Anyone ever done this or have any knowledge on the issue?

Insurance has paid out and now vehicle has been found. How do they calculate the price for you to buy it back?

BIG DJ wrote:

Anyone ever done this or have any knowledge on the issue?

Insurance has paid out and now vehicle has been found. How do they calculate the price for you to buy it back?

Previously i've found its 10% of the payout cost, but they are not always at liberty to sell it back.

But ive only ever dealt with 4-5k cars with damage, you may find they'll send it to auction... I looked at a couple of stolen recovered RRS's in the auctions and the prices of them were the same as trade in value, with keys.. and minor scuffs... Why?.. Because i can....
RRS 2006 S/C Rimini Red Weekend toy
Subaru impreza 1998 2.0 340hp still here
Smart car 0.7 61 hp Carbon offset
Sierra cosworth 2.0 350 hp GONE
Various RS escorts, Vauxhall sri's Volvo T5's, BMW 3 series, fiestas (?) fiat's....
Mr Mischief - www.mischief-inc.co.uk

Dj, do you really want it back? I know i wouldn't

I can't see it being 10% but that would be great

As for do I want it back. I would if it was cheap enough.

Have I missed something was your RRS stolen or are we talking about another car?

Fair point.

Sorry guys yes the RRS. Things have been so hectic that I haven't been on here for a while. This happened at the beginning of December. Used it on the Friday and parked up down the road as I have an old disco that I'm doing welding on for off roading so no space on the drive. Didn't use it Saturday. Sunday went out in work van. Went work early Monday morning and upon my return at around 7-7:30pm I noticed it wasn't were I had left it. Last definate time I know it was there was the Friday.
First thing I did was check the house. No break in. Then checked for both keys and both there.
Anyway went through the procedures of police etc. got asked to walk up and down the road in case I had left it somewhere that I had forgotten.
Heard no more from police and just assumed it was probably not in the country anymore. Insurance paid out in just under 3 weeks so can only assume they must have thought the same.
Then the beginning of this month I had a phone call from police saying it had been recovered undamaged and locked and secure
Insurance have said the will contact about buying it back once it's been inspected at salvage yard.

DJ I'm not far from you which is a worry...sorry that didn't come out right! From them scumbags that nick the cars..

I thought these cars couldn't be nicked these days without the keys??? MY 11 RRS Luxury Stornoway Grey Ivory/Black leather contrast stitching Logic7 side steps roof DVD system for the grand daughter. Mercedes SL500 for the summer. Vito Sport X for work. Gone to many to list but what larks

Don't be fooled, anything can be stolen without the keys.

@ Dj, so which pub carpark did you leave it in

SturgeRRS wrote:

DJ I'm not far from you which is a worry...sorry that didn't come out right! From them scumbags that nick the cars..

I thought these cars couldn't be nicked these days without the keys???

Ady 555 wrote:

Don't be fooled, anything can be stolen without the keys.

@ Dj, so which pub carpark did you leave it in

half the pubs here mate have shut and what's left either don't have car parks or if they do it wouldn't have sat for nearly 2 months. You park for 2 mins here and you clamped or towed.

BigDJ how did the police manage to find it? Have u a tracker fitted, if it got lifted away the tracker people shuda spotted that and wrung u up Java black 2006

Kensta wrote:

BigDJ how did the police manage to find it? Have u a tracker fitted, if it got lifted away the tracker people shuda spotted that and wrung u up

Don't know mate. No tracker.

I just got a phone call saying it had been found

A friends disco was stolen, moved about 2 miles away and left - according to the police, its common for them to leave it for a few days and should it not get any closer attention they move it on.

Unfortunately for them, my friend drove passed and just clocked it and got it back!

Security wise, the later systems are more secure than the earlier ones - but ultimately anything can be stolen if they really want it Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

It was probably lifted. Someone one here had a similar case where the scums lifted the car from the drive way next to the house. Funnily (or not) the neighbours saw it happening at 2 am and did not find it suspicious... Vadim A.