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shaned12345
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Just had a £3.99 my car check thing done on my girlfriends 1.4 sport, it has been written off twice and scrapped.

I knew it had been in a crash but to be cat b damaged surely it aint safe?

Scrapped This registration is recorded as being scrapped.

Insurance Write-off This registration was recorded as a Category B write-off on 21 Jun 2006.
This registration was recorded as a Category C write-off on 8 Apr 2005.
Vehicle I.D. Check This registration is recorded as having passed a Vehicle Identity Check on 26 Jul 2010.

How does anybody crash a car twice??
luciaadr
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Somethings gone wrong somewhere, Cat B shouldn't be on the road (salvage only) I thought
shaned12345
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Thats what i'm thinking, to be fair loads of the interior bits were missing as if it had been in a scrap yard. Didn't pay much for it though. But it passed a vic check..

It does drive reasonably fine but it can't be safe!
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30th Oct 10 at 10:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
might of been reshelled, sounds very iffy though

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Might of been D and a spelling mistake? Can happen! Or its a ringer
Ben G
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30th Oct 10 at 10:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what do you mean how can anybody crash a car twice?

i crashed my corsa into a traffic light when i was young and then 6 months later some guy pulled out and wrote it off.

it is possible to crash more than once you know
Warren G
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cat b should never see the road.

would be realy smashed, as tom said, maybe reshelled? im not sure why tho
Fad
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30th Oct 10 at 10:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You paid £3.99 for a car check are they that reliable?

[Edited on 30-10-2010 by Fad]
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30th Oct 10 at 10:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does the VIN match the V5 one?

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shaned12345
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no idea why i said how can anybody crash a car twice. i crashed my bmw twice for a start..

Had the rear bumper off and you can clearly see somebody went up the back of it. and it came with a red boot which i have sorted..

will put a few pics up.. really struggling to work it out!
Warren G
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as fad said, do a proper HPI check, not a £3 txt check
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shaned12345
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Paid for a proper hpi check:

Alert Details

Condition alert

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Recorded against
VRM
Description
VAUXHALL CORSA
Date
08/04/2005
Category
C - Vehicle extensively damaged but repairable - the insurer decided not to repair

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Recorded against
VRM
Description
VAUXHALL CORSA
Date
21/06/2006
Category
B - The body shell should have been crushed, vehicle should not be on the road

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Recorded against
VRM
Description
VAUXHALL CORSA 1.4 16V SP
Date
21/06/2006
Category
Vehicle Recorded As DVLA SCRAPPED MARKER On Condition Alert Register -
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30th Oct 10 at 11:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ringer.
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30th Oct 10 at 11:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Does the VIN match the V5 one?


This is the first thing I'd be checking. Sounds like its got the wrong plates on it to me.
shaned12345
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vin numbers match, but yeah its a ringer!
hbutler
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Guy i know of another forum had a car that turned out to be a cat b, had to be crushed. Hpi may be in contact with you if you enetered your details
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Which VIN did you check? Id be checking the one next to the seat.

IMO, Get the car stripped and scrapped, it could cause you hassle later on.
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Yep. Tough luck you didn't do checks before. More likely a stolen car with other details put on it. Strip and scrap. Otherwise you could lose the car and end up with nothing

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Ellis
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Error, get rid of that pup, not safe IMO.
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Get that off the road straight away!
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If there's no evidence of accident repair then it's more likely stolen and ringed with that id.

Best thing you can do it strip it and sell the bits and scrap the shell yourself.
shaned12345
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I checked the vin number in the front of the dash near the windscreen, will find the other.

Underneath the rear bumper is all bent out of shape so the rubber seals in the boot do not sit properly.
It also had a red boot hand painted black, thats all, surely not bad enough to be cat b?

Cheers for all the comments by the way
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30th Oct 10 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Look under the drivers seat, theres a vin number stamped into the floor
hbutler
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Think what the car was worth in 2005, and if the damage cost more than the car was worth to repair they would have written it off.
Best thing to do, as said is strip it and scrap it unfortunately

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