Buying a long-awaited car can be overshadowed by a bunch of fines that were previously issued to the previous owner, but have now become your headache. To prevent this from happening and you do not have to pay for other people's violations or prove your innocence, you need to use the VIN code. Such a procedure will also be useful for ordinary car owners, who may not even suspect that fines are being issued in their name, based on the system of automatic registration of violations.
Main methods of verification
Checking traffic fines by VIN number has been significantly simplified and can now be performed online. You no longer need to waste time standing in queues and obtaining documentary evidence. You just need to use one of the government services that are available to any Internet user. It is better to choose government services for checking, since they are directly, regularly updated and provide the most reliable information, and even checking the traffic police fines for the VIN of the car is completely free.
Traffic police website
You can find out traffic fines by VIN code on the website of the State Traffic Inspectorate, which can be easily found on the Internet at gibdd.ru. From the main page, go to the services section and select the category of interest to us. On the page that opens, there will be two fields, in one of which you will need to enter the state registration number of the car, and the second field is intended to indicate the number of the registration certificate.
If there are no fines for this car, then a window will appear with the corresponding information about the absence of unpaid fines. Such a service allows you to find out the fines by the VIN-code, or rather, by the registration number, for a specific car. And it doesn't matter at all who was driving at the time of the violation.
If the previous option does not suit you in some way, then two sites can come to the rescue: fines-gibdd.ru and shtrafy-gibdd.ru. They are very similar to each other, so we have combined an overview of how these sites work.
For information about and data of the driver's license. The information you enter is confidential, therefore its transfer to unauthorized persons is impossible. To check a car on the official website of the traffic police, which we reviewed earlier, you do not need to provide data from a driver's license. On these two services, the input of such information is mandatory, which is necessary to improve the quality of the check.
This method is only suitable for those drivers who wish to familiarize themselves with violations committed by them personally. If the car was used by other persons, then it will not work to check for fines issued in their name. Unless you know the details of their driver's licenses.
Website for the provision of public services
The most reliable way that allows you to check fines by the VIN code of a car is the gosuslugi.ru website. But there is a small snag with the need to go through mandatory registration. But if you are not lazy and create an account on this site, all further checks will occur very quickly. For some users, the registration process can be complicated, although there is nothing weird about the registration form.
After successful registration, you will have a personal account. In this office, you need to find the section of electronic services and select the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the list that opens. When you click on this button, a new list with subsections will appear. We are interested in . The site has the ability to add services to favorites, which makes it easier to select them when performing future checks. It remains only to click on the receipt of the service, after which a form for filling will open on the screen. It consists of two lines in which you must enter the data of the state car sign and the driver's license number. The service allows you to fill in only one column, but for the reliability and accuracy of the search, it is better to fill in two fields at once.
Such a check of the car for fines according to the VIN-code, although it is one of the most reliable, is nevertheless not devoid of some peculiarities. This site may display the fines that were issued for the previous car. Such information will be displayed even with the introduction of the license plate of a new car.
But here you can immediately pay for the existing fines. Payment is accepted in several ways, including electronic money in wallets of common payment systems. The advantage of this payment method is a quick update of the database and cancellation of the paid fine.
Bought a car and didn't check its fines? What to do?
Unfortunately, not all potential used car buyers are as forward-thinking and thoughtful. Many have not yet learned all the charms that an online VIN number check has. Therefore, having become the owner of a used car, one has to deal with old fines that were issued to the previous owner. This situation is extremely unpleasant, but, as you know, negative experiences are also useful.
Old fines may be followed by new sanctions, increased penalties, and there may even be a risk of being imprisoned for 15 days. In order not to aggravate the situation, it is necessary to act as follows:
- We go to the nearest traffic police department and seek an audience with the head.
- We describe the situation in detail and support our story with all the documents that relate to the purchased car.
- We express our request or even demand to shift.
