Purchased Car with Dodgy MOT- What are my Options?

singhini

molerat said:

I had some magically fix themselves after 3 consecutive advisories.

 

I had an MOT with the an advisory about my rear numberplate having cracked but otherwise readable (words to that effect). The same MOT inspector never mentioned it again even though they MOT'd the car for a following 4 consecutive years. 

Altior

For what it is worth, an example of what can happen when a vehicle goes through the salvage process.

WE BOUGHT A 2019 FIAT 500 AND GOT SCAMMED BY THE SELLER

sheslookinhot

The OP may never have “bought” the car from the insurance company. It is most likely that they would have been given 2 options. 1. A total loss settlement where they would have handed the car to someone like Copart or 2. A reduced settlement to repair the car themselves. 

Insurance companies do not buy wrecked cars.