Putting a stolen recovered insurance write off back on the road!

hoppy

Is it possible to but a stolen/recovered bike that has been written off by the insurance company back on the road , I bought it from a scrap yard so it dint have a book!

Cuddlesworth

hoppy wrote: »

Is it possible to but a stolen/recovered bike that has been written off by the insurance company back on the road , I bought it from a scrap yard so it dint have a book!

Economic write off or proper write off. If the the first then yes, you can.

hoppy

economic write off the insurers paid off on it and then it turned up a few months later as far as i am aware with slight cosmetic damage! the only problem is i dont have a reg number or any idea about how to go about putting it back on the road ?

Del2005

hoppy wrote: »

economic write off the insurers paid off on it and then it turned up a few months later as far as i am aware with slight cosmetic damage! the only problem is i dont have a reg number or any idea about how to go about putting it back on the road ?

Contact the insurance company for the log book or if they don't have it you'll have to contact Shannon and find out what forms you need to fill in to get it back on the road.

bladespin

Yup, get on to Shannon or DVLA (UK bike), lots of rebuilt stuff comes over the water and gets re reg.

jimmyendless

On a similar theme, My bike was a write off after an accident due to a bent frame. There is a place in cork that do laser frame straightening and I'm wondering has anyone straightened a frame before and what are the implications when putting a bike on the road after it?

KamiKazi

jimmyendless wrote: »

On a similar theme, My bike was a write off after an accident due to a bent frame. There is a place in cork that do laser frame straightening and I'm wondering has anyone straightened a frame before and what are the implications when putting a bike on the road after it?

Wouldn't the frame be weakened after being bent and re-straightened? Especially if they use heat to straighten it.

jimmyendless

Probably. I presume they can certify that the frame is straight and safe to use otherwise why would you even bother?

Cuddlesworth

jimmyendless wrote: »

On a similar theme, My bike was a write off after an accident due to a bent frame. There is a place in cork that do laser frame straightening and I'm wondering has anyone straightened a frame before and what are the implications when putting a bike on the road after it?

I'm not sure but there are legal implications to insuring your own economic write off after putting it back on the road.

jimmyendless

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

I'm not sure but there are legal implications to insuring your own economic write off after putting it back on the road.

What exactly?

Cuddlesworth

jimmyendless wrote: »

What exactly?

After receiving a payout on a economic write off I don't think you can be insured on that bike/car again.

jimmyendless

So making it roadworthy and selling it on would not be an issue?

Henry Ford III

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

After receiving a payout on a economic write off I don't think you can be insured on that bike/car again.

If you buy back the salvage from the insurer who has paid out on it, you can do whatever you like with it, including putting it back on the road.

The old insurer in those circumstances would know you bought the wreck obviously.

Do bikes have NCT's?

Cuddlesworth

Henry Ford III wrote: »

If you buy back the salvage from the insurer who has paid out on it, you can do whatever you like with it, including putting it back on the road.

The old insurer in those circumstances would know you bought the wreck obviously.

Do bikes have NCT's?

Good to know, and no they don't.

KamiKazi

Henry Ford III wrote: »

If you buy back the salvage from the insurer who has paid out on it, you can do whatever you like with it, including putting it back on the road.

The old insurer in those circumstances would know you bought the wreck obviously.

Do bikes have NCT's?

Do bikes have national car tests?