If a car has been rebuilt as part of the repair process, this can call the identity of the car into question. When applying for a VIC you'll be asked to declare whether your car’s chassis or monocoque body has been replaced or modified in any way. The information you provide will enable VOSA to decide whether your VIC application can proceed or whether to refer your car to a DVLA local office for inspection, where it'll be assessed in line with DVLA’s rebuild guidelines instead.
If a car fails a VIC because its identity cannot be confirmed, it won't be entitled to retain its original registration mark. It may, be possible to register the car with DVLA if evidence of British National Type Approval in the form of a Minister's Approval Certificate can be produced. This may be obtained by applying to VOSA for a Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA). However before doing so, you'll need to obtain an alternative vehicle identification number (VIN) from the DVLA Local Office.
Following a successful IVA inspection and DVLA local office assessment, a 'Q' registration mark will be allocated.
It includes cat B in the above statement. The breakers get cat b salvage cheap on the understanding that they will not be going back on the road, so they destroy the plates and vin number. If it does go back on the road there will be come-back on the breaker.
The cat b libra I bought was from a breaker that had ceased to exist so that wasn't an issue. The vin number was intact and I found the reg through Team GTM. I chanced it and applied for a log book and they sent it to me! I wasn't changing the identity of the car so there was nothing dodgy there, the tub wasn't damaged at all and should never really have been cat b. Never had a VIC check because like I say, there was no need to check the identity because I applied under the original reg and vin.
I intended to just track it if I couldn't get it on the road but after that I thought it may aswell go back on the road.
Finished it, insured it.. used it THEN
It met it's second death within being back on the road for just 5 months since being totally rebuilt when an idiot pulled out on me without even looking. I didn't have much money in the car but I still lost out as the value for payout was almost halfed with it being a cat b. For this reason I would not recommend it or do it myself again unless it was a track car.
All my hard work to enjoy it for 5 months and be turned into this
