anyone in vic had to have a 'viv' test done by vicroads?

Your welcome

I actually learnt that one when the brotherinlaw had his minor accident, officer that attended the scene told him to do it before a VIV was applied to the car.
3 weeks later the car was back on the road and has'nt had a viv in its history
:br:


Whats really annoying is the minor damage that a car can receive on order to have a VIV placed upon it, even hail storm damage will place a VIV on many cars although you can get an exemption in some cases on the hail damage.


In my case I received a letter from Vicroads stating that the car had been placed on the register
Insurance company had no idea either, was news to them .... WTF !!!

Ford 1toner backed into my car at a carpark, damage was left front guard, bonnet, headlights, & radiator support panel moved 12mm to the rhs of the car, and a leaking auto trans cooler (due to movement)..... and thats a write off

the parts alone are $1000.....
the paperwork & viv costs plus new registration etc = $1050



The car is now unregistered so now I have to add a RWC to the costs list too
this then means......
std exhaust to be refitted ... way too loud
superlow coils to be swapped out .... low n slow baby
skinny rims & new tyres to be refitted ....
so I burnt the last lot ....... accidently ...... on purpose :br:



Like I said earlier.....



its all about the money.......

& how they can take it out of your pocket as easily as posiable



Kingy

p/s wasnt the zed .....phew

 

My cuz just got his merc past, He payed $575 for the first inspection and $80 for re-inspection. As long as u get a really "legit" roady u should be ok, only reason they write off the zed is because of its market value ( close to nothing).only thing that i hate about write offs is it will allways be registered as an inspected write off.

 

Bump but just ran a car my brother was going to buy through the vehicle checks and turns out its on the repairable write off list. This is an 03 Maloo so not just shit value that caused the write off like the zeds.

my questions are, the seller didnt admit to any of this, but now we have asked he admits its on the list, says it had the VIV all done ages ago and it's fine. My thinking is of course he would say that. My question is that once a VIV has been completed, is the vehicle removed off the repairable write off list, or is it forever doomed to have this follow it around.

If it will forever follow it around then what evidence can we collect that will assure us that it is insurable and he wont have to get a VIV test done before next rego?

Thanks guys.

 

just run away and get one that isnt on the list Liam.

Trying to sell one that is on the list is a recipe for losing money.

 

For NSW people, this link covers changes to written off vehicles after january 2011

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/written_off_vehicles/index.html

 

It entire setup opperates much like your drivers licence history .....

Once the VIV has been done, the car is removed from the repairable write off list..... but ..... The VIV remains in the cars history report although you will have to PAY to get the full history report for the car being purchased, the information is not offered during a normal check (the free one)

So without paying or with the seller not telling you..... you have every chance of purchasing a car that has at some stage had a VIV placed on it then removed.

Kingy

 

Actually ....... its the opposite

VIV cars that have been cleared are actually better than what they came from the factory

The requirements are that strict that often the 'repairs' and indeed the racking produce a better car than what the manafacturer did.

The other big 'plus' is that someone cared enough to actually take on the paper trail of work, aswell as the actual repairs, commitment that extends back through the cars history seems to be the norm from what I've experianced so far.

 

Thanks for the info, so the fact that when I search the free Vicroads database and it shows up as a repairable write off means that it hasn't passed the VIV as since if it passed it should no longer be on the list?

Thanks

 

Well not really, Once its on the list it will forever have a black mark against it, and everyone who searches in Vicroads data base will find it. You will LOSE MORE MONEY ON IT JUST BECAUSE IT IS ON THERE. Who knows if it JUST scraped through or is better than new? NO ONE, so it will always be seen as a CRAP car and be sold as one.

SO, the only way you can justify that is to pay Bugger all for it. Cause when its time to sell you will get hammered on price.

JUST RUN AWAY or PAY NOTHING FOR IT.

 

Interesting ........

was at Vicroads on friday and just remembered to add this info to the thread......

from a vicroads inspector....

a vehicle that is 15 years and one month old is NOT required to have the VIV lifted, it is considered not nessacary as the stolen parts for those aged vehicles has little effect on the market place in comparision to new vehicles...


Not supprising but it's always been one of the main reason for the VIV.... to kerb the stolen car trade & stripping for parts ....

Apparently this info is on the Vicroads website although I havent found it as yet....... must be well "hidden"
funnily enough they will still take your $$$ even if you car is 15years and one month old



not what ya know but who.....

mutter mutter mutter

 

sorry if this is a stupid question, but what does that actually mean?
viv lifted? if the car is 15 years one month it dosnt need a viv?
thanks.