Cat b back on the road

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Can a cat b damaged vehicle be put back on the road?its. 2006 range rover sport,it was previously a cat d repaired vehicle which has been hit again,now recorded as cat b
It needs
Front wing,front door,back door,windscreen,passenger seat airbag,curtain airbag.
Also a and b pillars need repairing or replaced ,they are not that bad probably pull out ok.anyone had experience getting cat b back on road?
Reading the net some people say only needs a vic check,others saying only good for parts ,what do you guys think?quite cheap as long as can be put back on road
 
The ABI Categories of 'Write-Off'

Category A: Scrap only - this vehicle should have been crushed. It should never reappear on the road and there are no economically salvageable parts. It is of value only for scrap metal - e.g. a totally burnt-out vehicle.

Category B: The bodyshell should have been crushed. The vehicle should never reappear on the road, but it can be broken for spare parts plus any residual scrap metal.

Category C: Vehicle extensively damaged and insurer has decided not to repair. The vehicle should have an independent inspection before being allowed back onto the road.

Category D: Vehicle damaged and insurer has decided not to repair.

Category F: Vehicle damaged by fire and insurer has decided not to repair.
 
dove said:
Can a cat b damaged vehicle be put back on the road?its. 2006 range rover sport,it was previously a cat d repaired vehicle which has been hit again,now recorded as cat b
It needs
Front wing,front door,back door,windscreen,passenger seat airbag,curtain airbag.
Also a and b pillars need repairing or replaced ,they are not that bad probably pull out ok.anyone had experience getting cat b back on road?
Reading the net some people say only needs a vic check,others saying only good for parts ,what do you guys think?quite cheap as long as can be put back on road
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Get a decent range rover like a vogue

Too much hassle to fix that i think
 
2.0_hippo said:
Get a decent range rover like a vogue

Too much hassle to fix that i think
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Already got a decent one a p38 4.6 hse on LPG,top hat linered block,runs like a dream,I can get the sport cheap won't take much to repair as long as can be put back on road,the damage is minimal
 
dove said:
Already got a decent one a p38 4.6 hse on LPG,top hat linered block,runs like a dream,I can get the sport cheap won't take much to repair as long as can be put back on road,the damage is minimal
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You may not be able to register it even when its repaired, i would check with DVLA first, and to be honest a car thats been written off and repaired twice is gona be worth **** all when you want to sell it, and if you crash it is it going to stand up to it again?? I wouldnt trust it. Buy it and break it for parts.
 
dove said:
Can a cat b damaged vehicle be put back on the road?its. 2006 range rover sport,it was previously a cat d repaired vehicle which has been hit again,now recorded as cat b
It needs
Front wing,front door,back door,windscreen,passenger seat airbag,curtain airbag.
Also a and b pillars need repairing or replaced ,they are not that bad probably pull out ok.anyone had experience getting cat b back on road?
Reading the net some people say only needs a vic check,others saying only good for parts ,what do you guys think?quite cheap as long as can be put back on road
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The material will have stretched, pulling it back will make them even weaker - a potential disaster waiting to happen....think of an unfolded paperclip, wiggle it a couple of times and it falls apart...

As above Cat B is non-starter, if the person selling it to you is a business, it will be illegal to sell it to you if you are to put it on the road again - if it is a mate, not sure how that stands but I wouldn't sell a vehicle to a mate who I know is gonna try and put a Cat B back on the road again - my moral compass isn't that off-whack
 
It's from a mate,he already bought it back from insurance,the pillars are only dented where the door hinges are wouldnt think it will have compromised the strength ,if it were to be reshelled would it take the original reg mark or need sva test and q plate?
 
It might look like light damage, but there are a lot of stressed parts in a vehicle which become fatigued easily, it is a cat B and as you have been told in post #2, it cannot legally be put back on the road. All it is good for is parts.

[edit: woops, turns out I should refresh before posting, you can put it back on the road. But seriously, why would you? You'll struggled to get insurance for it, give one a buzz, I suspect you'll find the premiums will be more than buying an uncrashed Sport.]
 
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I would think the vehicle has been wrongly categorised as a lot are these days for some reason. As long as the chassis is not bent the body should be repairable even if it needs a new shell. Maybe it should be a C (uneconomic repair). If it's a B it can only be used for parts. Many quite repairable vehicles are scrapped thanks to the ridiculous Thatchem rules. The stated need for a chassis alignment check is all that most vehicles need to write them off.
 
It is a conspiracy to make everyone buy new cars and maintain the auto industry.
 
Bix said:
It is a conspiracy to make everyone buy new cars and maintain the auto industry.
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There seems to be a rather large scam going on with Cat C write offs. All the body shop needs to do is call for a chassis alignment check on anything over five or six years old and it is written off. The car will then be sold off. In a lot of cases the car will then be back on the road within a few weeks. Because the chassis check was not needed in the first place. But their word will be taken. If they are an approved repairer no engineer will visit from the insurance company. Even if they do, my experience of them is they don't have a clue what they are looking at anyway. Most have no practical experience and learned their trade in a class room.
 
If the engineer as actually seen the vehicle, then it will be a genuine cat B and it would not be safe back on the road.

I wrote my Discovery off recently and figured on buying back and putting back on the road, as the damage was all at the front. The engine had been pushed back against the bulkhead and the doors were a little stiffer to open, but I reckoned once the engine was released then this would be resolved.

Insurer went Cat B after being inspected. I still bought it back (at £115 it was rude not to) but was peed off at the Cat B untill I got under it.

There was buckling to the chassis as far back as the handbrake drum and when I took the glass out the rooflights I could then see that the roof was slightly buckled as well.

Turns out Cat B was fair. Harvested the parts, weighed the chassis and shell in.

What you see on initial inspection is not half what the engineer will see.
 
I am too late its been sold for £3500.there was no chassis damage at all,I already had a look,the doors still opened and closed with a little force,probably cat b as was previously cat d,
 
crazymac said:
If the engineer as actually seen the vehicle, then it will be a genuine cat B and it would not be safe back on the road.

I wrote my Discovery off recently and figured on buying back and putting back on the road, as the damage was all at the front. The engine had been pushed back against the bulkhead and the doors were a little stiffer to open, but I reckoned once the engine was released then this would be resolved.

Insurer went Cat B after being inspected. I still bought it back (at £115 it was rude not to) but was peed off at the Cat B untill I got under it.

There was buckling to the chassis as far back as the handbrake drum and when I took the glass out the rooflights I could then see that the roof was slightly buckled as well.

Turns out Cat B was fair. Harvested the parts, weighed the chassis and shell in.

What you see on initial inspection is not half what the engineer will see.
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I am full aware of that. I did say earlier IF the chassis was not bent. However even if the chassis is bent it can still be repaired. There is nothing that cannot be repaired. It is the cost that is the problem.
 
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