Beaurocratic problem with a car I bought in Paris

[airhead]

I have a problem with a car I bought in Paris off ebay.

So there I was, all happy, going to the Mairie to get my car reregistered in my own name. I had all the documents and it passed its NCT (Controle technique), but it turns out the car has been classified as an insurance write-off after it was involved in a crash, and the previous owner did not sort this situation out. She mentioned that I would have to have a "Passage au Marbre" done, which I discovered was a roadworthiness test. Grand, I though. No big deal. Wrong! This test costs €1500 and is a lot more complicated than it needs to be. They literally take the car to pieces and measure all the tolerances by laser, and then reassemble it. So now I have to try and get the previous owner, who is as stubborn as they come, to contact her insurance company, arrange an assessment of the car and remove the block so I can reregister it.

I wouldnt mind, but I actually like the car. It drives well and is comfortable and fast, and I really dont want to have to scrap it, which is my only option if I can't get through the insurance beaurocracy here.

Does anyone here have any idea how to get around this problem? Any suggestions or advice at all would be very much appreciated.

[julien000]

I'm sorry but i don't fond any solutions to your problem!!
In France, it's often really difficult to get around a bureaucratic problem so I think the better way to resolv it is to contact the previous owner and get an settlement.
I wish you good luck because it must not be funny
Good luck!!

[drrtybyl]

This test costs €1500 and is a lot more complicated than it needs to be. They literally take the car to pieces and measure all the tolerances by laser, and then reassemble it.

Is there a way you can make the vehicle appear to be another, thereby allowing you to bypass the test?  Or at least strip the registration history in such a way that there is no record of your bureaucratic issue?