Tbf the check on a CAT C is only to check its identity to make sure the ID of a written off car hasnt been used to hide a stolen car. Anyway I would drive a Cat D the only thing that stops me is that a Cat D will not be touched by so many and people like youve proven will question whether they should buy it which makes them hard to sell on. Basically my point is yeah its good if youre planning to basically keep it until "end of life" if not then its probably a bad idea. Most big garages eg Arnold Clark, Evans Halshaw etc may not be willing to take it in p art exchange (they sometimes will as there is a market for them as trade cars) problem is those companies wont/cant sell them by policy which means you will get really low money for them (value the car here https://www.capconnect.co.uk/consumerva ... x?CH=U2ETN) and half the lowest point on the price and that is what you will get for it trade in.

Im just saying think about it hard unless youre going to keep it long term then just do it if not dont.

For example if its a little city runabout second car like a 107 you will get a much newer car for your money or the same older car for next to nothing and you may as well go for the category D. If its a premium car like a BMW and its on an 09 plate but for the same money in a non-write off youd only get an 06 plate dont do it. Its so cheap because people wont often buy a Cat D premium car.

Final point. What type of car is it? If its a quicker car then a good chance its been crashed by someone that mistreated it if its a car like a Micra, Clio, 107, Hyundai i10 etc then chances are it was completely an accident.



Stay away from CAT Cs though a CAT D is usually just an accident that wasnt the drivers fault and they dont want it repairing as it has an accident history now whereas a CAT C is when the insurance company has refused to repair it as it was too expensive if someones selling a CAT C theyve managed to repair a car that shouldnt have been repairable for its value so mathematically id suspect that it was repaired with inferior parts.

Tbf the check on a CAT C is only to check its identity to make sure the ID of a written off car hasnt been used to hide a stolen car. Anyway I would drive a Cat D the only thing that stops me is that a Cat D will not be touched by so many and people like youve proven will question whether they should buy it which makes them hard to sell on. Basically my point is yeah its good if youre planning to basically keep it until "end of life" if not then its probably a bad idea. Most big garages eg Arnold Clark, Evans Halshaw etc may not be willing to take it in p art exchange (they sometimes will as there is a market for them as trade cars) problem is those companies wont/cant sell them by policy which means you will get really low money for them (value the car here https://www.capconnect.co.uk/consumerva ... x?CH=U2ETN) and half the lowest point on the price and that is what you will get for it trade in.

Im just saying think about it hard unless youre going to keep it long term then just do it if not dont.

For example if its a little city runabout second car like a 107 you will get a much newer car for your money or the same older car for next to nothing and you may as well go for the category D. If its a premium car like a BMW and its on an 09 plate but for the same money in a non-write off youd only get an 06 plate dont do it. Its so cheap because people wont often buy a Cat D premium car.

Final point. What type of car is it? If its a quicker car then a good chance its been crashed by someone that mistreated it if its a car like a Micra, Clio, 107, Hyundai i10 etc then chances are it was completely an accident.



Stay away from CAT Cs though a CAT D is usually just an accident that wasnt the drivers fault and they dont want it repairing as it has an accident history now whereas a CAT C is when the insurance company has refused to repair it as it was too expensive if someones selling a CAT C theyve managed to repair a car that shouldnt have been repairable for its value so mathematically id suspect that it was repaired with inferior parts.