Cartell.ie reacts to write-off rules

Cartell.ie has welcomed the move by the Minister of Transport to make reporting Category A and B write-offs a statutory obligation for insurers.

Leading vehicle history checking company, Cartell.ie, has welcomed the move by Shane Ross, the Minister of Transport, to make reporting Category A and B write-offs a statutory obligation for insurers.

Mr Ross brought in new legislation on July 13th that means the cars that are most badly damaged in smashes must be reported to the Department of Transport by insurers, replacing the old system of notification, which was voluntary.

John Byrne, from Cartell.ie, said: "We welcome this initiative, which is a necessary step in the Government's efforts to make our roads safer. Since 2007, Cartell.ie has campaigned for regulation of written-off vehicles in Ireland to obligate insurers to notify the Department of Transport where a vehicle has been written-off.

"While the proposals which have been submitted to cabinet are confined to Category A and Category B write-offs - which are the most serious types - we would like to see this obligation extend in future to other write-off classifications."

Cartell.ie has done tireless work on write-offs since 2007, which has often prompted the government to react to the findings of the company's reports. And on a connected note, earlier this year Cartell.ie reported that 10.75 per cent of all UK imports registered in Ireland over a six-month period in 2015 were vehicles that had been written off in the UK.

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