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The Great British car insurance write-off scandal - pictures

By:Auto Express team
20 Nov 2019
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  • Crashed Renault Captur

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2016 Renault Captur was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in February 2018 w

  • repaired renault captur

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale 13 months later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this Captur had been repaired and was advertised with 17,000 miles for £9,750. HPI and Experian checks did not rev

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  • Crashed toyota yaris

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2015 Toyota Yaris was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in August 2018 with

  • repaired toyota yaris

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale nine months later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this Yaris had been repaired and was advertised for sale to consumers for £8,995. HPI and Experian checks did no

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  • crashed ford b-max

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2014 Ford B-MAX was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in July 2018 with sign

  • repaired ford b-max

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale eight months later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this B-MAX had been repaired and was advertised for sale to consumers for £6,490. HPI and Experian checks we pe

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  • crashed skoda superb

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2012 Skoda Superb was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in June 2018 with si

  • repaired skoda superb

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale nine months later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this Superb had been repaired and was advertised for sale to consumers for £7,250. HPI&nbsp;</span><span class="

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  • crashed honda jazz

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2017 Honda Jazz was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in May 2018 with signi

  • repaired honda jazz

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale 10 months later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this Jazz had been repaired and was advertised for sale to consumers for £10,950. HPI&nbsp;</span><span class="s2"

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  • crashed bmw m4

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Auctioned as a write-off<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This 2016 BMW M4 was auctioned as a Cat S write-off in April 2018 with signifi

  • repaired bmw m4

    <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>On sale a year later</b></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">By March 2019 this M4 had been repaired and was advertised for sale to consumers for £35,472. HPI and Experian checks did not revea

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