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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.
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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
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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 4% + 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 On-Line
Deposits and Registration. |
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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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