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how much does it cost to get a writ off car back on the road


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basicly someones reversed into the side of my dads car and its going through insurance so i recon theyll write it off.

but its only a dint on the back quarter so could get it repaired.

so does anyone know how much it costs for all the tests and stuff once it repaired?

cheers :)

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you'll need a vic check if it is marked on the logbook as a write off as for the quater at my uncle's grage where i work if it wastent major damage we would pull the quarter back out on are jig then fill where nessary and paint it ect in worse cases we would cutt the damage pannel out and replace with a new 1 the cost of this varoius with different garage's mate

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just FYI when i got my starlet i knew it had been back into a pole (it was pretty obvious lol) but was showing as HPI clear, when i got what i thought was the v5 through it was a letter saying it had been reported cat C and i needed a VIC test...

i was in there for less than 5 minutes, as long as the engine and chassis numbers match its pretty much all good, they dont inspect the repair its purely I.D!!!

although im sure if you went in with duck tape everywhere and a childs bike wedged in your grille they might refuse a test ;)

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Dependant on if its a cat C, it will will need a VIC check which isn't much like £35. If it goes as a cat D it won't need a VIC check.

How they choose which catergory to put a car in I don't know. I always thought cat C were the more heavily damaged ones but I've seen no end of cat D's which look absolutely wrecked. Must just be down to insurance company?

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this was the extent of the damage on mine, needed the bumper pushing out, and put a jack in the spare wheel well to push the floor back out! cost £0 and took an hour! but i guess a bodyshop would quote for jig time, paint, bumpers at toyota dealer prices, it all adds up...

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not exactly a demo derby car!!!

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