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Uncovering a Car’s Secret History

Cars are a bit like people, when they’re “sick” they don’t work properly. Also, cars and people have histories, histories that aren’t readily apparent at first glance. When you are buying a car then how do you really know what you’re getting? In other words, is there a way to uncover a car’s secret history?

Why is a Car’s History Important

You might wonder why it’s necessary to know certain parts of a vehicle’s history, when buying other used items it’s not typically considered to be necessary. With a car, however, there are several concerns:

Cars are complex machines and so they can develop a wide range of problems. Because cars are driven on the road these problems can warrant a safety hazard. Less seriously, you new used car may develop faults that affect its performance, faults you’re not expecting.

The Solution

Even in the absence of documents it is possible to run a vehicle check on any car. A car data check involves inputting a car’s registration number which will uncover various aspects pertaining to the vehicle’s condition.

For example, a car check will disclose the number of previous owners.   Whether the car has been written off and its accident damage category. Whether the car has been exported or scrapped. They can also run a chassis validation check.

This information can be extremely valuable and is the only truly effective way to ascertain a vehicle’s genuine history.