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Salvage Classifications
- Definitions of Car Salvage Insurance Categories
Definitions of Car Salvage Insurance Categories
- Category A
A vehicle which has been written off and must be totally destroyed. - Category B
A vehicle which has been written off from which spare parts may be salvaged, but the body shell must be crushed and the car should never return to the road. - Category C
A damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road. Category C vehicles require a VIC inspection. Recorded at DVLA and HPI - Category D
A minimal damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road - Category X
A vehicle which is not listed as being damaged on the HPI register, or one which may have very little damage. These vehicles may have been stolen and then recovered. - Vehicles categorised C require a VIC test before the DVLA will issue a new registration document. This will then be noted on the V5C
- Category A
