Nov

Salvage Jargon explained

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When searching around for salvaged cars you will ofte notice all sorts of jargon, to help out you newbies out there, I have listed some of the more common salvage acronyms below.

O/S – Off-Side (which means the driver’s side of the vehicle)

O/S/F – Off-Side Front

O/S/R – Off-Side Rear

N/S – Near-Side (which means the passenger’s side of the vehicle)

N/S/F – Near-Side Front

N/S/R – Near-Side Rear

NROV – (Not Recorded on V-Car) The vehicle is not recorded on the HPI register

U/S – Un-Serviceable (the part specified is no good)

S/REC – Stolen Recovered

FSH – full service history

Category A
A written-off vehicle that must be totally destroyed, including all of its parts.

Category B
A written-off vehicle from which the spare parts may be re-sold, but from which the body-shell should be destroyed so that the vehicle cannot be returned to the road.

Category C
A vehicle that is written-off by the insurers because the repair costs are greater than the value of the vehicle itself, but which can nonetheless still be potentially repaired to a roadworthy condition. (Please note all Category C Cars require a VIC test, which is completed by the DVLA)

Category D
A vehicle that has been written-off by the insurers, for various possible reasons, even though its physical repair costs are less than the vehicle’s actual value. Excellent car for repair & re-sale as often damage may be fairly minimal.

Category X or U
A vehicle that is “not recorded” as being damaged on the HPI register, or which has only minimal or cosmetic damage only.