Buying a CAT D vehicle

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Cat C vehicles will need to have a VIC check by VOSA before the V5 document will be reissued by DVLA. thois applies to cars and bikes

Has this changed recently then? I've had half a dozen or so cat C bikes and never seen the inside of a VOSA station.

When you get an online insurance quote, will the cat d be factored in on their price or does the quote assume a non catergory car??

No, because no matter what the history of your vehicle, it's still what it is and you are still who you are... at that point. It's only when you want to make a claim that it becomes worthless, if you see what I mean

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Has this changed recently then? I've had half a dozen or so cat C bikes and never seen the inside of a VOSA station.

Apparently so, so I was told at work; the ABI classifications and returning of of Cat C vehicles to the road has undergone a small shake up recently.

After a good search around on the net, it appears my colleagues at work were wrong and bikes still don't need a VIC if you want to put a Cat C back on the road.

A little light reading for you:

https://www.abi.org.uk/~/media/Files...20salvage.ashx

[Wideboy]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

No, because no matter what the history of your vehicle, it's still what it is and you are still who you are... at that point. It's only when you want to make a claim that it becomes worthless, if you see what I mean

So basically you're paying the same money to insure the car as you would any other but it becomes worthless when you need to claim for it?

Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger boy.

I don't work for any insurance company, I just help them dispose of total loss vehicles.

[Wideboy]

I'm genuinely interested. To me that's more of a reason to buy one that still trashed.

So i dont need to inform the insurance company when i take out the policy? Im just making sure so i dont end up getting stung for extra when ive already bought the car (if i do)

[Tomor]

I told my insurance and he said that he would note it on the policy but there was no specific place to put it in.