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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: jereboam on 19 September 2010, 20:05:19
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According to the insurance company who have just determined that it is not an economic repair.
I was quite pleased with that - I thought it was worth about £700.
No doubt, after I've had a cheapo repair done on it, they will be charging me the £700 difference to insure it when the policy comes up for renewal.
Anyone got a bumper for sale? :)
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£1400 is a great offer J :y Although not that far above parkers:
Original Price £30,275
Independent Dealer £1,670
Private Good £1,130
Private Poor £415
Part Exchange £560
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
They make you the offer they should have made in the 1st place, but they allways try on to see what they can save. :-/
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£1400 is a great offer J :y Although not that far above parkers:
Original Price £30,275
Independent Dealer £1,670
Private Good £1,130
Private Poor £415
Part Exchange £560
You'd need rose-tinted spectacles, or better still, a blindfold, to describe the condition of my car as "good".
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nice one - i didnt get that a year ago for my '01 elite and it was in pretty good nick :y
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
They make you the offer they should have made in the 1st place, but they allways try on to see what they can save. :-/
Oh well, I've banked the cheque, so it's too late to do anything about it now.
I didn't actually get £1400, though. There was the small matter of the excess (£150) and the charged me £210 to buy it back from them. So I got £1040, which I'm happy with. It isn't going to cost that much to get a cheap repair, so there'll probably be enough left over to pay for the work on the handbrake which really needs doing. And the MOT is up any day now, which I'll need done before I can get it taxed.
Anyone got any experience of the Vehicle Identity Check which it may need before I can get it taxed?
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
They make you the offer they should have made in the 1st place, but they allways try on to see what they can save. :-/
Oh well, I've banked the cheque, so it's too late to do anything about it now.
I didn't actually get £1400, though. There was the small matter of the excess (£150) and the charged me £210 to buy it back from them. So I got £1040, which I'm happy with. It isn't going to cost that much to get a cheap repair, so there'll probably be enough left over to pay for the work on the handbrake which really needs doing. And the MOT is up any day now, which I'll need done before I can get it taxed.
Anyone got any experience of the Vehicle Identity Check which it may need before I can get it taxed?
What category are they putting it in CAT C or CAT D? If it's in CAT D then no VIC is needed.
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
They make you the offer they should have made in the 1st place, but they allways try on to see what they can save. :-/
Oh well, I've banked the cheque, so it's too late to do anything about it now.
I didn't actually get £1400, though. There was the small matter of the excess (£150) and the charged me £210 to buy it back from them. So I got £1040, which I'm happy with. It isn't going to cost that much to get a cheap repair, so there'll probably be enough left over to pay for the work on the handbrake which really needs doing. And the MOT is up any day now, which I'll need done before I can get it taxed.
Anyone got any experience of the Vehicle Identity Check which it may need before I can get it taxed?
What 'Category' was it written off? If just cosmetic, then Cat C. You don't need a VIC, just a standard MOT.
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cat D just repair and off you go
cat C have repaired goto http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/DoItOnline/DG_4017800
fill in form VIC1 you will receive a phone call for your payment details £41 and you will be given an appointment over the phone and sent to your e-mail when you confirm on the phone the time and date
take your car to vosa dept go to office book in
chap will take your car to be inspected
they are not looking at the quality off repair
though if is not repaired be prepared to be told to p off ;D
if/when the vehicle has passed you will be issued with a
vehicle identity check pass certificate
with the vehicle reg
date of test
booking ref number
test location
some insurers (can)ask for an engineers report and/or the vehicle to go through an mot before they will reinsure it
hth
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£1400 is a great offer J :y Although not that far above parkers:
Original Price £30,275
Independent Dealer £1,670
Private Good £1,130
Private Poor £415
Part Exchange £560
we buy any car £50 ;D
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If thats the first offer then turn it down ;)
Yeah - I know that. But I was so surprised by the amount, I said yes immediately. I really don't think I'd have got any more for it.
