Accident Damage

Deleted User 234324 · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:00

Is all accident damage reported and/or recorded by the DVLA ?

IE if a car had been in a front end smash ?

Peerzy · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:02

I was under the impression it's only done by CATA to CATD via insurance companies.

Amps · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:02

No.

Why would it be?

Deleted User 234324 · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:10

Reason I ask is because some idiot scratched my car yesterday or this morning, so I went and had a quote for its repair, only to find out that not only was the bonnet newer than the rest of the car, but the bumper and both wings had been re-painted and also there are signs of welding work in the engine bay.

None of this was shown on the HPI check I had done, so considering the extent of the damage, I would have assumed it would get reported.

OllyM · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:13

Only damage that resulted in the car being written off would be recorded anywhere that you could easily check.

Is this the bargain 330ci?

Peerzy · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:15

Nope, if someone has crashed the car and just got it repaired off their own back by paying someone to do it then no one will have recorded it. Only if something goes through insurance will it potentially be put down as a CAT A-CAT D and even then values and details are not held I don't think.

[TW]Fox · 22 Nov 2010 at 14:18

It's only recorded if its written off.

I think we did say at the time that cheap BMWs are cheap for a reason :eek:

mjt · 22 Nov 2010 at 15:32

Oh dear.

I found out that mine had been resprayed (badly) at one point, as the paint had started bubbling and SEAT were having none of it.
The previous owner did tell me there had been "light parking damage" from the first owner but I didn't expect that to mean the whole side had been resprayed