Buying category B bikes from auctions

[P.]

Is there any law regarding purchasing category B bikes from salvage companies.

Essentially, I'm interested in an engine and wheels from a cat B. It ABI category is "BREAKERS" so does this mean I could not buy it?

Do not want to put it on the road either way, would take what I need and weigh the remainder in.

[darthbuttchin]

According to a quick search (plus stuff I already sorta knew), it would seem that the bike as a whole may not be resold if it is a Category B Write-off. However, the bike may be stripped of it's parts, which may then be resold.

So, from what I can glean from there, you can buy the engine and the wheels (as in your case) but not the entire bike.
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CG125-K1 (1978) - 35 years old and (mostly) going strong! (Restored and rebuilt by my own fair hands).
Call me Tomsk - I am the Flying Womble after all.

[P.]

[darthbuttchin]

To quote practically every student from my school in Essex ' I don't get it'.

So far as I'm aware, Category B write-offs cannot go back on the road?

[P.]

"Should" not "Must"

You can chuck it on the road again.

I'd even have it as an off road thing, ideal. But the engine is my gold dust right now

[darthbuttchin]

Ahh good point.

Well, if it's the right price, take a shot at it.

Like I said, can only get told 'No', right?
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CG125-K1 (1978) - 35 years old and (mostly) going strong! (Restored and rebuilt by my own fair hands).
Call me Tomsk - I am the Flying Womble after all.

[J.M.]

If it's the site you emailed me about, they want you to have the appropriate waste disposal licence or they'll refuse the sale

Emailed you T&Cs... BCF wouldn't let me post them
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2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900

[P.]

So find someone with a waste licence, register as them, buy bike.

[J.M.]

Should work Seems to only say the person picking up the bike needs to have the licence. Find someone with licence, beer money to pick up, you have bike. Should work right?
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2004 R1 & 2018 XSR900

[Alpha-9]

I looked into this a lot and what I was almost sure of is that

Class B and A MUST NOT go back on the road, they can only be salvaged for parts.
Class C and D can go back on the road as long as there's a valid MOT etc.

I will hunt for catsup

Actually

[darthbuttchin]

Catsup as in - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biW2i9yK-10 ?
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CG125-K1 (1978) - 35 years old and (mostly) going strong! (Restored and rebuilt by my own fair hands).
Call me Tomsk - I am the Flying Womble after all.

[Alpha-9]

[P.]

MCE are gay though.

Pretty sure (95%) that you can put one back on the road, no law against it.

[Alpha-9]

[J.M.]

[Alpha-9]

[Nick 50]

IIRC, there is no actual law stating that CAT A/B vehicles can't go back on the road. However the DVLA like to think they can make up laws and the same for Insurers who wont insure a CAT A/B vehicle.
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Current Bikes: ZX7r 97 (Black Beauty), VFR400 NC24 (The banana)
Previous Bikes: Aprilia Tuono 03 (The Beast), CBR600f (97)
First bike: A GZ125 Lemon.......

[STONEY!]

I bought a cat B write off ntv once, didnt realise it at the time so applied for logbook.

3 weeks later get a knock on my door its a dvla inspector asking to see the bike, he tells me its a cat B and should have been destroyed, checks frame engine and reg number says yep its all clear now.

A week later new v5 logbook arrives, I mot the bike tax it then sold it to a geezer who rode it away, I went out to find him at the end of my street swapping plates on it lol

Anyhooo cat B can go back on the road according to dvla but if you crash you wont get a payout on the value of the bike because officially it has non.

[Aff]

This should answer, from the home office site:

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abi.org.uk%2Finformation%2Fcodes_and_guidance_notes%2F40510.pdf&ei=ZTX0UJ7GFqbs0gWNjYGADA&usg=AFQjCNFE9LcmICcgY71nt9Bp1-OC6d__bw

Key point

[Alpha-9]