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There's clearly a profitable industry of garages writing off cars then turning them around fully repaired and on sale. I was in my bro-in-law's car when it was hit from behind in an impact no more than 10mph. Badly damaged rear bumper and some rear wing distortion. Garage reported to the insurance company that floor-pan was distorted and beyond economic repair so insurance wrote it off and settled. 6 months later I'm on the road and there is his car looking really quite good and doing 70 on the motorway. Checked the reg on VehicleSmart app and it's MOT'd and fully insured. Many years ago my own car was written off and later I got a call from the new owner who suspected a problem. He was shocked when I told him the story. If the law stated a written-off vehicle had to be crushed there would be a marked reluctance of insurance to write-off. Saving owners lots of cash in buying a new vehicle.
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