cars that are involved in 'fatal's'

cm1179 · 25 May 2011 at 18:45

are these put to salvage or do they go straight to the crusher?

over a decade ago now, i saw a 1.8t golf that was in a bad way outside a haulage co and enquired about it to which i discovered a young couple had been killed in it and that it was going straight to the crusher (sounds bad i know but i had my eyes on the recaro's that were in it - i was only 20 at the time). i then told a friend about this and he said that he thought cars would still go to salvage or auction even if they had been involved in a fatal accident where another friend said that they were usually always crushed and no salvage made available?

Abraxaz1 · 25 May 2011 at 18:53

Pretty sure any vehicle that has been in a fatal accident is treated as a category A jobby.
If its similar to to producing steel (ok bad metaphor but its the only knowledge i have similar to this) then no product which has human remains can be sold within the UK. Apparently blood can be classed as human remains under this.

therealnerd2 · 25 May 2011 at 18:55

Surely it must depend on the type of indicent. If they sat in the car then had a heart attack, it won't get crushed, right?

D-Ranged · 25 May 2011 at 18:56

Abraxaz1 said:
Pretty sure any vehicle that has been in a fatal accident is treated as a category A jobby.
If its similar to to producing steel (ok bad metaphor but its the only knowledge i have similar to this) then no product which has human remains can be sold within the UK. Apparently blood can be classed as human remains under this.

Would the back seats of a car come under that rule?

Abraxaz1 · 25 May 2011 at 18:58

D-Ranged said:
Would the back seats of a car come under that rule?

why what have you been doing in the backseat of a car to leave human remains, dirty boy?

yes as far as I'm aware human remains are a prohibited item to sell in the uk.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/30/section/32
^^Not exactly the correct law but believe it is similar to this as far as I'm aware

Clarkey · 25 May 2011 at 19:29

Can't think why it would be destroyed purely because an occupant was killed really, who needs to find out? I can see that most cars involved in fatal collisions would be badly messed up and go to the crusher anyway though.

[TW]Fox · 25 May 2011 at 19:33

Abraxaz1 said:
Pretty sure any vehicle that has been in a fatal accident is treated as a category A jobby.

Source for this?

Meatball · 25 May 2011 at 22:17

My parents bought a car that someone committed suicide in using the old exhaust pipe method? Was the most reliable car they've ever owned

Dr House · 25 May 2011 at 22:47

Meatball said:
My parents bought a car that someone committed suicide in using the old exhaust pipe method? Was the most reliable car they've ever owned

was it cheaper because someone died in it?

TaKeN · 25 May 2011 at 23:04

I've seen cars in our local scrappy with blood on the airbags etc btw.

Cristian · 25 May 2011 at 23:10

but that doesn't mean the person died, does it?

a couple of surface scratches can be very bloody even though the person might be able to walk out of the car in one piece.

tom_e · 25 May 2011 at 23:20

Slightly different but it's well known that the range rover involved in the rettendon murders is still out and about

mattyfez · 25 May 2011 at 23:23

Jonny ///M · 25 May 2011 at 23:27

tom_e said:
Slightly different but it's well known that the range rover involved in the rettendon murders is still out and about

Seriously? The pictures I saw I sure as hell wouldn't want to be driving that round :eek:

tom_e · 25 May 2011 at 23:30

Jonny ///M said:
Seriously? The pictures I saw I sure as hell wouldn't want to be driving that round

I thought the same but apparently it's been through a fair few owners over the years

4T5 · 25 May 2011 at 23:34

Rroff · 25 May 2011 at 23:37

mattyfez said:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/mattyfez/canvas.png

epic

might have to watch that movie again tonight, been awhile since I saw it

sigma · 25 May 2011 at 23:44

Meatball said:
My parents bought a car that someone committed suicide in using the old exhaust pipe method? Was the most reliable car they've ever owned

Very efficient for its purposes then?

shrek2 · 26 May 2011 at 06:36

I don't think I would want a car which someone has died in tbh.

danza · 26 May 2011 at 07:26

A friend of mine hit a drunk guy at 50mph almost 10 years ago, and he somewhat died. The car was quite badly damaged (bonnet/windscreen/roof), but it was repaired and sold on soon after the accident. I know it wasn't an occupant that died, but still, I'd not be very happy driving that car around afterwards.