just saved £3000 with a £3 text

[Matt_e]

went to look at a saxo today nice 52 reg vtr, with exactly 37800 on the clock, when i got home i did that thing where you text the number plate and it tells you all about the car, i was looking through it and it said it had been in a catagory d crash and the the insurance company didnt bother repairing it.

when i was down he was telling me about how the other owner had her front bumper and front wings stolen off her drive and i thought that seems abit wierd,

so who else thinks he was telling porkys? best £3 i ever spent

[Scattle]

Nice one mate, good you done that.

[Steve]

lucky boi! ring him and call him a cunt ftw

[Tupps]

nice move mate, always a good idea to hpi before u buy

[Kelly]

My friend just bought a cat c damaged focus and didn't know about it. It wasn't until after she bought the car that she did the HPI check so it just goes to show that services like the one you used are pretty ideal when buying a car. Can you post the number you text and what info you have to give just for future reference because in the new year I plan on buying a new car

Thanks

[brooksy22]

lucky you did it mate , could of been nasty . report him for sellin dodgy cars

[Matt_e]

you text, check and then a space then the reg to 88600

[stoney_182]

happened to me twice, once on a 306 and again on a westcoast

[Tupps]

Should be a sticky with this number in the "cars for sale" section?

[Connor_scotland]

nice one mate

Lucky

[SaxoJamie]

Good you did that mate:y: You should report him for floggin' dodgy motors

[Matthew1684]

Very lucky, Well done!

[Ross-1987]

Yeah that is rather cheeky of him, giving out wrong information on motors, report him ftw tbh :y:

[rob_s]

lucky you did it mate , could of been nasty . report him for sellin dodgy cars

hes not selling dodgy cars

its perfectly legal to buy and sell a catD car,cat d is the lightest damage you can get only panel damage,duno why people are so picky about buying them

and unless hes a dealer he doesent have to tell you its up to you to find out,witch you have to unlucky to him :y:

[Kelly]

hes not selling dodgy cars

its perfectly legal to buy and sell a catD car,cat d is the lightest damage you can get only panel damage,duno why people are so picky about buying them

and unless hes a dealer he doesent have to tell you its up to you to find out,witch you have to unlucky to him :y:

cat d is a complete write off. cat c is panel damage as thats what my friends just bought

EDIT: ok i eat my own words. google tells me different. i was going by what i've been told

[rob_s]

erm no its not

cat A must be crushed total loss

cat B can be used for parts

cat C reapirable high damage exceeds 100% value of the car

cat D reapirable light damage exceeds 50% the value of the car

[Wayne]

glad you found out mate:y:

[Matt_e]

erm no its not

cat A must be crushed total loss

cat B can be used for parts

cat C reapirable exceeds 100% value of the car

cat D reapired able exceeds 50% the value of the car


yeah buts its the fact he told it had its bumper and wings stolen

[Quick]

Categories Of Write-Off
An explanation of the categories of write-off are listed below:

Category A A vehicle which should have been totally crushed, including all its spare parts.
Category B A vehicle from which spare parts may be salvaged, but the bodyshell should have been crushed and the car should never return to the road.
Category C An extensively damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category D A damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category F A vehicle damaged by fire, which the insurer has decided not to repair.
Theft These vehicles have not been recovered and ownership rests with the insurer who made the total loss payment. They are able to repossess the car as soon as it is identified, even if it has been bought innocently.
Vehicles categorised as A, B or C require a VIC test before the DVLA will issue a new registration document. This will then be noted on the V5C. See www.dvla.gov.uk for more information on VIC testing.

http://www.autocheck.co.uk/write-off-categories.html

[Kelly]

erm no its not

cat A must be crushed total loss

cat B can be used for parts

cat C reapirable high damage exceeds 100% value of the car

cat D reapirable light damage exceeds 50% the value of the car

edited before i saw your response ;)

[rob_s]

just becuase im in one of them moods ;)

Last edited by Kelly : Today at 21:22.


posted Today, 21:20

[Kelly]

just becuase im in one of them moods ;)

Last edited by Kelly : Today at 21:22.


posted Today, 21:20

Yes but I never hit the refresh button while I was checking on google :p

[Matt_West_Mids]

I did this to a car I was looking at and it had been stolen recently and multiple insurance loss records.

[vts--daz]

some other unlucky sod will buy that aswell

[Kelly]

some other unlucky sod will buy that aswell

If I'm honest then I don't pity anyone stupid enough to buy a car without doing a HPI check cos its just asking for it really. Fair do's I did with my first car but only because I knew the guy that I bought the car from and the receipt didn't say sold as seen on.

[Robbo]

whats the number that you txted to find this out mate?

[steviet]

never knew you could just txt. and for 3 quid ill be doing every car i buy from now on. just did mines as i never did it before i bought it and came back clear.

[RedB]

You can use sites to find out aswell

and there's a well known DVLA one to check against number plates for free info on vehicles

[Andy72]

its perfectly legal to buy and sell a catD car,cat d is the lightest damage you can get only panel damage,duno why people are so picky about buying them




The reason is they may well have only panel damage but if written off, they are practically worthless should the next owner need to claim on insurance for them. ie, say he bought this saxo, insured it (the insurance company wouldnt even mention its previous history to him) then crashed it or it got nicked. The car has already been a total claim so they would give a very much reduced settlement on it. It stinks but its very much common practise as les honest people could just keep repairing a car for naff all cash, crashing it, claiming £3000 for it and repairing it for buttons, rinse and repeat.

[nazz1]

well spent £3

my dad always does them before anyone in the family buys a car or motorbike!

[John]

The reason is they may well have only panel damage but if written off, they are practically worthless should the next owner need to claim on insurance for them. ie, say he bought this saxo, insured it (the insurance company wouldnt even mention its previous history to him) then crashed it or it got nicked. The car has already been a total claim so they would give a very much reduced settlement on it. It stinks but its very much common practise as les honest people could just keep repairing a car for naff all cash, crashing it, claiming £3000 for it and repairing it for buttons, rinse and repeat.

Not at all we had a mondeo which was invloved in an accident not our fault got full value of car which we fully knew was a write off as every car we buy is a write off.

There nothing wrong with the fact the write offs have been in accident at the end of the day its to the standard that they are repaired.

[RedB]

Not at all we had a mondeo which was invloved in an accident not our fault got full value of car which we fully knew was a write off as every car we buy is a write off.

There nothing wrong with the fact the write offs have been in accident at the end of the day its to the standard that they are repaired.

Well said mate

Car get written-off for anything now

imo most people 'try' not to crash because its just such a pain in the asselshcnitz having to go through the claim process and then getting the car repaired after or actually trying to get your cash

[Raz]

its worth the £3 just for peice of mind :y: