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What are Cat A, Cat B, Cat S and Cat N cars, and should I buy a write-off?

Published 07 December 2021
By David Mullen
An insurance company may deem a damaged car unsafe or uneconomical to repair. This is known as a write-off.
Insurers call for clampdown on salvaged car loopholes

Insurers call for salvaged car loophole clampdown

Insurers have called for the rules on written-off cars to be changed to prevent unsafe salvaged vehicles entering the used car market.
Published 12 April 2019
Porsche Speedster shunted into canal by van driver

Porsche Speedster shunted into canal by van driver

A £30,000 Porsche replica is feared to be a complete write-off, after a van driver shunted the Speedster into London's Regent's Canal.
Published 07 October 2018

Police clamps down on stolen car parts scam

West Midlands Police has launched a new campaign to clamp down on "chop shops" who sell vehicle write-offs that have been patched up using stolen
Published 13 August 2018