salvage-categorisation

# Salvage Categorisation Applies the ABI Code of Practice to recommend a salvage category (A/B/S/N) with a defensible justification and the notification steps that follow. ## Reference - `references/abi-salvage-cop.md` — distilled decision reference (categories, 4-question framework, definitions, structural vs non-structural, EV HV-battery rules §8, water/fire §13, disposal §14, MIAFTR / V5C / V860 / retention). - `references/abi-salvage-cop.pdf` — the authoritative source (version-sensitive; 28.05.2025). - Vocabulary: `ce-domain-glossary`. Cost context (a separate insurer decision): `abp-rates`, `damage-estimating`. ## Workflow 1. Gather inputs: damage description / structural assessment, parts-reuse view, EV/battery status, water/fire flags. 2. Walk the four-question framework (scope → repairable → reuse → structural, including structural HV battery). 3. Recommend the category with a clause-level justification grounded in the COP. 4. Produce the notification checklist (MIAFTR within 2 working days; V5C handling per category — destroyed for A & B; RSV rules; V860 where applicable; 6-year retention). ## Governance Expert class. Categorisation must be by an **Appropriately Qualified Person (AQP)**; the skill output is an **AI-assisted draft** until a named human signs off. No autonomous external notification. The ABI category turns on repairability / structural damage / reuse, **not** a repair-cost-vs-value ratio (that is a separate insurer commercial decision).