Damaged cars aren’t necessarily cars that no longer are capable of running, and many could still be able to move but have a particular issue with them that make them unappealing to take on the road – if they’re even allowed to at all. They could also be MOT failures, for whatever reason, requiring repair work before they’re allowed back on the road. Selling any of the above can always seem like a long and confusing process, but the Association of British Insurers (ABI) made it much easier in 2017 thanks to their recategorisation of salvage categories – also known as “write-off categories”.