Cars on trailer last three numbers blanked out ?

[Hoofa]

Why is it when I see cars on a transporter some of the registration letters are obscured ? Just wondering why ?..

[C. Grimsley]

Normally they are insurance write offs, should the numbers get into the wrong hands they have a vehicle to clone.

Carl

[DJFish]

Anpr, congestion charge cameras etc...

[soad]

Cloning would be my guess.

[Hoofa]

Ah ok thought it might be something like that that , thanks for the replies

[windybob]

There heading to Copart depots.

[McWigglebum4th]

Not overly bright automatic systems prosecuting the owners of the dead cars for driving them on the road

[Heartworm]

And on a really silly note my AA cover requires that they cover my plate.

[TR4man]

windybob said:

There heading to Copart depots.

This is the reason.

Copart is unique amongst salvage companies (or remarketeers as they prefer to call themselves) in doing this. Other salvage companies don't bother, I have to say that I'm not too sure that it is needed anyway.

These vehicles then sit in huge compounds whilst the insurer negotiates with the insured. Once completed - and this may takes weeks or months - they are then sold on Copart's online auction for the best price. Usually Copart gets a percentage, but sometimes they buy the wreck from the insurer and sell it themselves.

[ging84]

the abi guidance on total loss require insurers to obscure or remove the number plate of all written off vehicles as soon as possible

[s m]

Hoofa said:

Why is it when I see cars on a transporter some of the registration letters are obscured ? Just wondering why ?..

Argentinian road trip

[GC8]

TR4man said:

windybob said:

There heading to Copart depots.

This is the reason.

Copart is unique amongst salvage companies (or remarketeers as they prefer to call themselves) in doing this. Other salvage companies don't bother, I have to say that I'm not too sure that it is needed anyway.

These vehicles then sit in huge compounds whilst the insurer negotiates with the insured. Once completed - and this may takes weeks or months - they are then sold on Copart's online auction for the best price. Usually Copart gets a percentage, but sometimes they buy the wreck from the insurer and sell it themselves.

And Universal Salvage did this long before the first ANPR camera appeared on our roads, too!

[General Price]

GC8 said:

TR4man said:

windybob said:

There heading to Copart depots.

This is the reason.

Copart is unique amongst salvage companies (or remarketeers as they prefer to call themselves) in doing this. Other salvage companies don't bother, I have to say that I'm not too sure that it is needed anyway.

These vehicles then sit in huge compounds whilst the insurer negotiates with the insured. Once completed - and this may takes weeks or months - they are then sold on Copart's online auction for the best price. Usually Copart gets a percentage, but sometimes they buy the wreck from the insurer and sell it themselves.

And Universal Salvage did this long before the first ANPR camera appeared on our roads, too!

Copart swallowed up Universal Salvage.

[GC8]

Really? I had always presumed that US was the original company, which grew...

[General Price]

GC8 said:

Really? I had always presumed that US was the original company, which grew...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2806909...

[three five five]

I always assumed that the cars were off tto be repaired and resold and the person doing the reselling wasnt keen on the car possibly being recognised at a later date and itsmshady past being high lighted.

[GC8]

General Price said:

GC8 said:

Really? I had always presumed that US was the original company, which grew...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2806909...

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