Car Check
Just fallen for your dream car? Don't let its history break your heart!
Start your car check by doing an initial free vehicle identity check. This will verify the car, by checking it against what is recorded on the DVLA database, and will display the make, model, transmission and fuel type, along with the colour of the car.
Did you know: 98% of cars that are a different colour to what is recorded on the DVLA database have been reported as stolen!
Once you have verified the car you will then be given the option of buying a comprehensive car data check from just £5 a car.
START your free vehicle ID check!
Check up to 5 different vehicles for only *£5 per check.
With the credit crunch, more people than ever are trying to sell their car with finance still outstanding on it. Check that you are not about to buy a car like this! A data check will reveal if any outstanding finance is owing on a car.
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Why do a Car Check?
Buying a used car can be a great deal cheaper than buying new. Depreciation is the biggest loss associated with buying a new car. However, there can be a number of risks assoicated with buying a used car. The main reason is that you do not know its history! That is unless you have done a car data check.
Consider this:
1) 450,000 cars a year are ‘written off’ by insurers.
2) 1 in 3 Cars have an Unknown History.
3) Over 100 cars a day appear on the Police stolen vehicle database.
4) With the credit crunch, more people than ever are trying to sell their car with finance still outstanding on it.
A Car Data Check from either Autocheck will help you avoid buying a car you would really want to avoid!
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Categories Of Write-Off
A car data check will show if your vehicle has been written off. If it has it may come as a shock to you. However, some people know the vehicle they are buying has been written off - some wite-offs can easily be repared and returned to the road - some not. Below is an list of what all the different categories mean:
Category A
A vehicle which should have been totally crushed, including all its spare parts.
Category B
A vehicle from which spare parts may be salvaged, but the bodyshell should have been crushed and the car should never return to the road.
Category C
An extensively damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category D
A damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category F
A vehicle damaged by fire, which the insurer has decided not to repair.
Theft
These vehicles have not been recovered and ownership rests with the insurer who made the total loss payment. They are able to repossess the car as soon as it is identified, even if it has been bought innocently.
Vehicles categorised as A, B or C require a VIC test before the DVLA will issue a new registration document. This will then be noted on the V5C
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