How can I dispute write-off valuation?

ssparks2003

I have only had to dispute an offer once but I dug out every sold ebay advert, every auto trader, car mart, exchange and mart ad that was for similar mileage, spec, year and sent that in one hit. They in the end gave in after a bit of back and forth.

pramsay13

Do you have a figure in mind that you will accept? 
If so maybe put that to them along with your evidence.
If you are sticking at over £2000 it might be a struggle, whereas if you are willing to accept maybe £1800 or so they might relent sooner.

Nodding_Donkey

The FSA has ruled in the past that writre off offers should reflect retail (i.e. forecourt) prices.

The FSA are basically your last port of complaint.

WBAC pay trade or less

treeroy

pramsay13 said:

Do you have a figure in mind that you will accept? 
If so maybe put that to them along with your evidence.
If you are sticking at over £2000 it might be a struggle, whereas if you are willing to accept maybe £1800 or so they might relent sooner.

Thanks. I was aiming for £1800. I wrote a long response detailing my rejection, including auction examples, but their "engineer" has re-valued it and come up with the same £1,300. They said this is the upper limit on the Trade Guides of my car at its mileage and condition. I simply believe the trade guide price is incorrect, but it's not like I can argue with Glass's or whomever to dispute this.

I have accepted the £1,300 (£600 after excess)   

Thanks for the advice everyone.

AdrianC

Mercdriver said:

To be fair, a type R is a different animal to a Granmothermobile Civic.  

It's a Grandma Civic with a bit more power. It's no more than the quicker version of a generic hatch. Most model ranges have a quick version.

treeroy

AdrianC said:

Mercdriver said:

To be fair, a type R is a different animal to a Granmothermobile Civic.  

It's a Grandma Civic with a bit more power. It's no more than the quicker version of a generic hatch. Most model ranges have a quick version.

The point is, it's a different car in terms of value. A lot of them, nice examples, sell for £4,000+ when they have over 100,000 miles. They are bought by car enthusiasts who aren't bothered as much by mileage and previous owners and dealer stamps. And its completely different from a normal Civic at this point in time when they have done all their depreciation already and prices are on the rise, which is not the case at all for the cooking Civic.

DoaM

[shakes head in bemusement]

[Deleted User]

DoaM said:

[shakes head in bemusement]

Was it the "new" car with FSH and low miles?
Or just the whole post 

The_Rainmaker

Did you fit those Evergreen tyres?  Did they contribute to you hitting the wall?

DoaM

blueskinnedbeast said:

DoaM said:

[shakes head in bemusement]

Was it the "new" car with FSH and low miles?
Or just the whole post 

The post that this was in relation to (by our "favourite" forum spammer) has gone ... I can't even remember exactly what it said other than it made a wildly incorrect statement about how much the OP accepted, even though the OP had already said how much they had accepted. 🙄