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Can I view the vehicles?
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We consider it essential that you ensure your satisfaction with a
vehicle and that viewing of the item prior to bidding should take place.
Viewing of On Line Items will be restricted to Mondays
Wednesdays & Fridays between 10 AM and Midday.
Only customers who are currently registered on our web site will be
allowed into our sites to view vehicles. Proof of Registration must be shown
by those who wish to view vehicles.
Go to Auction
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What is autobidding?
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When you enter an Auto Bid amount you will have control of the
bidding up to your specified threshold.
Each time someone bids less than your Auto Bid amount you will
regain control of that item as the system will automatically input your bid at
one increment over their bid (up to your Auto Bid limit). If your Auto Bid
amount is exceeded you will be emailed in the normal way.
You can use Auto Bid to bid on any online auction item.
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What is the ABI Category?
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The ABI Category is an indication of the level of damage to a
vehicle.
There are four categories A, B, C & D (also some vehicles
may be labeled category U to indicate Unclassified, or X to denote
"unrecorded").
- Category A indicates the most severe level of damage. This
type of vehicle is crushed and not sold at auction. An example would be a "burn
out".
- Category B vehicles must be broken for spares. These
vehicles must not be repaired. HBC only sell such vehicles to licensed &
approved vehicle dismantlers.
- Category C vehicles may be repaired (although they are
uneconomic for the Insurance Company to have repaired).
Category C cars and vans will require a
Vehicle Identity Check
- Category D vehicles covers all other repairable vehicles.
- Category U indicates that the vehicle is uncategorised by
the provider of the item to HBC.
- Category X indicates that the vehicle is unrecorded these
vehicles not recorded as accident damaged. Normally these vehicles are stolen
recovered, or have slight damage.
For more information view MotorVehicleSalvage.pdf from the ABI website.
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Why would I need a Waste Management License?
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HBC require that customers who want to register as "Spares Only buyers" hold a waste management
license (or exemption). These may be obtained from your local Environment
Agency.
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What is a Waste Carriers License?
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To transport Spares Only vehicles you need to hold a Waste
Carriers License.
If you do not hold a Waste Carriers License HBC can arrange
delivery.
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What do you mean by "Spares
Only"?
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To purchase spares only vehicles you need to hold a
Waste Management License. This applies to
all vehicles including Motorbikes.
Spares Only vehicles can only be purchased by
registered vehicle breakers. Such vehicles must not be rebuilt or
returned to the road. Spares Only Vehicles can only be dismantled for parts or
scrap.
These vehicles are de-identified by ourselves and rendered
unfit for the public highway. This may include additional damage not shown on
the images.
See also 'ABI
Categories'
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What is Registration and what do I need to register?
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In order to allow you to bid on an auction item and to be able
to contact you we need you to register with us.
All customers will need to register on-line before they will
be able to bid on our on-line auctions. Our current annual registration fee is
£25 + Credit Card Processing Fee + VAT on the that fee.
If you wish to register for our online auctions
click here....
If you wish to purchase "Spares Only" salvage you must also
bring your Waste Management License .
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Can I buy spares from HBC just like a breaker's yard?
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We're sorry but we do not sell spares. Nor do we deal
in Parts simply because we do not break vehicles.
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What about Delivery and Collection?
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We can provide a delivery service cost depends on number and
type of vehicles purchased and delivery area (On average this might be
approximately £1 per mile + VAT with a £25 minimum ) Please contact
the site manager for exact pricing. Vehicles need to be collected within 48
hours unless prior agreement is made with site management.
Delivery Charge Maps
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Where can I see lists of what's on auction?
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You can view all vehicles via the AUCTION ENTRANCE page. There is a link to it at the top of most HBC pages.
All vehicles are sold by on-line auction. (Paper auction
listings and the Fax-u-back service are no longer available).
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What is a future auction?
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This is where a vehicle is in stock at HBC but not yet
available for sale. You can declare an interest online
and be notified when that vehicle is available and scheduled for auction. We
are unable to offer viewing facilities for future items.
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When will a future item be available for sale?
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This depends on our insurance company suppliers, who
tell us that the vehicle is available for sale. On average such items would be
available within 4 weeks but it may be longer. Sometimes (in about 1% of cases)
we are asked to remove such items from sale, in these cases if you have
registered an interest we will tell you.
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What are Vehicle Identity Checks?
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The Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) scheme has been developed by the
Vehicle Inspectorate to help fight car crime by deterring criminals from
stealing cars and passing them off as repaired accident damage ones.
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What charges are made as fees and on administration?
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HBC currently charge an Administration fee of 3% + VAT on all
sales. Additionally we charge a Credit Card Processing Fee of 3% + VAT on all
on-line Credit Card Transactions. The Credit Card Processing fee will effect
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Why do you use an Auction Extension Feature?
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We believe that most online auction web sites are
fundamentally unfair in that the winning bidder is not the person prepared to
pay the most money but the person who manages to enter their bid at the last
possible second. Thus many other online auctions end up being more of a lottery
rather than an auction. Some sites such as "BidSlammer" have developed to take
advantage this loophole. The HBC site is similar to the traditional auction in
that everyone has a fair chance to bid.
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Why has an item had the time extended?
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If someone bids on an item within five minutes of the
scheduled auction end time the auction extension feature will be triggered. An
auction will close at the scheduled end time or five minutes after the last
bid. Whichever is the later.
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Why has my bidding been Suspended?
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Please check your recent emails. we will suspend customers if
they breach our terms and conditions. We will also suspend customers if they
are the highest bidder for a vehicle but we have been unable to take a deposit
on a winning bid.
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Are mileages guaranteed? |
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No, mileages are not guaranteed
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