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Seller didn’t declare car written off

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  • Okell
    Okell Posts: 3,218 Forumite
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    Aren't their terms hopelessly out of date anyway?

    In the section about what their "Guarantee" will pay out, they refer to insurance write-off categories A, B, C and D.

    Aren't they now A, B. S and N and have been for several years?

    Still wonder if those T&Cs are fair under the CRA...
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
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    budget888 said:
    So you part-ex your previous vehicle for a 2000 vehicle ?

    What was the sale price of the vehicle and what did you part-ex ?

    Seriously though, with a 2000 car, being classed as a write off - you are lucky it’s still running and doesn’t have any major underlying mechanical issues
    Yes.
    25k was the new car
    What car is worth £25k at over 20 years old that was written off when it was fairly new? Unless its a hens tooth few cars are a cat D or C when nearly new that remain that expensive so many years later.
    As already stated by someone, but doesn’t help the OP - plenty of  cars from 2000 could easily attract that price. 

    Anything that was based on the rally cars of the era spring to mind (multiple manufacturers)

    I would definitely be pressing the search company for engagement 
    Appreciate it is an aside but would be interested to know what sort of thing you had in mind?

    Not disputing a car from the 2004 can be worth £25k now but it's the fact it was a write off as nearly new which would generally mean it was a very cheap car originally. Take the Impreza WR1, some are trying to sell them at £25k though Parkers values them at £11k but at an original asking price of £29,000 it would have been to sustain vast damage to have been written off when new in 2004 and so more likely to have been a cat B
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