What Happens To Scrap Cars
Every insurance company has a different way of dealing with their salvage vehicles, however there are some common factors to the process. The first thing they need to do is to inspect the car and decide what category of salvage it is, this can range from X category which mends no damage and not recorded as damage, to A category which means the car must be crushed. the categories in between are D (some damage easy repair) c (beyond reasonable repair) and B Category (for parts only, ca cannot go back on the road). The last Option B are cars that can only be bought by licensed breakers, who must break the car.
Once this has been established the normal process is to sell this vehicles off via the many trade salvage auctions up and down the country. These locations vary depending on which insurance company, as they all use different salvage disposal yards, so if you want to buy a salvage car you need to consider the scrap car locations and add on any extra delivery costs. Most cars tend to be sold as and when it is convenient to do so, using online auctions and physical presence auctions, but occasionally if a car is say a classic, they may hold separate specialist auctions for this industry, so those who supply classic car parts can get all there stock from only one day of bidding. This may also apply to American imports also, depending on make model and value.
The public can buy cars in most of these auctions providing the category is over c and above and in fact it tends to be this group of individuals that can keep salvage prices high and in some cases you have to ask why some vehicles go for the premiums they do, as it is unlikely they will put the car on the road cheaper than just buying one without the history. The insurance companies after they have paid all costs relating to disposing of the cars, will now have some return on the insurance payout of the vehicle, hopefully keeping our insurance premiums lower.