- If the actions described above did not lead to the desired result, then we turn to the court, having secured the support of a lawyer in advance.
- We submit a counterclaim, which will indicate the requirement to change the person to impose responsibility for the existing fines.
- Require full legal cleaning of the machine.
Of course, it was much easier to pierce the car before buying it. But this is not a reason to give up and pay for the violation of another person. You need to defend your rights, even if this process seems difficult and time-consuming to you. It is clear that if the price of the issue is within 1 thousand rubles, then going to court will be meaningless and inexpedient. In this case, the size of the fine can be considered a kind of payment for your carelessness and frivolity.
Checking VIN-code fines has never been so easy. It is imperative to resort to such a procedure before you decide to buy a car.
Regardless of the country of origin, when leaving the factory line, modern cars must be provided with registration information (more often called the VIN (VIN) code).
Applied directly to the body of a car, such information is a much more reliable means of protection than paper documents, which can easily be forged.
What is the VIN code of the car
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or less often, in Russia - "body number", this is the encrypted VIN code that the manufacturer applies to its models.
In the domestic registration certificate it is indicated as "Vehicle identification number". Adopted in the early eighties, this standard serves for the international uniform vehicle identification system.
You can find it on a special plate located on the front instrument panel, or at the end of the door. The VIN code consists of three sections, giving a total of 17 characters from Latin letters and Arabic numerals:
- WMI (World Manufacturers Identification) - the first three characters display information about the country of the vehicle manufacturer;
- VDS (Vehicle Description Section) - the characteristics of the model, they are applied by the manufacturer at his discretion, often not using all six characters, filling them in with "Z" signs;
- VIS (Vehicle Identification Section) - serial number occupying the remaining 8 characters, the last four are always digits. The year of manufacture may also be indicated in this section, always placed in the first 4 characters, leaving the remaining ones for the manufacturer's encryption.
When using letters, capital letters are driven in. At the same time, to avoid confusion, the letter "O" is never used in the VIN code of the car. The "O" sign means only the number "zero".
It is also allowed to separate parts of the VIN code using special characters for readability. This is not a violation, and this way of recording does not mean a "fake" VIN plate. On the body of the car, the cipher can, if necessary, be placed on two lines, in registration documents this is already unacceptable, only writing in a continuous line is allowed.
How to punch a car for arrests and restrictions
When buying a new car in a car dealership, no checks are required, you always buy a "clean" car and do not have to worry about anything.
When it comes to purchasing a used car, the situation is changing dramatically. The need to remove the vehicle from the register before the sale, which was legally canceled several years ago, greatly simplified the process of transferring a car from the seller to the buyer, but added some "pig in a poke" effect.
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If you want to check in advance if there will be problems when re-registering the purchased car for yourself (the buyer must go through this procedure within 10 days from the moment), then you need to be prepared for some nuances.
The fact is that officially in the traffic police you will not be able to check the car until you become its legal owner, transferring money to the seller and concluding a sale and purchase agreement. Only at this stage can the traffic police give you complete information about whether the car is on the "black lists", whether it can be registered or not.
Some of those who bought a used car found themselves owners of mortgage, stolen and credit cars. Such a car is a burden and a source of inconvenience, and it is impossible to drive it.
Legal proceedings take a long time and, as a rule, do not always give the desired result. The money paid for the car can be irretrievably lost.
It is proposed to avoid these risks by checking the car for arrests and restrictions on the VIN code, designed to identify the following aspects of the car's "biography":
- whether the car is pledged. The most common case. When a car is purchased on credit, it is owned by the bank until the full repayment of the amount, popularly such cars are called "credit";
- whether the car is now stolen or was registered as such;
- information from the Customs Service if the car is of foreign production;
- check on the base of debtors (bailiffs, investigative bodies, social protection bodies, court decisions);
- technical information about the car;
- history of passing TO.
All this information is extremely useful for acquaintance if you are going to buy a used vehicle. It is necessary to do such a check prior to purchase in order to avoid misunderstandings.
