DVLA inspection after write off repairs

[R_U_AFA]

So if I decide to have a vehicle repaired, even after the insurer has declared it a write off, which write off  category(s) would require the DVLA to inspect the car after repairs.

[Ootohere]

Go to this website maybe.   VOSA not DVLA.   A total loss is a total loss.   If repairable it is a MOT you go get.

[R_U_AFA]

Yes, contained usefull information. Thanks.

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi.

If you ever have any issues with insurance at all regarding a previously written off  vehicle then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.

[R_U_AFA]

Wait so, Quote from website.

 

"Does a Cat N write-off car need a new MOT?"

 

"No, DVLA doesn’t insist category N vehicles have new MOT for driving back on the UK road. However, there is an assumption that the write-off car is no longer roadworthy- therefore, it needs an MOT to drive back."

 

This is contradictory. 

 

Can someone clear this up?

If I get a category N write off repaired, that has a current MOT pass, LEGALLY does it need to pass a new MOT test, after repairs?

 

(I will point out at this point that the the car is a write off due to the fact that painting+fitting a new wing will cost more than the valve of the car)

[Ootohere]

Legally no, because the DfT / DVLSA could not give a monkeys about safety on UK roads, like the insurance companies that flog any old crap.

 

The Insurers might ask that the car has a new MOT though, not that i have known them to. 

[R_U_AFA]

After doing a bit of searching, it seems that's the conclusion that I have come to.

As seen as the insurer doesn't cancel the current MOT on a cat-N it's still in force untill it runs out.

 

The insurer did suggest it would need a new MOT, but that was the 3rd parties insurer (who are offering the write-off scenario, as seen as it was a no fault incident on my part), not my insurance provider.