My 'Written off' car is for sale again - Is there anyone to report it to?

[rietrot]

Its perfect until your mate's wife gets into an accident. Fixing only 2 of the 6 airbags sounds like an amazing idea, your mate sounds like a stellar oke who cares about the safety of his wife.

#yolo

People that can drive properly are not too worriedabout accidens, but I tend to agree with you it's risky business trusting a women with a car.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Well yes, except for the fact that the finance house confirmed the car had been deregistered after it was settled by insurance - Again, not my problem, I'd just be less than happy buying a written off car, and being told it's a code 2 (nevermind the rolled back mileage)

If it's still a code 2 (not sure how you know that?), then it wasn't deregistered.

Written off /= scrapped

 

[ShaneE]

If it's still a code 2 (not sure how you know that?), then it wasn't deregistered.

Written off /= scrapped

It is still a code 2 - I called the dealership when I saw it - It's being sold as a normal used car, with FSH, finance available etc - Oddly enough, no spare key though. And on the deregistered part, it should have been, according to the deregistration confirmation I got sent when insurance paid it off - ie, fraud?

Look the thing is, it isn't my problem at all ( I got paid out, new car, etc) - But it is going to be someone else's problem, and I would 100% not want to be the person who's problem it became.

 

[neoprema]

Insurance company can write-off a car - which means they themselves and their risk appetite and financial algorithms are not prepared to pay for it to be fixed. It does NOT always mean it requires a re-build. I had a Renault written-off once not because of chassis or major engine damage but because the accident had damaged a bonnet, airbags, 2 doors and a lot of electronics and they were just not prepared to pay for repairs vs payout as the car's market value had dropped badly.

What it does mean is someone can buy it from them - and they do sell them. And fix it up.

We had a friend who's car was written off and they actually asked the insurer if they could buy it and they were allowed to. Paid to fix it up themselves and still drive it today.

 

[bwana]

It is still a code 2 - I called the dealership when I saw it - It's being sold as a normal used car, with FSH, finance available etc - Oddly enough, no spare key though. And on the deregistered part, it should have been, according to the deregistration confirmation I got sent when insurance paid it off - ie, fraud?

So they changed their minds and didnt deregister it - it's their car. They really don't have to consult with you about it.

 

[rietrot]

So they changed their minds and didnt deregister it - it's their car. They really don't have to consult with you about it.

There is a lot of fraud at traffic departments.

I would not be surprised if someone paid someone to fix the regulation. Normally guys that would rewind the kilos would also do this.

Probably the dealership.

 

[LiPO]

Cars that are written off are sold. People buy them and fix them up and sell it privately, eventually it could end up at a dealer.

 

[TheJman]

It's okay to resell a written off car - thing is whether they are marketing it falsely... also... how is the millage less???

 

[Fleming]

Just for fun Id go to the dealer and pretend to be looking at the car. When a salesman walks up and asked if he must get the key so you can look inside, you say "Don't worry, I brought my own", whip out the key, and open the door. The look on the dealers face would be priceless.

Joking a side, as a few have said, when an insurance company "writes off" a car it often isnt written off in the technical sense. It just costs too much to repair and they would would rather pay out.

 

[Forza]

In insurance terms "written off" = un-economical to repair. So basically, because the repair cost was >60% of the value they deem it a write off but not necessarily registered as a Code 3.

 

[GhostSixFour]

Exactly, If your key fits then its all yours.

This is how marriages should be decided as well.

 

[epah]

This is how marriages should be decided as well.

I would have over a 100 husbands if that was the case.

 

[rh1]

Actually its not, its only fraud if the person selling the car does not disclose it to the buyer, but mileage correction/changing/tampering in itself is not illegal.

Disagree, using SA common law definition:
"An unlawful and intentional making of a misrepresentation that causes actual or potential prejudice to another"

So rolling back the odometre is not a misrepresentation nor is it intentional?

 

[rodga]

Disagree, using SA common law definition:
"An unlawful and intentional making of a misrepresentation that causes actual or potential prejudice to another"

So rolling back the odometre is not a misrepresentation nor is it intentional?

Like I said.... Only if they don't disclose then you can consider the above but the act itself is not.

Please post a link.

 

[rietrot]

Like I said.... Only if they don't disclose then you can consider the above but the act itself is not.

Please post a link.

Yeah that's a "technicality" but it is BS. What reason would anyone have to rollback the odometer

 

[thehuman]

Only reason Rolling back odo is to increase value of car , or a rental where you pay by km.

 

[rodga]

Yeah that's a "technicality" but it is BS. What reason would anyone have to rollback the odometer

One reason being replacing a damaged/broken cluster.

 

[thehuman]

One reason being replacing a damaged/broken cluster.

Op did not sell car with damaged cluster, most cars also store kilos in ecu as a backup, so they can easily restore cluster to original kilos.

 

[rodga]

Op did not sell car with damaged cluster, most cars also store kilos in ecu as a backup, so they can easily restore cluster to original kilos.

Sure but that was not the question that rh1 raised. Still does not change the fact that it is not illegal.

 

[RedViking]

Some things are not worth worrying about.