Buying a car that needs a VIC check?

[dome]

Evening shiters

 

Got the opportunity to purchase a fine* vehicle that's been off the road for a few years, it's been written off and needs a VIC check to get back on the road.

 

I've read the extremely helpful* Doovla site which says the car needs an MOT. Am I right in saying I'll be able to get it MOT'd OK-I know I can't apply for a V5 until it's VIC checked.

 

Buy it

Fix it up for MOT

Get it through

Get VIC check

Get V5?

 

Cheers

 

Brian

[scruff]

You've got it.

[panhard65]

I think they are doing away with the VIC very soon so should be getting easier

[320touring]

Evening shiters

 

Got the opportunity to purchase a fine* vehicle that's been off the road for a few years, it's been written off and needs a VIC check to get back on the road.

 

I've read the extremely helpful* Doovla site which says the car needs an MOT. Am I right in saying I'll be able to get it MOT'd OK-I know I can't apply for a V5 until it's VIC checked.

 

Buy it

Fix it up for MOT

Get it through

Get VIC check

Get V5?

 

Cheers

 

Brian

One octavia is enough for any man!

[dome]

Good stuff, wouldn't want to fork out for a VIC check if it wasn't going to pass an MOT. Will report back!

[castros_bro]

I think they are doing away with the VIC very soon so should be getting easier

 

Should I beat the rush and buy up all the insurance write offs if the VIC is ending or will they all then need an engineer's inspection?

[New POD]

Should I beat the rush and buy up all the insurance write offs if the VIC is ending or will they all then need an engineer's inspection?

 

VIC was designed to stop the worst ringing, but most thieves are too clever to get caught.

 

An insurance company may ask for an engineers report as a condition of insuring any car, but 99.999987% of the time, will probably believe that if it passes an MOT it's road worthy.  In the same way that some agree value policies on classics require an owners club report and some require 5 grainy pictures.

[lisbon_road]

I don't want to state the obvious but doing your own VIC check ie making sure all the numbers are correct might not be a bad idea.

[bigfella2]

VIC was designed to stop the worst ringing, but most thieves are too clever to get caught.

 

An insurance company may ask for an engineers report as a condition of insuring any car, but 99.999987% of the time, will probably believe that if it passes an MOT it's road worthy.  In the same way that some agree value policies on classics require an owners club report and some require 5 grainy pictures.

Yeah true, but the only thing i never really got my head round was, why are commercial vehicles exempt from this? Straight forward doing a VIC check, nothing to worry about.

[dome]

I don't want to state the obvious but doing your own VIC check ie making sure all the numbers are correct might not be a bad idea.

 

Aye, will be doing that for sure-don't you worry!

[capsuleboy]

This is how little the damage can be. This was my sons first car,written off by the old giffer owner before we bought it...