There are several services where you can check a car for free by VIN code for restrictions. It will not be superfluous to check the seller himself, if you have information about him.
We will indicate the most common services where you can perform such a check online.
Check the VIN code of the car on the traffic police website
The most obvious and popular way of checking is the official website of the traffic police, where the function of checking by VIN code was launched at the beginning of 2014 - LINK. This service works in all regions of the Russian Federation.
The database identifies problems with the traffic police, which may be with the vehicle:
- information about the vehicle search;
- information on the imposition of restrictions on registration actions with a vehicle.
To get into this service from the main page of the official website gibdd.ru, you should click on the "Check car" button in the right sidebar:
On the page that opens, it is proposed to enter the VIN code of the car of interest, as well as protective symbols from the verification picture. If there is no data on the VIN code of the car, you can enter the body or chassis number.
The whole procedure for checking the car is absolutely free, it takes about two minutes, the results are displayed on the screen. This works for all cars with Russian registration.
Bail check
Recently, the traffic police website does not provide data on the presence of a vehicle in the database of pledged cars; to obtain them, you should use the website of the Federal Notary Chamber and check if the car that you are planning to buy is not listed in the register of notifications on the pledge of movable property.
To do this, follow the LINK and select: information about the subject of the pledge - vehicle and enter the VIN code of the car in the search field.
As a result of the search, we get that the car, whose VIN code we entered for the example, is not listed among the collateral.
To pierce the car on the Autocode website
As a more complete alternative to the traffic police service, the official website "Autocode" was launched with a section "Autohistory" for checking a car for the Moscow region - LINK.
This resource provides the interested person with more detailed information, for example:
- information about the imposed registration prohibitions;
- whether the car had an accident;
- a list of all car owners;
- technical inspection history.
In addition to the VIN code, for verification, you will need to enter the Vehicle Certificate, as well as undergo mandatory registration.
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Despite the differences from the traffic police website, the Autocode project (avtokod.mos.ru) is also under state control, which means it is included in the general information exchange system between departments.
Please note: there are many projects on the Internet that are consonant with the word "Autocode", but we recommend using the information obtained on the official website.
On the site VIN.AUTO.RU
This service (LINK) allows you to get information about the car for free by entering its VIN code in the appropriate field.
For more information, click on the word "decrypt".
Alternative online services
There are other alternative sites for checking vehicles by VIN code.
For example, the AutoCode online service for checking cars by state number and VIN:
We found the Adaperio online service quite convenient, which allows you to find out a lot of interesting things about the car that the previous owner of the vehicle will not tell you.
For example, you can easily find out about the accidents, which the checked car has visited, whether it was used as a taxi (!), Whether various restrictions were imposed on it, what repair and service work was carried out with it, etc. (it is clear that this information will only be shown if it has been documented).
The check is carried out literally in 10 minutes. To do this, enter the VIN number in the appropriate field and click the "Check" button.
At the next free stage, you will not receive any detailed information! We were "bribed" by the fact that the service accurately gave data on the state number of the checked car.
For the sake of experiment, we decided to "risk" our 267 rubles and buy a full report to see what information we get in the paid version of the report. To do this, you should indicate your e-mail and use the payment option convenient for you.
Secondly, we received a complete list of ongoing repairs. Thirdly, we learned a lot of additional information, which we did not even know about….
In general, we were satisfied and believe that 267 rubles is a fully justified expense for an additional check of the car before buying it.
On another site, vin-info.com, you can get all the technical data, as well as the history of previous requests, which can be extremely important.
The site interface is very simple, because it was created for one purpose only and is focused on the person who came for a check. Going to the main page, you need to enter the VIN code in a special line.
The check is very fast, taking less than 10 seconds. After its completion, if the number was entered correctly, you will receive information about the available data on the car. The results are broken down into two parts, which are the basic vehicle data.
