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Fri 10 Oct 2007Claim that written-off cars put back on road to be investigatedAn investigation involving the Garda, the Department of Transport, the Revenue Commissioners and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has been launched into a claim that cars classed as total write-offs and unfit to drive again following road crashes have been put back on the road.The RSA received a report from an online company, Cartell.ie, in July showing that cars were not only on the road again after being totally written-off in crashes, but some vehicles classed as total write-offs have been re-taxed by new owners and have even passed the National Car Test (NCT).