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What Are Cat S, Cat N and Cat B Cars? The Complete 2025 UK Guide to Insurance Write-Off Categories
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What Are Cat S, Cat N and Cat B Cars? The Complete 2025 UK Guide to Insurance Write-Off Categories

What is a Cat S, Cat N, and Cat B car? The Complete 2025 UK Guide for Drivers and Sellers Updated: October 2025 by the Second Gears editorial tea...

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10 October 2025
Buying Back Your Insurance Write-Off? Here’s How to Sell It for More
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Buying Back Your Insurance Write-Off? Here’s How to Sell It for More

Buying Back Your Insurance Write-Off: How to Sell It Smartly If you have ever been in an accident and your insurer declared your car a write-off, y...

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The Fastest-Growing Car Rebuilders in the UK Right Now and What They’re Fixing
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The Fastest-Growing Car Rebuilders in the UK Right Now and What They’re Fixing

The Fastest-Growing Car Rebuilders in the UK Right Now and What They’re Fixing Britain’s rebuild scene has gone mainstream. What was once a quiet c...

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Damaged Doesn’t Mean Done: Repaired & Salvage Cars UK 2025
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Damaged Doesn’t Mean Done: Repaired & Salvage Cars UK 2025

Damaged Doesn’t Mean Done: Why Repaired Cars Are on the Rise in 2025 The UK used car market is shifting gears in 2025. Not long ago, a damaged or...

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