i lost control off my 3 door and hit it preety badly on the n/s wing...its lokking like is going to be a cat b write off but i want to buy it back of my insurance so i can re-shell it......has anyone bought their car back when it was a cat b write off?????

 

I haven't done this myself but im pretty sure you can buy them for breaking only.
Something like you must produce a certificate of destruction when its been scrapped maybe?

 

you cant mate cat b is licensed salvage only

 

yer what he said unless you no a breaker that will buy it for you for a pint mabe

 

as far as i know you can not buy them back

 

Doesn't sound like CAT B damage mate (although not seen images) I would suspect far more likey to be D or C

 

I thought someone on here bought a cat b frs back from the insurance?always led to believe you need to be a registered breaker myself though?a lot of companies won't let you buy your car back even if it's really light whereas others sell you cat c's and help you with the vic check etc!!a lot of these insurance companies have cottonned on to the values of the salvage but again it's down to the individual firm so good luck with it all!!you could always be really nice to the assesor and tell him how much you love the car and want it back and he may decide to cat c it so you can then buy it back.explain the rarity of the parts etc and how much "sentimental" value the car has to you and that you plan to only really use it for parts he may make an exception,does happen.

 

Hi
my cossie escort was a cat b write I am
in the trade so i got it back for spares
The v5 was taken when I reshell it came
back on road on a q plate it would be better
if you buy a shell with I/d cheers bill

 

i got a cat b focus back what was light fire damaged and i said i want it back to break. they paid out and i got the car back for free. you can not put it back on the road

 

cheers guys,well the assessor came out today and the damage looks worse than it is,i told that i wanted to re-shell it an the car means a lot to me,gave him a nice soab story like but he wouldnt tell me if it what category it was,he was taking more pics of the actual car rather thatn the damage,eg..header tatnk,brakes,power steering bottle.....the gut was an absolute toaser,

the damage is preety bad he said, some paint flaked of the bulk head that the car has twisted and ther is like a crise on on were the windscreen sits,he knew that i took my strut brace off because that looked like a banana.............ill try an upload some pics of the damage and see what ur guys opnion is...

thanks for the help guys...

 

anyway u can buy bike ur car if it has been a catB write off????

buy bike your car? UR... U... and in English please.....

 

half maltese and half welsh.............does it matter everyone else knows what im trying to say westy......

 

I was confused by the title, but when read the thread realised it was buy BACK not buy BIKE

Hopefully it wont be a cat b

 

I once purchased a Yamaha R1 not knowing it was a cat B.

I had repaired the vehicle and applied for the book, soon to get a shock from dvla stating they would not issue a logbook with original reg num.

Contacted my local dvla and they asked to see the bike, and after 2 days I had a new reg and book and not recorded as ever being damaged.

So there is a possility, but if they know that you was the one asked by the insurance to dismantal the vehicle for spares I doupt they would issue one to you.

 

Explains it if you're not English. Just frustrates me by the amount of spacca's that can't string a simple sentance together.

 

i don't care bout spelling or grammer like most the fagend's on here

its a car site not a who's the best speller site

 

Thanks for that...

 

bout? No wonder why you don't care about spelling... As you can't spell.

 

think your going off topic here...

 

you can buy back a cat b but you need to get a de polution certificate from your local scraper should be able to give you this for a small fee just to say all nastys got desposed of properly

 

i got a friend whos in the scrap trade an he got a licence as he owns a scrapyard.do i ask him to buy the car or get the certificate of him????

 

best off asking ur mate

 

And it's "grammar" not "grammer"
Try a spell-checker!

I detest people who cannot even be bothered to even TRY!!!! And just because it's a car site, does that mean you put your car back together wrong too?




Scouse.

 

jog on you prick as if i giv a fook ,yer i put me car together wrong

do you even own one newbie

 

i bought my 106 back, was Cat B, had to get a srappage notice when i scrapped the shell though.

 

how long ago was that?

 

 

was a while ago, 5 years?

 

Is there anything saying you can't hand the car over? Surely its worth more in parts than what they'll give you from claiming?

Why are people getting so uptight about spelling is it a short man small penis thing? Because it only seems to be bothering two people.

 

+ 1

 

Hope it all works out for you fella,can't see you losing out either way really but if they take a bit of pity on you and make it cat c you could put it back on the road and knock about in it or if cat b grab a clean bare shell,few days swapping over and it's done........well,in theory!!!and as for spelling,I do like accuracy myself,but nobodies perfect!!!!

 

Cat B's can be bought and put back on the road,i know a few people who have done it,just go to the nearest vosa inspection place and give the reg and chassis number and ask if it needs a vic check,they will look it up and 9 times out of 10 they will say yes it needs a vic,then you get it vic checked and send for the log book,easy