28-06-2024, 03:56 PM
We recently took in two accident-damaged Sevens in the same week.
The tail-ended Ruby was insured with RH, who were a model of speed and efficiency. We reported the car as repairable; it was inspected and deemed to be an economic write-off. The owner swiftly received the full agreed value and salvage of the entire car. Repairs are now well underway.
The RN had suffered front-end damage similar to Andrew's Ruby. We submitted a detailed report to the insurer (I've been asked not to not them, as settlement is still dragging on, but it isn't RH), confirming that the car was repairable. After much messing around, we had a visit from an engineer who admitted that he knew nothing about cars of this age. To cut a long story short, they eventually classified it under modern rules as a "Category B" write-off, meaning that although parts can be salvaged, the car must be dismantled and not repaired and the registration cancelled.
Mysteriously, payment of several hundred pounds to the insurer would miraculously reduce the classification to a repairable Category S. How does that work?
The tail-ended Ruby was insured with RH, who were a model of speed and efficiency. We reported the car as repairable; it was inspected and deemed to be an economic write-off. The owner swiftly received the full agreed value and salvage of the entire car. Repairs are now well underway.
The RN had suffered front-end damage similar to Andrew's Ruby. We submitted a detailed report to the insurer (I've been asked not to not them, as settlement is still dragging on, but it isn't RH), confirming that the car was repairable. After much messing around, we had a visit from an engineer who admitted that he knew nothing about cars of this age. To cut a long story short, they eventually classified it under modern rules as a "Category B" write-off, meaning that although parts can be salvaged, the car must be dismantled and not repaired and the registration cancelled.
Mysteriously, payment of several hundred pounds to the insurer would miraculously reduce the classification to a repairable Category S. How does that work?