7 replies to this topic

[racingbob]

how do you know if your car is a cat c will it say on the front of the log book

at the bottom. if it says nothing it means not cat c and dont have to advertise as cat c

[Jordie]

not always. HPI check is best way.

 

Our lasses car was previous cat C and logbook didnt show it.

[racingbob]

my mate just bought car they said it was cat c but log book doesnt show it

 

so when he sells it at some stage does he have to say its cat c

[Dan]

  Yes, it is always a write off from now on.  It will be listed on the insurance database as such and there is no getting away from it.  HPi or insurance companies will always know and failing to disclose it in advertising is grounds for a refund.  Writing off is an insurance thing not registration.

[Gashmonster]

Use that car chek text service or hpi it then give the results to the owner

[Gashmonster]

Also, if you don't declare it and try to get top dollar for it and the buyer checks it out you will lose the sale.


I always check my cars out before, during and after I've seen them just to make sure.

[Twincam]

When i used to do salvage, iirc, a cat c requires a VIC check whilst a cat d doesn't... None of my cat d vehicles had any notes on the log book whilst every cat c (after a VIC check) did have "substantially repaired" on the notes section. When I bought a cat c car I never used to get a v5 until the VIC check had been completed. (Bikes are excluded from needing VIC checks)

I may be wrong so please correct me though I am speaking from my past experiences.

[ANON]

Check to see if its on the list, I got a cat c bike the other year and it came through as clean, I even sold an a4 Audi that had all the paperwork from the insurance to say it was a cat c and again when checked it came through fine as well.