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Purchased Car with Dodgy MOT- What are my Options?
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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.I have a tendency to mute most posts so if your expecting me to respond you might be waiting along time!1 -
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 SELLER0 -
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.Mortgage free
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Baldytyke88 said:Altior said:It still has the crash damage to be sorted, all of the MOT work noted, plus any other as yet unidentified possible work needed. I think it's the equivalent to a yellow type of fruit from the info available, and possibly been picked over somewhere along the journey after the accident. The phrase time to cut your losses springs to mind, of course what the OP paid for the salvage and anything they might be able to squeeze out of the original retailer form part of the overall judgement call.They are just typical faults that a car of that age could fail on. If the OP likes the car, get it fixed. The worn drive shaft looks the most expensive, lamps/bulbs and brake pipes.Brake pipes are always a matter of judgment; they could be ok for a good few years, but just get new ones.0
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