South Africa's First and Only 2-stroke Forum

Hey dudes!!!

I've been thinking about this for a while, and this is what I came up with... It's the only way I could have made sense of the process.

So a code 2 reg, is a normal second hand vehicle, nothing confusing there. My question comes in regarding code 3's. I know a code 3 is a vehicle that has been written off, weather in an accident or stolen. In the case of an accident, I suppose the vehicle is damaged to such an extent that it isn't financially viable to fix it, or that the cost of repair exceeds the value of the vehicle.

This is where my question comes in:
Can a vehicle only be written off if it was insured, ie. the insurance writes it off? If you have a vehicle, and you de-register it (not change of ownership), and wish to re-register it at some later stage, will that be classified as a code 3 or would it just have been dormant for the time it was de-reg'd?

These are just things I have been wondering about, I reckon it's useful to know these processes.

Thanks Guys

Hi Klaus

As soon as you de-register or scrap the vehicle as they like to call it. It will become a Code 3 on re-registration. It is clasified as built up.

I have done this a few years ago and it requires a police clearance. I had to fetch the cop and take him to my house. He then told me that the vehicle could be fixed. A angle grinder sorted that problem out quickly.

Not sure if the procedure is the same but I am sure you still need the police clearance.

I will be doing all of this soon again with a old beatle so I can re-register as a Beach buggy