Auction glossary

A quick guide to the words that cost people money. Useful even if you don’t buy through us.

What document the car has

Document	What it means	Romania	Ukraine
Clean Title	A normal document, with no total loss mark.	Yes	Yes
Rebuilt / Reconstructed	It was salvage, then the car was rebuilt and the state inspected it.	We check first	Yes
Salvage	The insurer wrote the car off. It can’t go on the road until it’s rebuilt.	No	Yes
Flood / Water	The car’s been under water. It usually comes with salvage.	We check first	We check first
Parts Only / Non-Repairable	For parts only, no registration.	No	No
Bill of Sale	There’s only a sales contract, with no title.	No	We check first

Find a word: salvage, CIV, flood

Run & Drive: Started and drove when it was checked in. That’s no guarantee for the future.
Starts / Enhanced: The engine started, but it couldn’t be driven or nobody tried.
Stationary: Won’t start, or nobody tried. Leave room in your budget.
Front End: A hit to the front. We check the chassis rails, radiators and airbags.
Rear End: A hit to the rear. Often cheaper than the front, but we check the alignment.
Side: A hit to the side. The pillar and sill can get expensive.
Hail: Hail. Small dents across the body, but the mechanics are usually fine.
Water / Flood: Water. We nearly always talk people out of these.
Mechanical: A mechanical fault. Nobody at the yard will tell you the cause.
Copart: A big online auction. Lots of cars from insurers, often damaged.
IAAI: The other big auction for insurance cars. Similar bidding, slightly different fees.
Manheim: A wholesale auction for dealers. Cars are mostly undamaged, with a clean title.
Buyer fee: The fee the auction charges the buyer. It depends on the lot price.
Gate fee: A charge for taking the car off the yard.
Storage: Storage. After a few free days it’s charged for every day.
Odometer: Not Actual: The state doesn’t confirm the mileage.
CIV: Cartea de Identitate a Vehiculului, the car’s passport in Romania. Issued by RAR.
RAR: Registrul Auto Român, which inspects and homologates cars.
ITP / RCA: The roadworthiness test and compulsory insurance in Romania.
T1: Customs transit: the car travels through the EU without taxes being paid.
MIA service centre: The service centre of Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, which registers cars.