Cat S write off but no new MOT

[Converse2020]

My car was written off in an accident and I was paid out.
I was tempted to buy the car back but Copart report said it was a Cat S and that it would need a new MOT before it could go back on the road.

That put me off buying it, but when I checked to see if it has been MOT’d it hasn’t but it has been taxed.

Does that mean it can’t have been a Cat S ?or did I get wrong info that the car would need to be MOT’d again ?

Thanks

[Converse2020]

Thanks. I saw your thread just after I posted.
Interesting that the car you looked at didn’t need a new MOT until old one expired…

I’ve just googled for that and found suggestions that’s the case …

Eg.

The MOT is valid until it expires even if the car is written off. There is no legal requirement to MOT it but some insurance companies require a new MOT before they will cover it.