Do all insurance companies require engineer's reports when insuring category C write-offs?

I have agreed to buy a car from a dealer which is a category C write-off, but has been repaired and has had a VIC check. The car only appears to have had a minor rear end shunt, which broke the bumper...

Why do I have to pay to recover the salvage of my written-off car?

How does the insuance company come to own the salvage after an accident? My wife recently had an altercation with another vehicle which resulted with an outcome that the claim was given as 50-50. We then...

How much is a 'Cat D' 2007 Vauxhall Corsa worth?

Can you tell me how much a 'Cat D' 2007 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2i 16v 5-door Club petrol is worth? The damage has been repaired.

How do I prepare a Category C write-off for a VIC test?

I am on the verge of buying a car that is on a 2001 plate. It has an MOT till September 2010 but is SORN and a Cat C write-off. The problems with the car are that it needs a new door, wing and front bumper,...

My insurer disposed of my written-off car without my permission - what do I do?

Following a prang, my car was classed as a write off and was sent to be stored at a salvage compound. The insurance company refused to settle the claim and say they advised me by voicemail to collect car...

Why am I being charged a 'salvage cost' to get my written-off car back from the insurance company?

First of all thanks for your reply recently, where my car was written off and the insurance company sent it to salvage with out informing me and refused to give me the car back. With your advice I managed...

Can my insurance company dispose of my written-off car without telling me?

I recently had an accident with an ambulance and my insurance company has written off my car under category C. Today I found out they have given my car to salvage without even telling me. They didn't even...

Must we supply the spare key for a car which was written off but has actually been resold?

My daughter had an accident where the insurers wrote off her car. We were under the impression the car was being scrapped, but it turns out a dealer has rebuilt it and sold it on and we are now being hounded...

I want to buy a Land Rover Discovery 3 which has been recorded as a cat D write-off - will this affect resale value?

I am considering buying a Land Rover Discovery 3 that has been stolen and recovered with keys. Is this something that will affect the value if and when I come to sell the vehicle in a few years?

Crashing in

I had an accident and the other driver was drink driving, I went to my insurance company who told me to get a quote from 2 garages, the first garage I went to said that due to the value of my car it would...