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All states would have similar systems though in Victoria I believe it’s a little different to NSW.
In Victoria, when a vehicle insurance claim is made, if it is uneconomical to repair it is classified as “repairable writeoff”. If certain structural damage has occured it is classified as a “statutory writeoff”. The insurance company notifies the registration authority of the classification who then place it on the national NEVDIS database. So anyone anywhere in Australia can check on writeoff status
Repairable writeoffs can be fixed and registered but proof or the repair process (lots of picture or intermediate inspections) and proof of parts purchase must be provided. All this is checked by an engineer in a VIV process (so it adds $$). That’s why you would never buy an already repaired unregistered “reparable writeoff” as it’s impossible to then pass VIV without all the parts purchase proof and repair proof you need to provide.
Statutory writeoffs can only be used for spare parts unless the vehicle had been dunked in salt water (or fresh water for some time) in which case it’s crushed...
There is a legal requirement that vehicle writeoff status must be disclosed prior to sale but such should never replace a buyers due diligence via Rego authority checks, PPR checks and proof of ownership checks (rego is not proof of ownership).
Interestingly there are codes associated with the writeoff status that indicate the type and severity of damage. So with some understanding, a buyer can find out what was damaged. As such they could get a good deal but it had better be a good deal as it’s expensive to repair, expensive to have inspected and then normal registration costs on top... lots of effort... many cars on the market... why bother...
In Victoria, when a vehicle insurance claim is made, if it is uneconomical to repair it is classified as “repairable writeoff”. If certain structural damage has occured it is classified as a “statutory writeoff”. The insurance company notifies the registration authority of the classification who then place it on the national NEVDIS database. So anyone anywhere in Australia can check on writeoff status
Repairable writeoffs can be fixed and registered but proof or the repair process (lots of picture or intermediate inspections) and proof of parts purchase must be provided. All this is checked by an engineer in a VIV process (so it adds $$). That’s why you would never buy an already repaired unregistered “reparable writeoff” as it’s impossible to then pass VIV without all the parts purchase proof and repair proof you need to provide.
Statutory writeoffs can only be used for spare parts unless the vehicle had been dunked in salt water (or fresh water for some time) in which case it’s crushed...
There is a legal requirement that vehicle writeoff status must be disclosed prior to sale but such should never replace a buyers due diligence via Rego authority checks, PPR checks and proof of ownership checks (rego is not proof of ownership).
Interestingly there are codes associated with the writeoff status that indicate the type and severity of damage. So with some understanding, a buyer can find out what was damaged. As such they could get a good deal but it had better be a good deal as it’s expensive to repair, expensive to have inspected and then normal registration costs on top... lots of effort... many cars on the market... why bother...
