cat c write off

steve-h · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Karma :

have just done a rac check on my bike only to find out that its a cat c
now when i bought it,it had panels missing,footpeg broken, clocks missing
is it supposed to show on the v5 that it was a cat c or not
the date on the check is 26/02/01
the bike was first registered on 13/02/01
how do i go about getting it moted or is it straight forward
will it need a vic or anything else?

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

it would probably never get insured if the cat c claim hasnt been propperly handled. The DVLA will know if its been written off and not re registered i think. if it was police seized you have no chance.
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Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

Found this when mine was made a Cat D write off a few year ago.

Hope it helps..

https://www.motorcycle.co.uk/insurance_write_off.htm

steve-h · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Karma :

like i said there is no indication on the v5 that its ever been a cat c
so would it have been repaired right and dvla notified
would that mean that it still shows on the register

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

are you preping it for a MOT? am sure that at some point someone will say, hold on this bike isnt legal, i.e MOT or insurance, have you phones an insurer up and asked? am sure they would give you a red flag soon.
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Scouse · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Karma :

steve-h · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Karma :

yes im getting it ready for the mot
nearly there now

TUG · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2007 Karma :

my bike was a cat C too, only means the forks where bent or something small like that, insurance wasnt that bothered as i got it for £282 at 17.
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

My bike was a Cat D and I didn't even M.O.T it or anything as it was less than a year old. It was purely cosmetic and probably stolen recovered.
I got insured £260. Did you have to tell them it was a previous write off because if you did, I didn't?

uncleboob · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Karma :

...i was wondering something similar myself

I'm trying to piece back together my Vt125 after my accident, athough damaged the bike still has 8 months MoT, tax and insurance left but the insurance assessors have classed the bike as a Cat C.....do i just need to make repairs or does the bike need another MoT and/or an inspection before i take it back on the road?

cheers guys

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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

To put a Cat C back on the road, as far as I am aware you do not need an M.O.T.

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

I thought it was only Cat D that could get away without an MOT? I Thought Cat C - A were structure damage and need a MOT except for A which needs to be crushed. I'm not sure what the difference is between C and B

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

cat C is also fine to go back on the road, it just -means that it wasnt economical to repair it with new parts, so insurance wrote it off, and gave the owner the cash

as new fairings cost a fortune, bikes are quite easily written off
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MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

Fair enough, but what's the difference between C and D then?

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

dunno, maybe D is slightly lighter damage

i know my sportsbike is cat C, and the damage to that was fairings, and a metal mounting bracket that the fairing attaches to

as ive dropped it a couple of times since myself, its actually been nice knowing it was already cat C
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darrenh · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Karma :

as some have mentioned above

i had my gsxr 600 written off and was a cat c

repaired indis and other silly broken things in one day after picking up parts, dad fiberglassed the cracked faring and i put that on with another different colour side fairing on the other side

passed first time on getting a new mot for it as insurance wanteed it doing
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ms51ves3 · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Karma :

Cat D is light damage and stolen recovered.
Cat C is slightly more damage.
Cat B can not be put back on the road put can be used for spares.
Cat A is going to the crusher.

trevoriv · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Karma :

Cat C needs an MOT.
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steve-h · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Karma :

spoke to bennettts yesterday and they said all i need to do is get it mot'd then ring them and the underwriters may ask for it to be inspected incase there might be frame damage
but i cant see none anyway