Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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got a car in for insurance work. car is worth around £5500
total estimated repair bill comes to £4400
will they write it off or pay for the repairs? I cant be arsed with all the waiting round waiting for them to get back to me to authorise repairs etc... so I might start work stripping it all down but wont bother if its likely to be written off as an uneconimical repair.
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Goodie_06
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
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i would have though its a write off
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
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surely at that cost it would be a write off.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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I think Steve said to me anything up to 60% of the cars value or something can be a write off. I'd imagine so. . .
. . .but, the repair on my car cost £1400ish after my excess, and it wasn't written off, baring in mind my cars worth didly-squat.
I'd wait to save waisting your time.
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Ricky352
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Most likely a write off, but i wudnt put a bet on
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dna23
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80% - write off mate according to this:
http://www.whatcar.com/news-special-report.aspx?NA=215443&EL=3127581
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by dna23
80% - write off mate according to this:
http://www.whatcar.com/news-special-report.aspx?NA=215443&EL=3127581
It says 60% though 
"Most of them work on a principle that once the repair costs exceed roughly 60% of the car’s value, it is not worth repairing. "
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dna23
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Hence why it would be a write off because its 80% which is 20% over 60%
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deano87
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Ahhh I get you. Maths never was my strong point.
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Scotty C
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Not the blue one?
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Dave A
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no, not my car.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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at that amount for cost of repairs - 100% write off
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