed - 5/1/10 at 06:54 PM

From what I recall it needs a current MOT as well, Think it will need to be repaired otherwise you could clone a stolen car after you get the log book back.

Dave

Mark Allanson - 5/1/10 at 07:39 PM

Cat C is an insurance categorisation, not a DVLA one. As long as the vehicle has not been declared as scrapped or broken up, I don't see any problem.

Ring DVLA to check as I haven't had to try this yet!

rayward - 5/1/10 at 07:41 PM

i thought if it was a cat C the V5 is normally witheld until the car is VIC'd ?

do you need the V5 to use the car as a donor ?

hth

Ray

Peteff - 5/1/10 at 08:02 PM

A cat C car has to have MOT and be roadworthy to be presented for a VIC and have a new V5 issued. We did this with my daughter's Corsa last year.

twinturbo - 5/1/10 at 08:04 PM

And My mondeo had to be mot'd and then viced to get it's log book back..

TT

Danozeman - 5/1/10 at 09:15 PM

quote:

A cat C car has to have MOT and be roadworthy to be presented for a VIC and have a new V5 issued


Yep. Done it a couple of times with my mate.

If you need the V5 as proof for the age related etc then you will have to do this.

[Edited on 5/1/10 by Danozeman]

morcus - 13/1/10 at 09:47 PM

I thought if you didn't care about Q plates you could use any parts as long as those parts passed muster.