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Performing a Salvage Relevance Check

A salvage relevance check is used to obtain a total loss recommendation. This is done by comparing the repair costs against a corridor value generated in the background by VALUEpilot. It is not necessary for you to obtain a valuation range using VALUEpilot before performing a salvage relevance check because the system will do this for you.

Damage must be captured using a damage capturing tool before a check can be performed. See Capturing Vehicle Damage. You must also ensure that the first registration and mileage for the case vehicle have been entered. These details can be entered in the following pages:

  • Vehicle Data.
  • Universal Search Tree (UST).
  • Vehicle Valuation.
  1. Click Calculation Options from the menu bar.
  2. Select Enable from the Salvage relevance drop-down box.
  3. Click Calculate.
    • The system will display an error if any required mandatory data is missing and inform you which information is missing. If you wish to perform the check you will need to enter the missing information in one of the pages mentioned above. Alternatively, select Disable from the Salvage relevance drop-down box to calculate repair costs without a salvage recommendation.


When you click Calculate, the system calculates repair costs and compares these against a VALUEpilot replacement value range. Once the calculation is complete, the system will re-direct you to the Calculation output page. The salvage relevance check result is shown at the top of the page. The result is either Yes, the vehicle is relevant for salvage and you should therefore consider auctioning the vehicle as a total loss or No, the vehicle is not relevant for salvage.

Next Steps

With a yes result, it is highly recommended, if you haven't already done so, that you now perform a full vehicle valuation and also obtain some current offerings from VALUEpilot. You should also check the repair costs in the calculation and ensure that damage capturing is accurate. You can do this by viewing calculation results. Having done both, you should now be in a position to make a total loss decision.