If i were to buy a crash damaged kit car ( cat C ) and took all the parts from it and put them on a new chassis would this be legal.Would the crashed car be considered a donor and what implications are there in registering it.
if the parts you replace are identical, not just as in a 7 chassis, but the same model of chassis from the same manufacturer as the original, then i beleive you won't need to re IVA. if you can't get an exact replacement, then you'll have to re iva i think. there's a lot more to it really, but thats the cut down version
CAT C is damaged repairable so just repair I recon.
A these things are really very simple I would look at stripping down, strapping to a flat table and replace the bent bits, it cannot be horribly bent
if a CAT C, this would make it a CAT D
surely if you are putting parts on a 'new' chassis then it would need to be re-registered and probably iva'd assuming the chassis it's going on isn't already iva'd?
Cat D is the least amount of damage for a car to be written off ie panel damage or flood damage etc. Cat c is a write off due to chassis damage but is still repairable I believe a cat b is never allowed back on the road due to the extent of the damage.
People get confused over cats
Cat D The value of the repair is less than the value of the vehicle, but when added to the salvage value renders the repair uneconomic
Cat C The value of the repair exceeds the value of the vehicle.(Nothing more nothing less)
Cat B The damage to the vehicle renders it unsafe to be returned to the road - but still has residual value, break only.
Cat A The vehicle has no appreciable residual value - burn out etc
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Originally posted by mark chandler
CAT C is damaged repairable so just repair I recon.
A these things are really very simple I would look at stripping down, strapping to a flat table and replace the bent bits, it cannot be horribly bent if a CAT C, this would make it a CAT D
Too late, should have read it all first!
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Originally posted by pekwah1
surely if you are putting parts on a 'new' chassis then it would need to be re-registered and probably iva'd assuming the chassis it's going on isn't already iva'd?
Exactly - my 12 year old fazer motorbike became cat c after some numpty knocked it over outside my house.
The only damage was some scratches to panels, exhaust and pegs - but to replace these parts with new was more than the 700 odd quid bike was worth. So
very little damage but still Cat C. I just ride around on a scratched bike 
If it was an almost brand new car that was cat C it is completely different - what damage would you have to do to Cat C a 30 grand car - it's got
to be pretty wrecked!
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
People get confused over cats
Cat D The value of the repair is less than the value of the vehicle, but when added to the salvage value renders the repair uneconomic
Cat C The value of the repair exceeds the value of the vehicle.(Nothing more nothing less)
Cat B The damage to the vehicle renders it unsafe to be returned to the road - but still has residual value, break only.
Cat A The vehicle has no appreciable residual value - burn out etc
It would likely come under the the principles of the points system.
Allocating a vehicle registration mark:
The vehicle must score eight or more points to retain the original registration mark. If less than eight points are scored or a second-hand or
modified chassis or altered monocoque bodyshell is used an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), enhanced single vehicle approval (ESVA), single vehicle
approval (SVA) or motorcycle single vehicle approval (MSVA) certificate will be required to register the vehicle. A 'Q' prefix registration
number will be allocated.
So obviously you would need a 'new' chassis, but it could be from any manufactuer.
The following values will be allocated to the major components used:
chassis or body shell (body and chassis as one unit - monocoque ie direct replacement from the manufacturer) (original or new) = 5 points
suspension = 2 points
axles = 2 points
transmission = 2 points
steering assembly = 2 points
engine = 1 point
So you would get your 8 points from retaining the above items and therefore you could keep the reg and no need for IVA etc.
[Edited on 19/11/10 by loggyboy]
BEar in mind that if you do retain the original registration, it will STILL be a CAT C vehicle, even after it is repaired and had the VIC check, so that is obviously going to have an effect on its resale value, if that is an issue
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Originally posted by interestedparty
BEar in mind that if you do retain the original registration, it will STILL be a CAT C vehicle, even after it is repaired and had the VIC check, so that is obviously going to have an effect on its resale value, if that is an issue