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[dbug]

Thats a real bummer Al - takes some of the pleasure out of a "new" motor.  Have heard this before of VIC checks now required for CATDs.  You'll turn up, pay your money, some erk will check VIN plates and 10 minutes later you'll be on your way.  Rip off Britain 

[Big_Al]

When you bought the car, there should have been a comment on the front of the V5. If there wasn't,  and the seller didn't tell you, then you might have some recourse against them. The least they could do is reimburse you the £41 the previous keeper should have done it if they kept the car after a claim.

Think the car has to be fully roadworthy, ie taxed, MOTed and insured in order for the VIC to be carried out. Takes 10 mins, book on line and try to arrange a time which is most convenient to you.

checked the V5  . . .nothing on there ( bottom left corner ) but that would only be put on the V5 once another was issued to the owner. .  .wouldn't it ?  The  seller told me Cat. D uneconomical write off . so no problem there.

Had car re-MOT'd same day I collected it for my own peace of mind   . . .All A1

It seems VOSA/DVLA are  forcing all Cat. C   & now Cat.D to have a VIC when a new V5 is requested 

another govenment Cash cow  £££££££££

 

[Big_Al]

Thats a real bummer Al - takes some of the pleasure out of a "new" motor.  Have heard this before of VIC checks now required for CATDs.  You'll turn up, pay your money, some erk will check VIN plates and 10 minutes later you'll be on your way. Rip off Britain

Exactly   dbug 

[omegod]

Cat d doesn't normally show on V5 !!!???

[05omegav6]

The V5 that the seller gave you should have been destroyed when the car was written off. DVLA then issue a new one, with the notes added, once a VIC has been done. IMHO the seller would have known that when they agreed the settlement with their insurer. They owe you at least the £41...

[Big_Al]

The V5 that the seller gave you should have been destroyed when the car was written off. DVLA then issue a new one, with the notes added, once a VIC has been done. IMHO the seller would have known that when they agreed the settlement with their insurer. They owe you at least the £41...

sorry may of misled you here . I checked the V5 when collecting the car and there was nothing on the notes part . I do not have the V5 as the seller has to send that off. I only have the small green section .

As for the original V5 being destroyed  . . not sure it happens like that . Swmbo had a Vectra that was involved in a small bump . Other drivers fault . Insurance company assesor came to inspect it  after requesting the V5 & mot certificate were sent to them for inspection .

Assesor wrote off as uneconomical repair ( although only really minimal damage ) we brought car back from insurance & our  documents were returned to us  from the insurance company ,but with no additional note of write off added . we kept that V5 for the remainder of the life of the car until it was scrapped . Over 2 years.

I am thinking that in this situation the note of the "write off" only goes on the V5 the next time  it is sent to DVLA

Which I think  is what is happening here now , that if the seller had kept the car he would still be using that "Unmarked" V5

But it looks like they are "Marking" the V5 with Cat. D or at least requiring a VIC  as well now 

[05omegav6]

Was outlining the process I went through when mine was a Cat C

When you book the car in for its VIC you have to describe the damage/repair. VOSA then pass this info on to the DVLA who add it to the new V5 The notes appear on the front page in the box that says 'New at first registration'.

In my case 'Replaced tailgate, rear bumper and OSR Quarter and repaired D pillar' became ' Vehicle has had substantial repair to significant rear accident damage' or summat along those lines

If you knew the car had been written off before you bought it, then fair enough, but the sellers accidental ignorance has put you in this position, unless they are a trader who bought the car direct from the insurers, in which case they really should have known better

Believe someone else here had a similar problem...they bought a car, all the paperwork was in order, no mention on the V5, but when the new one came back to the new keeper, it had the notes on the front page. Dealer claimed to know nowt about it, as the car had been part exed. You can bet that the previous keeper had filed the reissued V5...