some help if you will, ref cat c write off

right then, third parties ins said today (on the phone) my bike is a cat c write off, and that they cant send me the engineers report yet as they have not recieved it from the engineer (how long does it take grrrr) but will once they get it.

so i know i need a new mot, i have confirmed with my own insurance that my cover is still valid and will remain so untill the full term.

however, reading up on cat c write offs i have read that you need to inform the dvla and then it goes on the V5 that it was a cat c write off.

tried to ring the dvla, useless, automated for 15 mins to be told you cant do it over the phone.

so if im understanding it right, how do i do it?

thanks for any help guys

dappa d

When ur insurance pay u out they ask for the log book, the bike is then registered with dvla, nothing is on the logbook a bout it its just register'd. As for your bike then yes it just needs a new mot.

i would head down to your local dvla centre, i may be wrong but im sure with cat-C's it will have to pass an inspection at the centre before being road worthy again? im sure the website will have all the info you need though

with cars and vans you do but bikes are different.

ive had 3 cat c bikes.

ahhh ill shut up then!

good used buys cat C bikes are.

yep as kwak says i did check, think its called a vic inspection (something like that, but motorbikes dont require them) so its just an mot.

just curious as what to do with the v5/dvla

[yorkie_chris]

You do nothing as far as I know, when they write it off they take the V5C, then you apply for another one and get a fresh MOT.

Nothing will be listed on the V5 about the bike being a Cat C, however it will be logged on the DVLA database as having been one. For example my 800 is a Cat C, two times in fact with this frame, but there is nothing listed on the V5 about it.

Something to remember though, you should always tell any potential buyer the bike has been a Cat C.

An MOT is all that is needed to get the bike back on the road.