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[MellowYellow]

Mines a repaired CAT C and it shows on the logbook as being a total loss in the past (2007), as well as giving it a thorough looking over before I bought it I've also got the VOSA inspection report following the repair, something that I think is essential when buying any CAT C or D vehicle that has already been repaired. Knowing what damage has been repaired/replaced on my car (front and rear clams)it does show that as these cars get older the amount of damage vs the value of the vehicle does elevate the category rating, had the same amount of damage occured when the car was 1-2 years old it would have most likely have been a CAT D. If a VX220 were to be stolen/recovered, found minus bodywork, interior, suspension and engine, i.e. basically a tub, this would surely make it a CAT B straight away but should the tub then be used as a donor for another repair what ID would the finished car have, the ID of the CAT B vehicle, the one being repaired or a totally new identity, be that an aged related plate or a "Q"?

[N17VES]

Mines a repaired CAT C and it shows on the logbook as being a total loss in the past (2007), as well as giving it a thorough looking over before I bought it I've also got the VOSA inspection report following the repair, something that I think is essential when buying any CAT C or D vehicle that has already been repaired. Knowing what damage has been repaired/replaced on my car (front and rear clams)it does show that as these cars get older the amount of damage vs the value of the vehicle does elevate the category rating, had the same amount of damage occured when the car was 1-2 years old it would have most likely have been a CAT D.
If a VX220 were to be stolen/recovered, found minus bodywork, interior, suspension and engine, i.e. basically a tub, this would surely make it a CAT B straight away but should the tub then be used as a donor for another repair what ID would the finished car have, the ID of the CAT B vehicle, the one being repaired or a totally new identity, be that an aged related plate or a "Q"?

I believe its done a point system. If the chassis is used from another vehicle, you get say 5 points and more if also the transmission from the same car is used. If you reach a certain score, you are entitled to to keep the registraion of the donor vehicle. If not, it defaults to 'Q'. If various doner cars are used, it would then also go down as 'Q'. If a good proportion of the parts are new (I think its 75%), then you can apply for a new reg.

[TheRealVXed]

I think if all the parts were stolen from it it would be a Cat C as this would not necessarily mean that the integrity of the structure of the car had been compromised (as is the case with Cat B & A). I can't think of a situation in which a car with a catagory A classification would exist other than if it had been seized by police for some reason and no parts could be used for profit. In a nutshell Cat C & D are cost related and Cat A & B are safety related.

[TheRealVXed]

Cat F also exists..... Joe should know about this one...

[theolodian]

I posted a detailed explanation a while ago. ANY serviceable part on a cat B is fair game, including the tub. They don't want a cat B going out as the same car, but again mainly an insurance industry thing. Those 'rules' are not law. Most of the other comments above are correct. Yes, you can get cat X status removed from a car with a thorough test. Don't know of anyone that has tried that with Cat B though. 11K for a cat B is beyond a joke. Duncan VXR's car recently went for less than that!