what is cat c car

A Cat C car is a vehicle that has been involved in an incident that resulted in an insurance claim significant enough for the car to be written off as being beyond economic repair. The cost of repairing a Cat C car is greater than the cars value, and the insurer has deemed the car to be a repairable total loss. This means that the car isnt necessarily considered completely unroadworthy, but it has been damaged and previously repaired. Cat C cars can be safe to drive as long as theyre repaired safely and properly. However, it can be hard to ascertain what type of repairs have been done and how well they were carried out, and insuring a Cat C car can be more expensive than one with a clean history. Cat C cars are often sold at special auctions to motor traders and repair garages that can fix the vehicles at trade prices.