stat writeoff policy laws ect

There are two types of "write-off's" on the written off vehicle register (WOVR). The economic write-offs are deemed by the insurance company concerned to be un-economic to repair can legally be repaired and re-registered and must pass an inspection first as does any unregistered vehicle and in WA it costs $56.50 for the first inspection and $39.10 for re-inspections should it fail the first time. You have to produce original invoices, receipts, etc for the parts & labour used to repair the vehicle and if the parts are second-hand the VIN from the donor vehicle the parts came from is required. The second type is the statutory write-off and these vehicles can never be re-registered but parts can be used off them to get another vehicle roadworthy. I am pretty sure but may stand corrected that any vehicle when fully submerged in fresh or salt water is classed as a statutory write-off.

Thats what I said. I bought a structualy damaged vehicle (Stat write - off) to repair a" economic write - off ", although the vehicle was never insured anyway. Just a cheap source of parts.

did he remove vin tags from one body to the other?also is a repairable writeoff taken of the list once it has passed a inspection?

his car was REPAIRED after being declared written off
he had not long bought it, but the finance owing and the insurance payout ,WAY different numbers so it was decided to be repaired (NOT BY HIM).I cannot tell you if it remains on the register but there is a process in place up here (QLD)
I've been in wrecking yards looking for parts when wrecks have come in from an auction yard displaying stickers on the windscreen stating that this vehicles is a repairable write-off and has been registered as such,perhaps there is some sort of write off grading system that identifies vehicles that are borderline repair/write-off & vehicles that are good for scrap only and that could be potential "ID donor's" which is why they have an intense government rego inspection(not an ordinary rego looky) to see if it has had a rebirth, ie stolen car with write-off cars VIN(that's why it has to go to a special inspection