Thanks for the wake up call, Mum...

[Preen59]

My Mk1 was at the panelbeaters for a year! I kept forgetting I owned it

Same deal with mine dude..

[Rocket36]

Will your car be on REVS after this or not??

Shouldn't be... It should be processed as a repairable write off. There is some documentation needed to get it re-registered though. Some sort of engineer's report or something. I don't know. But a repairable write-off shouldn't be listed on REVS afaik.

[peedman]

Mickey said that it wont be written off, they will hand him a check to get the car fixed himself.

[Rocket36]

Mickey said that it wont be written off, they will hand him a check to get the car fixed himself.

Then I'm confused...

Final update...

I accepted a reviewed offer of $4200 plus car ($4950-750 salvage value). That will cover repairs and probably some other stuff I've needed to do for a little while.

This looks like a repairable write-off to me. Especially when they're charging for "salvage" of the car.

[AusScare]

Then I'm confused...

This looks like a repairable write-off to me. Especially when they're charging for "salvage" of the car.

Yea that's what the whole argument over agreed value has been about. It's definitely repairable, just too costly for them.

[Rocket36]

It's all very strange sounding situation. Mickey wasn't at fault so it's the other driver's insurance that should pay for repairs or pay out the value if it's deemed too expensive to repair. Obviously the insurance company would want the cheaper option of the two.

The way I read it is that they wrote it off at $4950 and charged him $750 to buy the wreck. Hence he gets the car and $4200. If repairs are less than $4200 why would it be written off? The cheaper option would be to repair it.

Like I said, I'm confused! lol

[The_Hawk]

The way I read it is that they wrote it off at $4950 and charged him $750 to buy the wreck. Hence he gets the car and $4200. If repairs are less than $4200 why would it be written off? The cheaper option would be to repair it.

Like I said, I'm confused! lol

For $5k it's not really worth their hassle, especially as it's possible for the bill to run over the "estimate"...

As for will they write it off formally... 50/50 I suppose, it's not a stat write off, it's just not "economically repairable" Hell a new light and it would just about pass a pink slip

[Golf Loon]

If its a repairable write off it will be on Revs. Meaning it has been written off by an Insurance company as beyond economic repair.

If it was a Statutory Write off, the VIN would be cancelled and it could never be re-registered.

Mickey should push just to get a cheque, and not to have the car recorded as a repairable write off as it then carries that identifier which makes it hard to sell later and worth less.

[goodfella]

Once this gets repaired, I don't think Mickey will ever sell it... it won't be worthless it will be priceless!

[SoVeReIgN]

NRMA are ****s, they were my insurance company, they sorted out a not at fault accident of mine and I will never be insuring another car with them.