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What
to
do
if
your
vehicle
is
scrapped
or
written
off
You
should
only
tell
the
Driver
and
Vehicle
Licensing
Agency
(DVLA)
that
your
vehicle
has
been
scrapped
if
you
actually
break
it
up
or
destroy
it
yourself.
In
the
event
of
the
vehicle
being
written
off,
the
insurance
company
will
notify
DVLA
on
your
behalf.
Breaking
the
vehicle
up
yourself
If
you
break
or
destroy
the
vehicle
yourself,
you
should
notify
DVLA
by
completing
the
'scrapped
box'
on
the
registration
document
or
certificate
and
enter
the
date
of
scrapping.
Send
the
certificate
to
DVLA,
Swansea
SA99
1BA.
Selling
the
vehicle
for
scrap
Scrap
dealers
and
vehicle
dismantlers
are
now
known
as
authorised
treatment
facilities
(ATFs),
they
will
treat
end
of
life
vehicles
in
an
environmentally
friendly
manner.
If
you
pass
your
vehicle
to
an
ATF
and
it
is
destroyed
immediately,
hand
in
your
registration
certificate.
Certain
types
of
vehicles,
including
cars
and
vans
up
to
3,500kgs,
will
be
issued
with
a
certificate
of
destruction
(CoD).
If
the
vehicle
is
not
to
be
destroyed,
you
should
fill
in
the
V5C/3
section
of
the
registration
certificate
to
transfer
keepership
to
the
ATF.
Send
the
V5/3C
to
DVLA,
Swansea
SA99
1BD.
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If
you have third party insurance cover
If
you have third party insurance cover on your vehicle
and it has received substantial accident damage to
the bodywork, you are required to surrender the registration
document or certificate to DVLA before disposing of
the vehicle. Substantial damage means the cost of
commercial repair would exceed the value of the vehicle.
What
happens next
You
will be liable for the vehicle until you have notified
DVLA of the scrapping or sale of your vehicle. Once
you have informed DVLA you will receive an acknowledgement
letter confirming the discharge of liability of your
vehicle. If you do not receive an acknowledgement
letter within four weeks please contact 0870 240 0010.
Customers with impaired hearing or speech who have
access to text phone/minicom should ring 01792 782
756.
Insurance
company makes a total loss payment for your vehicle
If
your insurance company decides to write off your vehicle,
you must hand over the vehicle to them in return for a total
loss payment. You will need to:
- complete
V5/3 or V5C/3 'Notification of sale or transfer' section
of your registration document or certificate and send
it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD
- give
the remainder of the registration document or certificate
to the insurance company
Under
a special arrangement between DVLA and the insurance industry,
your insurer may ask you for the whole registration document
or certificate, which they will complete for you and send
to the DVLA. If you decide to do this you should, in order
to discharge your liability, write to DVLA Swansea SA99 1BR
giving the date you passed the vehicle to the insurance company
and details of their name and address.
Personalised
registration mark on the vehicle
In
the event of scrapping or total loss and you have a cherished
mark you wish to keep, you must transfer or retain it before
you dispose of the vehicle. If you do not do this you will
lose your entitlement to that number. You will need to ensure
that your insurance company does not dispose of the vehicle
and it is available for inspection. For more information
read booklet INF 46 'Registration numbers and You', available
from DVLA.
The
vehicle has been accidentally damaged or written off - How to
obtain a vehicle identity check (VIC)
You
will need to take it to a Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
(VOSA) test station to undergo a VIC. Before taking your car
to be checked, you will also need to pay a fee. On receipt
of the fee VOSA will book an appointment for you and tell
you where and when you should take your car to be checked.
You will also need to give certain information about your
car to VOSA before the check takes place. This will allow
them to confirm that the information you have given matches
with their records. If your vehicle passes the VIC, DVLA will
store the result on computer. You can apply to DVLA for the
registration certificate (V5C), which will be issued and will
contain the following message - Accident damaged and/or
substantially repaired; identity checked on dd/mm/yy'. All
subsequent V5Cs will carry this message. Further information
on the VIC can be found on the link below.
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