30Statement of whether vehicle is written-off

30 Statement of whether vehicle is written-off (1) A person may apply to the road transport authority for a statement whether a vehicle is recorded in the written-off vehicles register or an approved corresponding WOVR as a written-off vehicle. (2) If the vehicle is recorded in a register mentioned in subsection (1), the statement must— (a) state the time and date of issue of the statement; and (b) state the registers searched and the register in which the vehicle is recorded; and (c) state the relevant identification information recorded in the register for the vehicle; and (d) state the date recorded in the register that the vehicle was written-off; and (e) if the vehicle is recorded as a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off—state whether the vehicle is recorded as a repairable write-off or a statutory write-off; and (f) include information to the following effect: (i) the register might not include a record of each time the vehicle has been written-off; (ii) the road transport authority may refuse to register (or to renew the registration of) a vehicle that is recorded as a repairable write-off; (iii) the road transport authority cannot register (or renew the registration of) a vehicle that is recorded as a statutory write-off. (3) If the vehicle is not recorded in a register mentioned in subsection (1), the statement must— (a) state the time and date of issue of the statement; and (b) state the registers searched; and (c) state that the vehicle identifier mentioned in the statement is not recorded in the registers searched; and (d) include information to the effect that the vehicle may have been written-off despite it not being recorded. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the matters the road transport authority may include in a statement under this section.