vic check requirement.?

If the insurance company has written off your vehicle as a category D - it does not require a VIC check. You would just simply apply for the log book - using a V64( if memory serves me right.) which is chargeable to obtain the log book (V5)

I have bought several category D and they have never needed a VIC check, and that information is supplied by DVLA.

If you have received this information from DVLA, I'd ask them to re-verify it, as an error on their part could well have been made (it does happen).

To my knowledge if a car has been written off - it automatically invalidates the MOT - meaning it needs to be re-tested.

As to whether you need to be in posession of the V5, to be legal, I can't really confirm, I'd suggest just contacting DVLA, but I would check the point on CAT D and VIC also.

I have never heard of a cat D needing a vic check. cat C ones do. Dont worry about the check is it dead simple and basically ensures the car is not a cut and shut. You have to have a V5 to register your ownership, you will really be asking for trouble if you don't get one. A cat D could last you years, that is the category of least damage and on an old car can be as minor as keying because to fill the scratches and repaint the car could cost more than the car is worth.