However, your V5 shows it was a write-off, and therefore you will suffer residual losses/hassle when it comes to selling it on.

No it doesn't. :confused:

You'll get your money back or a good deal on another no problems.

You'll get your money back or a good deal on another no problems.

Why? He says the car is mint and it hasn't been registered with HPI.

Good Result

If you like the car & its not listed then keep it BUT I would still get it checked to ensure the repairs are to the correct standard, a nice coat of paint can hide a lot of things.

Get as good a description as you can of what the damage was so you can guide whoever is checking the car over.

No it doesn't. :confused:

You're right, I misread the first post in which (I though) he stated he received his V5 back with the write off information on it.

I'd just keep stumm then (and hope the next buyer doesn't know Briskoda)

if the car is registered as cat a or b it wouldn't be allowed back on the road again and all they can do is break it up for spares. with cat c and d it only relates to minor damage and doesn't necessarily have to be recorded. but if it has been recorded it is a legal requirement to disclose this at the time of sale.

I am getting the car checked over at the weekend, but I have been over it with a fine toothcomb and it looks A1.

I am getting a copy of the HPI report from the dealer at the weekend for my records.

At the end of the day, I have a mint car that is HPI clear and has a bit of history - I suppose a lot of 3 year old cars on the road have had some bodywork done at some stage!

if the car is registered as cat a or b it wouldn't be allowed back on the road again and all they can do is break it up for spares. with cat c and d it only relates to minor damage and doesn't necessarily have to be recorded. but if it has been recorded it is a legal requirement to disclose this at the time of sale.

It is not recorded in this case, therefore nothing to disclose.

Now that you know about it you would be breaking the law not to disclose it at sale time.

Contact the dealer, get a car that hasn't been written off and peace of mind that you're not in a potential deathtrap. Even the dealer cannot say how such a car would perform in another accident because you don't know whether there are structural weaknesses as a result of the first accident.

So it's got a nice coat of paint, woo! This is something you travel at 70+mph in regularly and you're honestly thinking about keeping it??

He wouldn't be breaking the law by not disclosing it.

From what has been said it sounds like the car had a couple of dented panels and a dirty back seat.

BTW many new unregistered cars have paint and/or panel damge repaired before the owner takes posession and they usually never know.

In this case I think the dealer should pay for an independent inspection of the car as a gesture of goodwill and to provide peace of mind.

I had a similar incident 12 months ago. Bought a Fiesta off a trader for

More info...(i'd make a good private eye!).

Esure's engineers deemed the car repairable, but the previous customer did not want it repaired as it had been stolen.

He got a full payout and Esure sold it on to a salvage company.

The guy told me they received a large settlement for the salvage and it appears that the damage was purely cosmetic.

So, to recap, the car was recorded on Esure's records as a total loss BECAUSE the customer did not want it repaired and they had to pay out in full.

It WAS NOT written off due to damage, but was cosmetically damaged only, therefore has not been recorded on HPI at all.

The car has been inspected by ESures engineers, as well as Skoda. I will chase up an independent inspection for added peace of mind, but the car has already been inspected twice and nothing reported so I am happy that it is safe.

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It was HPI cleared this morning at 9am.

The car was recovered on 10th May, and Esure have confirmed it is not to be recorded on HPI - the previous owner must have assumed this because he was paid out in full.

So there you go, worry over nothing.

Glad it worked out ok, are you now going to join the Freedom section?

C requires a DVLA test, D does not require anything.

I am glad that its all worked out ok. I wonder if the previous owner has any photos of the damage so you can see what had happened.

I will be joining the Freedom section imminently - just have to slip the funds past Mrs H. as I spent more on the car than we agreed so I am on a sticky wicket presently :lol:

The garage are tracing the car's history backwards from themselves, I am going in the opposite direction so hopefully we will meet and suss out what's been repaired.

I am booking it in so they can spend a couple of hours doing a thorough inspection, courtesy car booked so it is only my time that is being spent.

To be fair, the dealers are being very helpful (West End Garage, Broxburn), if I get the all clear from an inspection I am completely happy.

If not, according to Trading Standards I am well within my rights to demand a replacement or refund.

I will be joining the Freedom section imminently - just have to slip the funds past Mrs H. as I spent more on the car than we agreed so I am on a sticky wicket presently :lol:

The garage are tracing the car's history backwards from themselves' date=' I am going in the opposite direction so hopefully we will meet and suss out what's been repaired.

I am booking it in so they can spend a couple of hours doing a thorough inspection, courtesy car booked so it is only my time that is being spent.

To be fair, the dealers are being very helpful (West End Garage, Broxburn), if I get the all clear from an inspection I am completely happy.

If not, according to Trading Standards I am well within my rights to demand a replacement or refund.[/quote']

Sounds like its all sorted & you have a nice car you are happy with, many cars suffer bad damage in their early years & a future buyer never knows, some even before delivery & the customer is none the wiser

Sounds like its all sorted & you have a nice car you are happy with, many cars suffer bad damage in their early years & a future buyer never knows, some even before delivery & the customer is none the wiser

So very true, when I was delivering oil to garages, some of the new unregistered cars being delivered straight off the transporters had damage that had to be seen to be believed. They went into the bodyshop, came out repaired, and another satisfied customer drove off happy a pig in $%&*.

When I collected my Astra a few yers back I watched a salesman drive a new Astra Coupe into a wall. Crunched in right down the rear wing. He said "never mind we diddnt do that to yours" :eek:

From what has been said it sounds like the car had a couple of dented panels and a dirty back seat.

Would a couple of dented pannels write off a car thats worth 10k? I dont think so.

Must be something else.

Would a couple of dented pannels write off a car thats worth 10k? I dont think so.

Must be something else.

IT WASN'T WRITTEN OFF!

eek, i've been skip reading and must have missed a big change in the plot.

Sorry man, just got up :p

eek' date=' i've been skip reading and must have missed a big change in the plot.

Sorry man, just got up :p[/quote']

No worries, sorry for shouting.

as i said on ec.

West End are very good to deal with and they will do what they can to ensure your happy, quite surprised to hear the car has so much history, i had a quick look at it before you picked it up and it looked like new.

dont think a little history like that would put me off, aslong as the car is what you paid for, a good car with no registered history