Ben
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: West Yorkshire
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seen a car cheap but its a cat B , what do i need to do to get this on the road again? and will it always be classed as a B or what? also how serious is a class b?
cheers
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City
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Registered: 30th Dec 03
Location: Wakefield Drives: Red GSi
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cant go back on the road mate
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andypsgwide
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Registered: 13th Mar 03
Location: newcastle
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i crashed my car last month and its a catagory b it can't go back on the road at all
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City
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Registered: 30th Dec 03
Location: Wakefield Drives: Red GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by andypsgwide
i crashed my car last month and its a catagory b it can't go back on the road at all
hes right - never can go back on road - can only b used 4 parts
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Ben
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: West Yorkshire
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fuck- whats the difference between the catagorys
thanks
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sassyminx
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Registered: 10th Jan 04
Location: Hartlepool Drives: Cossie
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cat C is wrote of as uneconomical to repair and cat D is light damage aint it 
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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Mine was a catagory B, was written off because there was a dent in the door  
Need to call the DVLA, it also may need to be VIC checked as well
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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http://www.cleavemotorsalvage.com/terms.htm -
Category A. The vehicles under this category are extensively damaged vehicles such as those destroyed by fire, with no salvageable parts and vehicles which can never be re-registered to return to the road.
Category B. Category B vehicles are vehicles which are extensively damaged but which do have some parts with value, these vehicles can also never be re-registered and returned to road use, or vehicles which require a complete new body shell.
Category C. Category C vehicles are vehicles where the repair cost exceeds the value of the vehicle, however the extent of the damage is such that the vehicle can be repaired by the use of recycled parts or by using other cost saving measures. With a category C vehicle the buyer needs to apply to the DVLA for a Vehicle Registration Document (VRD) what used to be called a ‘Log Book’
Category D. Vehicles which fall within D category are vehicles where the cost of repair is less than the value of the vehicle, however for a number of reasons it may not be economically viable to repair the vehicle. This could be for a number of reasons, for example:
1. Vehicles replaced under ‘new for old’ schemes (often at 50% damage) these vehicles are treated as not economical to repair, when repair costs reach half the value of the vehicle.
2. Vehicles which could have been repaired but due to car hire costs the insurer has decided to deal with the claim as beyond economical repair.
3. Vehicles which an insurer has decided to deal with as beyond economical repair so as to avoid a diminution in value claim following repair.
4. Vehicles where the value of the salvage is such that the insurers feel it more appropriate to deal with a claim as a ‘constructive total loss’.
5. Occasionally an insurer will have a client who for a number of reasons is simply refusing to have the vehicle repaired and the insurer will attempt to obtain sufficient for the salvage so as to ‘bridge the gap’ between the value of the vehicle and the repair cost.
With a category D vehicle, the salvage dealer should supply a copy of the Vehicle Registration Document (Log Book).
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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eek, mine was a D then
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Ben
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: West Yorkshire
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cheers ian
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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is there any way to contest what catagory a car is written off as?
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Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
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ask the insurance company who wrote it off presumably.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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mine was cat c 
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