Originally Posted by
PhilM
In the paperwork I got for keeping the car they just said I'd have to get a VIC check done before I sell it (as they wont issue a new keeping a V5 until its had one)....sounds a peice of cake and will get around to it soon!
You many have problems taxing the car without a VIC check, have had that recently. VIC checks cost 46quid and there is one at chelmsford and one at Purfleet (but that was closing not sure when)
Originally Posted by
JFB Tech
Some insurance companies insist that the car is re-MOTd after Cat C repairs before they will reinstate cover. Mine tried to Cat C my 4be, complete with a VIC check and new MOT. I had it re-assessed at my insistence and they removed the Cat C and VIC markers as well. As I had already started repairing the car after buying back the salvage, they settled for a £1300 in lieu payment to cover my repair costs. The first assessor valued the car at £720, the second one said £4000. They will always try to get away with the minimum settlement they can get away with, works for them most of the time because people don't tend to argue.
When a car is wrote off it is meant to invalidate the MOT but in my experince never had that issue, 88quid isnt a bad price at all, as has been said before just get it vic'd and use it as is for the time being