A cut and shut, also called clipping, is a vehicle made by buying a wrecked car, sawing away its damaged section, and welding on a matching section taken from another similar car to disguise the vehicle as sound. Such vehicles can be inherently dangerous because the welds or pins joining the two sections may be weak, so the car can come apart at high speed or in a further accident. Selling a cut and shut is prohibited in some parts of the United States, while the United Kingdom treats them as composite vehicles that must pass a roadworthiness inspection and be issued a new Q registration marking them as kit built rather than original manufacturer vehicles before they can be sold or driven.
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Elements of OffenseBuying a wrecked car, sawing off the wrecked section, and replacing it with a matching section from another similar car 1 Jurisdiction VariationIn the UK such cars are treated like any car with major repair work: they must be inspected for road-worthiness, be assigned a new registration number and pass the MOT test, and are then given a Q registration; in some US states the sale of cut and shut vehicles is illegal 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Sources
1. Lemon (automobile), Wikipedia
Cut and shut section, description of the practice
buying a wrecked car and sawing off the wrecked section to replace it with a matching section from another (similar) car
Cut and shut section, UK regulation
In the UK cut and shut cars are treated like any car that has had major repair work resulting in what is essentially a new car.
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