Sold a Cat S Car without being told

locomansimon said:
I only think you have to declare it if you are a trader not a private seller,
but its so easy to check on the internet anyway, my jag was written off as a cat s and I got the car back and put it back on the road, the only damage was a dented wing and plastic bumper, no structural damage whatso ever and it only cost £150 to repair with a second hand wing and I straightened the bumper !
Click to expand...
This. Cars can be Cat S with damage that is too expensive to repair with new OEM parts (which insurance cos insist on) so it does not necessarily mean that the car is a death trap. In the LMS example a new wing in primer from Jaguar might well cost more than the car is worth but a second hand wing off a scrapped one. Unbolt the bent one, bolt on the new, if it's the same colour it will probably not need anything else doing! It's not structural so there is no reason to think that the car would be any more susceptible in a crash than any other car of the same type.

That said he should declare the car as "Cat S" and ideally produce documentation of what was repaired and an inspection report to show that it was now road legal/safe.

On passing your car to the "trader" simply go on line and transfer ownership. You should do this whenever you sell or trade in a car. "Proper" dealers will do it for you on premise. Any tickets will go to the new owner. On the subject of your old car perhaps he just had a look at it and with a quick bit of spannering got it through a test, as long as you have transferred ownership he hasn't necessarily done anything wrong (you could perversely argue that he is simply repairing a car and doing his bit for the environment - I doubt he is though)
 
locomansimon said:
I only think you have to declare it if you are a trader not a private seller,
but its so easy to check on the internet anyway, my jag was written off as a cat s and I got the car back and put it back on the road, the only damage was a dented wing and plastic bumper, no structural damage whatso ever and it only cost £150 to repair with a second hand wing and I straightened the bumper !
Click to expand...
Why was it a Cat S with no structural damage? I thought this was the whole point of the new classes
S = structural damage
N = non-structural
 
Will my car insurance be void now too?

With regards to Trading Standards would I contact the one nearest to where this lock up is?
 
Davey_C said:
Will my car insurance be void now too?

With regards to Trading Standards would I contact the one nearest to where this lock up is?
Click to expand...

I don't think it'll be void but you're probably best to contact them. Some insurance companies will increase your premium.
Re-Trading standards there is a national hotline number you can ring. Or you can go to through your local citizens advice bureau.
 
Davey_C said:
Will my car insurance be void now too?

With regards to Trading Standards would I contact the one nearest to where this lock up is?
Click to expand...
Are you sure you should be allowed on the roads?

You don't seem to know the first thing about owning or buying cars
 
Juninhoburger said:
Are you sure you should be allowed on the roads?

You don't seem to know the first thing about owning or buying cars
Click to expand...
This seems somewhat harsh given the situation. I don't think many people actually do, and trust in the people they buy from/ sell to.
 
Juninhoburger said:
I only buy from reputable garages/dealerships and always ensure my car has valid insurance, so 🤷
Click to expand...
Unfortunately we all have our moments in attempts to save money. I'm still awaiting a boro shirt not from the club shop that may or may not ever arrive. If it doesnt I will learn my lesson and wish I was more like you.
 
Davey_C said:
Bought a fiesta just under a month ago from a garage (well a unit that is selling cars on fb marketplace)

It came with a full years MOT, i did notice the bumper had parking sensors but the car didnt (this should have been my 1st red flag)

just discovered last night the car is still untaxed and is a cat s write off

To say im not happy is an understatement.

With the price of used cars at the moment i had to go down the road of FB marketplace, but im guessing i havent really got a leg to stand on here as I havent even got the original advert that was on FB to use as evidence against the guy who has sold me it which my old boss says ive probably paid £7-800 too much for it now knowing it is a cat s
Click to expand...
Marketplace have a buyers guarantee similar to eBay
 
It's also worth mentioning that it doesn't necessarily mean that you've bought a terrible car. Insurance companies will often right cars off for relatively minor damage. If it's been properly repaired it should be fine
You can still insure it, still tax it, still get it through its MOT.
I know that's probably not much consolation but worst case scenario you've still got a car that you can use.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top