Write-off

[tloka]

hi guys, just wondering if a car is written-off.. is that an history about it?

let say if im getting a used car, do i know it's a written-off car before?

thank you

cheers!

[Import Monster]

hi guys, just wondering if a car is written-off.. is that an history about it?

let say if im getting a used car, do i know it's a written-off car before?

thank you

cheers!

Hi Mate

do you mean buying one here, or in Japan?

If it's a local car, you get the vin/chassis number, engine number and as much related info and do a REVS or VSR check with your local roads authority - such as Vicroads or the RTA. They will give you a report detailing if the vehicle has ever been written off. There are two types of write offs - one is a statutory write off, these can never be reregistered as they are on a register of written off vehicles. Chances are if a car you are looking at had ever been written off in this fashion, the check would be pointless as it would have had to have another cars identity put on it - ie, dodgy as hell

The other method of marking a vehicles as a write off is a financial write off - where it's not viable to fix the car, the insurance company write it off. The car can be repaired and then inspected by an engineer to ensure it's safe to go back on the road. This is recorded against a vehicles history and will come up on the REVS check

Hope this helps

Cheers

Aaron

[tloka]

Hi Mate

do you mean buying one here, or in Japan?

If it's a local car, you get the vin/chassis number, engine number and as much related info and do a REVS or VSR check with your local roads authority - such as Vicroads or the RTA. They will give you a report detailing if the vehicle has ever been written off. There are two types of write offs - one is a statutory write off, these can never be reregistered as they are on a register of written off vehicles. Chances are if a car you are looking at had ever been written off in this fashion, the check would be pointless as it would have had to have another cars identity put on it - ie, dodgy as hell

The other method of marking a vehicles as a write off is a financial write off - where it's not viable to fix the car, the insurance company write it off. The car can be repaired and then inspected by an engineer to ensure it's safe to go back on the road. This is recorded against a vehicles history and will come up on the REVS check

Hope this helps

Cheers

Aaron

thanks a lot mate,that explains almost everything..

cos someone is selling me his car, it's lower than a normal market value.. but there is nothing wrong with the car, so i suspect it might be a repaired write-off car..

[Import Monster]

thanks a lot mate,that explains almost everything..

cos someone is selling me his car, it's lower than a normal market value.. but there is nothing wrong with the car, so i suspect it might be a repaired write-off car..

very easy to go and do the check and find out, it will also tell you if the car is under finance - in which case you would be making payment to the finance company and not the seller