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- Two thirds of damaged cars are now written off, claims data shows Repair bills have climbed so far that scrapping the car is often the cheaper option. New figures show how quickly the maths has turned against drivers.
- The cars insurers give up on: Renault, Citroën and Vauxhall top the write-off table Four in five damaged Renaults are written off. For a Mercedes it's two in five. The gap says everything about how insurers decide a car's fate.
- Crushed, stripped or back on the road: where written-off cars actually go Millions of pounds of damaged metal leaves Britain's roads through insurance claims every week. Its afterlife is a huge industry most drivers never see.