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Purchased Car with Dodgy MOT- What are my Options?

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  • singhini
    singhini Posts: 945 Forumite
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    molerat said:
    I had some magically fix themselves after 3 consecutive advisories.

     :smiley:

    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!
  • Altior
    Altior Posts: 1,112 Forumite
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    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
    sheslookinhot Posts: 2,316 Forumite
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    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.
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