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Can you change a category S car?

i have seen a car on an auction site, which is a police disposal, and down as a cat s, however there is zero damage to the vehicle.

Is there any way of having this amended?

Asked on 22 January 2024 by Amar Yaseen

Answered by David Ross
It is not possible to have a car's category amended. It will always be on the register - it will never be removed. You can try www.autolign.co.uk/ which will remove it from HPI but it will still have a Visual Marker on the V5C document which will be put there by the DVLA. Once with the vehicle, it can never be removed.

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