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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 22 January 2014, 10:44:12
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I've decided to sell my motorbike and put it on Gumtree and have a chap coming to see it this afternoon. :y
The dilemma I have though is that 5 years ago I had a non fault prang on it and the other party's insurance paid me for the bike at a good valuation. :y However I kept the bike and that seemed the end of it and I fixed it up and put it back on the road. :)
The insurance company didn't send any paperwork categorising it ie making it a 'Cat D or C' so I've always assumed that it's clear, but now I'm selling it I'm not so sure.... :-\
Any thoughts?
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Try phoning the Insurance Co and ask them, failing that spend £3 on one of those Text Check Services for an instant HPI or Cat result, 83600 rings a bell but do a google to see whats offered..
Update: http://www.cartextcheck.co.uk/
Text the word CAR or BIKE then a space followed by the registration number to 83600
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I've decided to sell my motorbike and put it on Gumtree and have a chap coming to see it this afternoon. :y
The dilemma I have though is that 5 years ago I had a non fault prang on it and the other party's insurance paid me for the bike at a good valuation. :y However I kept the bike and that seemed the end of it and I fixed it up and put it back on the road. :)
The insurance company didn't send any paperwork categorising it ie making it a 'Cat D or C' so I've always assumed that it's clear, but now I'm selling it I'm not so sure.... :-\
Any thoughts?
If cat c or cat d since 2003, I think, needs a VIC check .. go to this site and see if it needs one ... if does .. then its a c or d .. if it doesn't ..... :)
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s4
Enter Registration and Make .. then on the next page it will say, under the box, if a VIC check is required.
If the incident happened prior to the VIC check being needed then I don't know what you can do without contacting DVLA
Overview of VIC checks .. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-identity-check/overview
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It's been MOT'd since the accident, so if it needed a VIC check wouldn't they have told me I needed one then? :-\
I guess the HPI route isn't a bad idea... :-\
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It's been MOT'd since the accident, so if it needed a VIC check wouldn't they have told me I needed one then? :-\
I guess the HPI route isn't a bad idea... :-\
VIC check has nowt to do with MOT, you'll need the VIC to get a new V5, that's all.
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Ah OK.
I checked the DVLA site and from what I can see there is no VIC marker and states the vehicle is unlicenced and can be licenced. Which is true as it's on a SORN which I renewed in November.
I've also tried the text check and it came back ' No DVLA or Police record found for ......... You have not been charged for this message.'
Not sure if that means it's clear or dosn't exist!! :-\ ;D
I'd have thought if it had been formally written off, the insurance company would have collected it with the documents. :-\