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brasso88

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bought a car thats cat c,ive repaired it, ive got the v5 which i need to send off, and its got tax, obivisly the mot is void but once it in for mot 2moro if its passes car i drive it? as i will have to wait a few days for the vic check or does it need the vic check done before i can drive it on the road?
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:40
af1-gti

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Post #2
you have a v5, but it is a cat c?

weird :/

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:43
brasso88

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yer its in my mates name still, the insurance didnt take it from him, i expect i have to apply for a new 1 tho. just woundering if i can drive it once its been moted or do i have to wait untill its had the vic check
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:50
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i drove mine for about 6 months before i booked it in for the VIC. once it is declared a cat-c you don't get tax reminders. so you need the VIC before you come to tax it. they issue you a new logbook which is identical except for it says damage repaired [date] on the front

stupid that they declared mine cat-c because by comparison it was a little job to fix - bumper, bonnet. new wing. took about 2 hours to fix one night

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:50
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iirc the vehicle needs to have the vic check done for the v5 to be released!?
once the car is VIC checked then you can drive it

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:50
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the v5 isn't confiscated though... you just send it off AFTER you VIC it

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:52
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you don't need an MOT, that's just the insurance companies being arses I think, being cat C doesn't void your mot.

I still had the v5 for my cat C zx, nobody asked for the v5 to be sent to them, however I did need a vic before getting a new v5 so I could tax it online (address was wrong)

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:52
brasso88

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its still got 5-6 months mot on it but becasse its been written off i got told that it void, and to get it vic u have to get a new mot on it, or it has to been trailered in to get a vic??????
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:55
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Taking the car for a VIC
When you take your car for a VIC the following must apply:

repairs must be conducted and the car must be roadworthy and capable of being driven under its own power
if it's over three years old, the car must be covered by a valid MOT if it's being driven to the VIC
the person driving the car must be insured
the car must display front and rear number plates if it's being driven to the VIC - for assistance in obtaining number plates, contact VOSA on 0300 123 9000
A car can be driven directly to and from a pre-arranged VIC without road tax.

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 19:59
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ok, my story:

december 2010 - hit
january 2011 - inspector said it was cat-d
feb 2011 - fixed it myself
october 2011 - mot'd it no problem
november 2011 - because tax was due at end of month, i didn't get reminder, so booked it in for the VIC. i had to do this, because when i tried to tax it online, it said i had a damage marker against it, for which a VIC was required. passed no problem. they told me to send the certificate of VIC pass off and my V5. got the V5 back, saying 'car damaged but repaired', in time to tax it etc [not that i needed it, cos it was insured+mot'd and i did it online..]

story ends here

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Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 20:00
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i took a car to be VIC'd years ago and i didn't repair it.. i just stuck a different colour bumper on it.

your best bet is having a chat with VOSA

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With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts.
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 20:02
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you know VOSA only check the VIN matches the logbook and hardly anything else? you can push the gti6 in there missing all the panels and it'll pass, don't know why it says you have to drive it! seen people push cars in there Laugh

what you read <> what can happen. they are mostly checking your car is not a rung car

there a lot with coaches for MOT's

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 20:03
af1-gti

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Post #13
everything you need to know

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Rich E wrote:

With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts.
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 20:05
af1-gti

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rikky wrote:
you know VOSA only check the VIN matches the logbook and hardly anything else? you can push the gti6 in there missing all the panels and it'll pass, don't know why it says you have to drive it! seen people push cars in there Laugh

what you read <> what can happen. they are mostly checking your car is not a rung car

there a lot with coaches for MOT's


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Rich E wrote:

With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts.
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 20:06
brasso88

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the car is repaired, it will have a fresh mot and has tax and insurance, my point is can i drive it on the road before i get the vic check done on it or will i get pulled and done for something???
Posted 15th Feb 2012 at 23:59
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Post #16
i drove mine for months and months with it needing a VIC check, i had no problems whatsoever

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]
Posted 16th Feb 2012 at 08:32
Carl Chambers

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Post #17
I took a car for a VIC chack and it had not been repaired! A VIC check is just for the ID of the car (Vehicle Identity Check) just to make sure you have not stolen another car and transfered the ID across.

MOT is Void after being written off and the VIC check has to be done so you can get a v5 in your name, as people have said. yes you has a v5 (which you should really have) but if you just send it off they would keep it and make you do the VIC check anyway!

but no you should not really drive it till its passed a VIC check, though lots of people do, the risk is up to you weither you get caught?

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Posted 16th Feb 2012 at 08:37
rikky 🦔

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the police didn't say a word to me [i was pulled before my VIC check was done] and my insurers and DVLA said nothing of the sort either about the MOT being void Unsure

in hindsight i should have got it done sooner but i was reluctant to pay money until i had to LOL

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]
Posted 16th Feb 2012 at 08:48
rikky 🦔

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VIC does not void the MOT unless the vehicle is under 3 years old apparently. it only stops you obtaining new V5's or tax reminders until the VIC is done

more info here and here

stop flapping and just take it for a VIC if you are worrying

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]
Posted 16th Feb 2012 at 08:53

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