The content of the article:
- The main purpose of due diligence
- Most common legal problems
- Methods for online verification of legal purity
Recently, there has been an increase in fraudulent behavior from sellers in the sale of used cars. The car may be stolen, be pledged by the bank, may not be cleared through customs, or with a broken body number.
How not to fall for the bait of scammers and not buy a "problem" car? To do this, you must legally check the vehicle before purchasing.
The main purpose of due diligence
Why do you need a legal review if you can simply believe what the seller says? Can. However, there is no guarantee that legal problems will not begin with the newly purchased car in the next few months or even weeks. Statistics states that:
- almost half of all vehicles sold have one or more hidden damage;
- one tenth of all cars have legal problems;
- about 30 percent of vehicles have been involved in serious accidents;
- in nearly 20 percent of cars, owners roll real mileage.
Most common legal problems
Most of the pitfalls when buying used cars can be roughly divided into three categories:
- the presence of broken body numbers;
- forged documents on the vehicle;
- legal encumbrances were imposed on the vehicle.
It should be remembered that it will not work to change anything if problems were found in the first two categories. However, the presence of the above nuances can be detected even before the transfer of the amount of money.
First of all, it is recommended to check the registration numbers and the vehicle body number. The traffic police officers at the nearest post can help with this, using a computer database.
If, during the check, inconsistencies in the number of the body, car or registration certificate were found - feel free to refuse the purchase, since it will not be possible to remove the car from the register or put it on it. There are frequent cases when the new owner is in no hurry to remove the car from the old register and register it for himself, citing lack of time. And after a while, when you try to sell the car, you may find out that it is stolen or laid in a bank.
The body number check service is not free, however, it will allow you to get guarantees that there will be no legal problems with the purchased machine later.
Methods for online verification of legal purity
You can check the car for "problems" without leaving your home. To do this, you only need the registration number of the car, the body number (VIN) and the certificate of registration of the car with the traffic police. All these data can be clarified with a potential seller by phone, even without viewing the technical condition of the car itself.
Further on the Web, you can find out all the ins and outs of the car, having the listed data:
- website gibdd.ru;
- autocode;
- auto.ru;
- fssprus.ru.
Website gibdd.ru - checking the car directly in the base of the traffic police, which does not take much time. You just need to enter the VIN number in the proposed window, and then get the result from the traffic police service. The system will be able to return results, where it will be indicated whether the car is on the wanted list and whether there are any banking restrictions. If the system gives a positive result, it is better to forget about buying this car.
Autocode... A fairly young Internet resource, in the database of which there are only cars from Moscow and the Moscow region. The resource is paid, but it allows you to find out a lot of interesting things about the purchased car:
- real year of issue;
- the number of previous owners of the car, indicating the exact dates of ownership;
- the number of accidents in which the vehicle took part;
- whether the car was used as a taxi car;
- how often the vehicle underwent technical inspection, etc.
A very interesting site that can provide a lot of useful information, but its action applies only to cars in Moscow and the region.
Website auto.ru. On this portal, you can find out if the purchased car is pledged by the bank. However, it should be borne in mind that not all banking institutions enter data on pledged cars. Therefore, the site cannot provide one hundred percent information.
Direct site of bailiffs. What data can a check on the site provide? fssprus.ruthat can be associated with the purchase of a car? On the portal you can find information about the seller's debts for alimony, fines, taxes, delays, etc. There is a possibility that the seller's car can be taken by bailiffs for non-payment of the above costs.
Therefore, if there is a coincidence in this database, you need to go to the traffic police, reissue the documents for the car, and only then solve monetary issues with the former owner. To check the owner against the bailiffs database, you will need his full date of birth, full name and surname. and region of residence.
It is common for car owners to make mistakes about the legal cleanliness of vehicles, especially if they do not have sufficient knowledge in this area. Some are sure that if the car is registered with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, there will be no problems with it - the judgment is erroneous, since fraudsters have learned to register stolen cars using their acquaintances with MREO employees.
Of course, when buying a new car from the salon, there will be no doubts about its legal side. But if you buy a used car, it is still recommended to check it so that you do not get yourself unnecessary problems later.
