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My insurance comp have sold my 'writtain off' land rover? Is this lawful?

I crashed my land rover in 2007 and was told I could not buy the car back and it was a complete write off. I received tons of mail from my old address today and one of them was from the DVLA saying someone (in 2008) is now the registered keeper!! I'm a bit annoyed as I love this car and wanted to repair it but was told that it was a definite write off, and now I discover the company have re-sold it....anyone have idea if this is allowed/lawful?

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Some insurance companies will not sell back a write-off to the original owner. It should be somewhere in your policy documents or the settlement agreement from the write-off. So, yes, it's probably legal.

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• It depends what category the write off was. If it was A then it should have been crushed, or B then the vehicle should not have been sold on except for parts. Category C or D is repairable, but you should have been given the opportunity to buy back the vehicle. Dig out any paperwork that you have, or contact your insurer, and find out what category it was. Then advise the DVLA if it was A or B. It isn't necessarily the insurer who sold it on - some car wrecking companies can act illegally and sell vehicles on. If it was C or D then you could ask your insurer why you weren't offered a buy-back option, but it won't help you now.

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• It's legal provided it was a category C or D write (and not A or B) which means it was beyond economical repair but could still be made roadworthy

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