categories for crashed cars in england

ncc98071

Does anyone have a definition of the categories for crashed cars in england?

would a d-cat be one to avoid???

Ferris

Cat A&B mean that the car must be scrapped or broken down for parts, they should never be put back on the road.

Cat C&D Can be put back on the road, Cat C being worse.

Afaik The grade is actually determined by the value of damage compared to the cars value. Hence cat d on a £100k car may be structurally worse than a cat c on a £10k car.

In the real world cat d generally means little or no chassis damage however. Still wouldn't want to try and sell a cat d car here however, Irish people are scared sh1tless of UK write offs, even tho Irish ones are largely untraceable.

ncc98071

cheers Ferris
Its a avensis I was looking at, hard to know whether it would be worth the risk

Kat1170

CAT A => SCRAP(MUST BE CRUSHED)
CAT B => SPARES ONLY(Vehicle may not be returned to road. Parts may be sold), never to go back on road.
CAT C => REPAIRABLE SALVAGE, cars will require VIC check. Bikes require V5 applying for using V62 (no inspection needed for CAT C motorcycles)(Cost of damage (at dealer prices and labour rates) is more than book value of vehicle.) .
CAT D => REPAIRABLE SALVAGE,Probably non-structural damage. May have been economic to repair, but insurer doesn't want to HAVE IT BACK. most have a V5 with them. If not, simply apply for V5 using V62