Selling car with repaired damage
Selling car with repaired damage
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JD82

Original Poster:

456 posts

163 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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I may be changing vehicles soon and my current car was the subject of some no fault damage (crashed into whilst parked), then repaired on insurance by an approved repairer. It wasn't written off but the repair costs were quite high and it needed 2 new doors amongst other smaller trim bits. Nothing structural. This was c. 2 years ago.

What is the PH view on declaring this when selling, and on what impact it would have on price?

sherman

15,150 posts

243 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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Repaired by the approved insurance repairer = nothing to declare.


tomsugden

2,456 posts

256 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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I wouldn't declare it in the advert unless it has a category marker, but if asked I'd also not lie about it.

JD82

Original Poster:

456 posts

163 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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Thanks - and if I px it at a dealer of some sort, nothing to declare unless specifically asked I suppose? No cat marker.

sherman

15,150 posts

243 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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JD82 said:
Thanks - and if I px it at a dealer of some sort, nothing to declare unless specifically asked I suppose? No cat marker.
A dealer.

If you can drive it in and nothing falls off or drips out then get in your new car and run away.

They will only be sending your PX to auction anyway.

JD82

Original Poster:

456 posts

163 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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Haha! That rings true... I actually found it had had a minor rear impact that the approved used dealer hadn't mentioned to me when I bought it...

My px they just glanced at and said 'works does it?'