F.A.O landrover owners, insurance write off?

[tim361]

2-3 weeks ago my defender got stolen from outside my house one night. A few weeks have gone by and I haven't heard anything. Then today I got a phone call from the police saying they have my landrover and it will be transported to the insurance assessors yard Monday or Tuesday. I phoned the police yard to see what damage has been done and they said from what they can see all windows have been smashed and the interior has been trashed. The repair company will now assess if it can be repaired or if it's a write off. Apart from all the damage that you can see what happens with all the running gear? The landy has 14,000 miles on the engine and all the running gear was really good. Presumably they stole the landy to tow something or things very heavy. What happens with regards to all the running gear if it's not how it was when it was stolen?

 

Does anyone have any experience with this, any help dealing with this would be greatly appreciated?

 

Cheers tim

[treequip]

Speak to your insurers and ask of you can buy the salvage back. Some will some wont.

 

 

If they wont ask them who buys their salvage and wait for it to come over the block

[madmatt]

Have the Insurers said its a write off? If not you may be jumping to conclusions, as I rolled my 90 many years ago and even with a twisted bulkhead the NFU assessor was still keen to get it repaired, only once we established the front axle was knacked to was it written off. If your truck is just glass and internal damage they may well repair it.

[Johny Walker]

what hes saying what was it stolen ?? for the sake of it or to tow & steel somthing heavy & have they ragged the l/r & done any damage trying to get there quarry ,

[skyhuck]

Many years ago I crashed my mog with front mount chipper, the chipper was written off by the insurers assessor, they paid me out and sold me the scrap for £200.

 

I had the chipper rebuild for much less than I had been paid out.

[tim361]

That's what I'm wondering. Did they steal it to drive or steal it to tow something heavy. I know the assessors will repair all visible damage, but are they going to check/notice any mechanical damage done to the landrover. A friend who works in the police has looked at the case file and it was used in a ram raid before it was dumped but what else did they do in the 3 weeks it's been gone.

[mendiplogs]

That's what I'm wondering. Did they steal it to drive or steal it to tow something heavy. I know the assessors will repair all visible damage, but are they going to check/notice any mechanical damage done to the landrover. A friend who works in the police has looked at the case file and it was used in a ram raid before it was dumped but what else did they do in the 3 weeks it's been gone.

 

HI tim how old is land rover is it new and who your insurance mate thanks jon