Anyway, what happens when you turn them down?
They make you the offer they should have made in the 1st place, but they allways try on to see what they can save. :-/
Oh well, I've banked the cheque, so it's too late to do anything about it now.
I didn't actually get £1400, though. There was the small matter of the excess (£150) and the charged me £210 to buy it back from them. So I got £1040, which I'm happy with. It isn't going to cost that much to get a cheap repair, so there'll probably be enough left over to pay for the work on the handbrake which really needs doing. And the MOT is up any day now, which I'll need done before I can get it taxed.
Anyone got any experience of the Vehicle Identity Check which it may need before I can get it taxed?
What 'Category' was it written off? If just cosmetic, then Cat C. You don't need a VIC, just a standard MOT.
No mate Cat D - Cat C you need a VIC :y
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Just to confirm ...
http://www.autocheck.co.uk/write-off-categories.html
:)
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It's also worth checking with your insurance too, some can be a little iffy when it comes to motors that are written off, even Cat D's.
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According to the insurance company who have just determined that it is not an economic repair.
I was quite pleased with that - I thought it was worth about £700.
No doubt, after I've had a cheapo repair done on it, they will be charging me the £700 difference to insure it when the policy comes up for renewal.
Anyone got a bumper for sale? :)
Got a front bumper reinforcer (bit that plastic bumper bolts onto) + brackets + bolts for sale if interested PM me :y
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It's a Cat C write-off. The insurance company says there's no problem with the insurance, so I can continue to drive it, and that there shouldn't be any problem with renewal. They also said that I need to phone VOSA to find out if the car does need a VIC - they think that not all Cat Cs need the VIC.
I have no idea if they are correct, so I'll make that phone call today.
Thanks to the OOF "Parts for sale" forum, I seem to have sourced all the replacement parts I likely to need at very reasonable prices. Now all I've got to do is find the car documentation - I (very commendably) put it all in a folder, and now I've mislaid the bl**dy folder. No V5, no MOT. :(
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Have a bit of excitement, Drive it here to Spain (no V5 or MOT). Have a nice holiday at my gaffe.
Then I will drive you to the airport .
Make a new start with a facelift Omega (see OOF cars for sale) . I will look after your old one in my " OOF museum" :y ;D ;D ;D
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Considering it was the first offer, I think the office trainee has put one too many zeros on the cheque. Wise not to argue the toss in this case imo.
Nice one Jereboam, A bit of a lucky break imo. :y
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My son was rear ended by a woman driver on a roundabout recently, Y reg 206 hdi nice little car, he really liked it,
His insurance wrote it off,and offered him £900.
Their second offer was £1900,which he has accepted.
So it pays to play the waiting game if you can afford to.
Alfie.
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My son was rear ended by a woman driver on a roundabout recently, Y reg 206 hdi nice little car, he really liked it,
His insurance wrote it off,and offered him £900.
Their second offer was £1900,which he has accepted.
So it pays to play the waiting game if you can afford to.
Alfie.
Lucky lad. Which roundabout was it? Was it anywhere near me?
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Heads of of the valleys,Merthyr retail park/Brecon roundabout,He,s turned down 1k whiplash,a few letters have arrived, but he's still in South Africa on Holiday,but i,m still driving the the 206!.
Alfie.
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After all the input £1040 is a fair price for any 99 mig. I paid £1000 for my lovely 98 MV6 manual 2 years ago. Despite the recaro leather, Bose, rear screen, cruise, Irmy springs, engine rebuild new full Vx clutch,cambelt/water pump, wishbones, track rods, tyres, brakes regular oil & filter changes & god knows what else it's still only worth a grand to sell. So i'm not selling it. I trust that car to take me anywhere, anytime & it does. I just hope it does'nt get written off bacause as you say if the ins offer you book price then knock off your excess you can be left with very little. Guy.