No more 'repairable write offs" in NSW

[Scouse]

One of the current affair shows last night had yet another repaired written off vehicle horror story & finished the segment by announcing that NSW was about to stop the insurance companies selling off vehicles as repairable write offs.

After an accident or theft, the car would either be repaired & hence stay with the owner or it would be a statutory write off & be sold for parts only.



There goes the cottage industry of parts of SW Sydney .
Maybe now I can pick up a cheap P38a parts car .

[Bigbjorn]

Having bought and repaired and sold a couple, I can't see the problem, unless it is one of lackadaisical inspection in NSW. To get the vehicle off the written off vehicles register you have to take it to an authorised inspector of written off vehicles for a thorough inspection of the noted areas requiring repair and produce the invoices showing the parts purchased to effect the repairs. The place at Eagle Farm, Brisbane does a rigid and careful inspection and make you jump through hoops.

Sounds to me like a political beat-up. The pollies need to be seen doing something, anything, and hope to get a few brownie points.Very few road accidents are attributed to mechanical problems or failures and an insignificant percentage would involve repaired write offs.

If they have found badly or unsafely repaired write offs in NSW then there is a failure of the inspection system.

I know the car wrecker industry has been pushing for this for years. They want to get their stock vehicles cheaper. They don't like paying what repairers are prepared to pay for a repairable write off.

[MickS]

One of the current affair shows last night had yet another repaired written off vehicle horror story & finished the segment by announcing that NSW was about to stop the insurance companies selling off vehicles as repairable write offs.

After an accident or theft, the car would either be repaired & hence stay with the owner or it would be a statutory write off & be sold for parts only.



There goes the cottage industry of parts of SW Sydney .
Maybe now I can pick up a cheap P38a parts car .

The smashed auctions must make a fortune for the government....all those cars being "reborn" and re-registered...then insurance companies picking up another policy...I'm sure the insurance industry may well wade in.

[steve_35]

Its about time they stopped selling rubbish as good cars

Dont be surprised if they take it to the limits either

I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes an offense to sell damaged cars full stop

you can hear the squash squads in the backgrounds hassling Innocent ebay users for selling there cars

I think the days of the $2000 dunga are well and truly gone

One thing for sure the wrecking world will feel it the most as they were the ones selling the dungas hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha suffer

[abaddonxi]

My quality of life improved signifcantly once I stopped watching the six-thirty ain't-it-awful shows.

[PhilipA]

The issue is and always has been that the IDs of the "Repairable Write Offs" were and are used to rebirth stolen cars.

It has always been the greed of the insurance companies to get more for the "Repairable" wrecks at auction that has allowed this trade that everybody and their dog knew was being used to rebirth stolen cars that has allowed it to go on so long.

However we will all probably pay more for insurance.
Regards Philip A

[MickS]

I have a mate who has bought and repaired these vehicles. At the moment, he is driving around in a Lotus Elise, which is back on the road for a third of the price of a second hand one. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, mechanically or cosmetically.

Some of these vehicles are stolen/recovered, and have no damage other than ignition damage. Some only require a couple of panels replaced and a new radiator. Some are just hail damaged. A mate bought a top spec Aurion after the Newcastle floods in 2007. Had been submerged. It's back on the road and a brilliant vehicle. It is no different to a car involved in an accident, being repaired and put back on the road.

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[Bigbjorn]

I have a mate who has bought and repaired these vehicles. At the moment, he is driving around in a Lotus Elise, which is back on the road for a third of the price of a second hand one. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, mechanically or cosmetically.

Some of these vehicles are stolen/recovered, and have no damage other than ignition damage. Some only require a couple of panels replaced and a new radiator. Some are just hail damaged. A mate bought a top spec Aurion after the Newcastle floods in 2007. Had been submerged. It's back on the road and a brilliant vehicle. It is no different to a car involved in an accident, being repaired and put back on the road.

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If that car had been submerged, as in totally immersed over the roof, then it should have been a statutory write off.

If a vehicle has been immersed in salt water above the doorsill level for any period, or, fresh water up to the the dashboard or steering wheel for more than 48 hours then it is a statutory write off and may not be re-registered under any circumstances, and may only be used for parts.

Having been involved in a major dealership that had all its stock submerged, and sold off "as is, where is", before the written off vehicle register, I sure as hell would not buy a vehicle known to have been underwater. I saw the ongoing problems the buyers had as the vehicles aged. Not just rust, but ongoing electrical problems. Common one was terminals that just disappeared from electrical corrosion. Great fun.

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

I loved the segment of the repaired and sold Writeable write off. The Airbag sensor bar and the air bag were not replaced. Instead a "RAG WAS STUFFED" into the steering wheel airbag void.

[ADMIRAL]

My quality of life imroved signifcantly once I stopped watching the six-thirty ain't-it-awful shows.

In another life I worked in the pharmaceutical industry. We used to call the 'snake oil ' products that appeared as if they were new miracle cures on the 730 and CA programs, 730 products.. Here today, gone tomorrow. What irks me, is the TV stations don't have a disclaimer like you will see in the printed media. These so called miracle products cost the manufacturer tens of thousands to get onto these shows, and are nothing more than a paid advert, dressed up as a news article. How did that saying go........never let the truth spoil a good story.