Hi all, thought I'd ask for everybodies advice.

I've been offered a cheap MK5 Golf GTI but its a CatD.

It was stolen recovered and was recovered with no damage at all.

I'm aware that the twunts probably ragged it when they stole it but the owner has told me that for 250 quid the car can be inspected and the CatD status removed.

Is that true???????

Many thanks.

 

as far as im aware no the cat d status can never be removed but it can be listed as a VOSA approved repaire which makes insurance less but final market value will never be the same. ,

 

If it was true how come the owner doesn't pay the £250 and get the cat d removed then sell it at the correct market price.

 

No CAT D stays on the insurence register for the life of the car, I know I've got one and have asked, but I intend to keep the car at least to the time when depreceation means it won't make any differance. If you intend to shift it on later you legally have to state it's a CAT D.

The inspection is to say repairs have been done correctly and the car is again road worthy, then you MOT it, it goes back on DVLAs register an not written off any more but the CAT D tag remains.

Never belive somone that says "It was only stolen/recoverd" I was almost caught out with that one, there is no way of proving that, only a full inspection can tell.

EDIT, I have gap insurence on mine they know about the CAT D and it makes no differance I will get what the market price of the car was when I bought it (not the £4500 less that I paid for it), in the event of another write off.

 

Cat D doesn't need inspection to go back on the road, only Cat C needs it but you also must reapply for the V5C once its done (as it will get conviscated once the Cat C title has been given).

There is a way to remove Category Damage from the vehicles history, but then the car goes into the "Condition Inspected Register".

Please view here:
http://www.autoligninspections.co.uk/

Thanks
Joeh

 

Thats not completely true, the test they carry out (VIC) is to make sure the car is the same one that was damaged, they dont look at the quality of the repairs. Just check the chassis numbers ect.

 

Fmom the Autoalign web site next page has a list of whats done, points 4 and 5 are all about the standard of work done, and CAT D will always "stick" as the second inspection dosn't apply.
My CAT D had the V5C reissued so it must have been taken away. As Whaninos says, they still have to do the VIC and pass an MOT to get the V5C back but it's still a cat D.

Visual inspection of all repairs

Front and rear seat belts

General appearance

Underside inspection including suspension, chassis panel fit and floor

Welding techniques

Testing of full 4 wheel alignment

Braking system including ABS

All MOT criteria

All electrical ancillaries

Road Test

 

quite so

up there with aircon just needs re-gassing

 

only down to C require a VIC test, it's purely a check that the car is not a ringer

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Buyin...icle/DG_4022107

write offs are recorded on MIAFTR2, there's no way legally to remove that marker that i'm aware of, a good inspection may give you the confidence that the car is ok but always pay the cat D price which is a lot lower than book. they're hard to sell on, some insurers may be funny about em too

 

... and the tracking wants a bit of a tweak...