Salvage Categories Explained

Salvage categories A, B, C & D

In those situations where an insurance company makes a cash payment to a customer which represents the market value of the vehicle rather than repairing it, the insurer is required to enter details onto the Motor Insurers Anti-Fraud & Theft Register (MIAFTR).

The insurers decide which salvage category to use by referring to a CODE OF PRACTICE

Vehicles placed into salvage categories A & B are not offered for sale by Charles Trent Ltd.

• Category A - Vehicles which are so extensively damaged (e.g. burnt-out) that there are no parts that can be removed/ resold
  
  
• Category B - These vehicles should not be repaired and returned to the road, but contain parts that can be reclaimed and resold
  
  
• Category C - Vehicles that can be repaired and returned to the road, but a VIC TEST will be required before a V5 is issued
  
  
• Category D - Vehicles that can be repaired and returned to the road, and a VIC TEST is NOT required
  
  

Stolen-recovered Uncategorised

When an insurance company makes a cash payment to a customer as a result of the vehicle being stolen & later recovered with minimal damage, the MIAFTR entry will have no salvage category recorded against it.