FIELD NOTES
Notes from the yard.
Working notes on damaged-vehicle evidence, write-off categories and trade buying decisions.
Classification· 14 Sept 2026· 4 min readCat S and Cat N are not price bands
Write-off categories describe the nature of recorded damage. They do not tell a trade buyer what to pay.
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Evidence· 10 Sept 2026· 5 min readAsking price, current bid and completed sale are different evidence
A visible number is not automatically a realised price. Trade decisions improve when each observation is labelled correctly.
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Buying· 5 Sept 2026· 4 min readOne vehicle, three different values
Damaged residual value, repaired resale value and pre-accident market value answer different questions.
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