Here you can see whether it was possible to find information on the car in the databases, mainly of a technical plan: year of manufacture, make, model, gearbox version, etc.
The second part is the content of the report.
The information in this section concerns the manufacturer of the car, previous checks, as well as the presence of a car in the theft depots. Such reports are paid - one check will cost the equivalent of 450 Russian rubles.
Which test method to choose
An ideal option for a doubting buyer will always be to check the car directly at the traffic police, where you can contact the seller (the owner of the car at the time of the check).
With the development of the Internet, a lot of online resources have appeared to quickly check a car by VIN code.
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Comments on the article:
Alexander
Each car has its own individual VIN-code. This is a kind of car passport and if a paper document can be forged or replaced, then this serial number is impossible. It consists of 17 digits indicating both the country and the manufacturer and the country and model, etc. That is, someone who knows how to decipher learns about the car literally everything, no matter what the seller tells you. The difficult thing is that while the car is not yours, you will not be able to break it through the traffic police database, but within 10 days from the date of the transaction, you will be informed of all the sins without any problems. But fortunately, this is not a problem today, it makes its way through the databases of paid services.
Victor
All the information that is contained in paid reports is on the traffic police website in the public domain - accidents, arrests, etc. Do not be fooled by divorce) It's a pity that the traffic police website does not work with cars without a VIN like the old Japanese.
Arthur
I took my car off hand, on Avito. From there, a stone's throw to the autotech, sort of like their service. Traffic police are checked only upon purchase, so I don't know who will suit this option. Make sure that the wine numbers on the car and the data sheet match. This is obvious, but I almost stumbled on it myself.
Maksim
Every time before buying a car, it is necessary to check it not only for fault, but also for collateral and violations. Thank God there are now a bunch of websites from the government that you can use and get reliable data.
Sergei
I always check the car before buying it on the traffic police database, well, I try not to buy a car from dealers, but only from the owner. Another option is to immediately register with the traffic police, then they will immediately check, arrange and you will pay the seller.
Lyokha
This method of registration information is really relevant and useful: you can find out almost everything, it is difficult to forge and anyone can check, there is no need to contact the traffic police. The only subjective problem, in my opinion, is the complex and long string of symbols. It is unrealistic to remember and even more so to understand it, therefore, when entering into special fields, one must be very careful not to make a mistake. Here, we mainly consider the usefulness of VIN when buying / selling a car, but this is not the only plus. When repairing a car, when you need to purchase a certain spare part, VIN greatly simplifies the search process and reduces the risk that the purchased item will not fit.
Regina
Very, very useful thing. My friend at the time of buying an old foreign car did not think of checking the car for the wine code and sat, so to speak, in a puddle with a car bought from his hands. It turned out that the wine code was broken. After that, he decided not to risk it, but removed it from the register and handed it over on the cheap for disassembly for spare parts.
Galina
By my stupidity, when buying a car, I did not check it by the wine code. The registration went well, but when the traffic police checked the number, I was pretty worried. I'll be smarter next time.
Julia
And after welding we were given our cut wine. Will there be no problems with re-registration now?
Macarius
Identification, body or vin code - the number of the car located on the body of the car, assigned directly by the manufacturer at the time of release. It carries fairly complete information about the car. It contains encrypted information such as the country of manufacture of the car, the manufacturer's code, the make and model of the car, the year of manufacture and other information. The wine code is located directly on the car, which allows you to always distinguish it among many other cars. The wine code is also reflected in the technical passport of the car. When buying a used car, it is very important for the buyer to know the information about it. Was it in an accident, in an accident, is it a pledge at a bank for loans, does it have any other restrictions on use specified during registration. It is also important to know how many previous owners were, since the current condition of the car depends on this. It is a pity that at present there is no information center where one could get full information about the car, and, if necessary, about its owner. Therefore, there are many mistakes and embarrassment in life. And as a rule, the answer and the loss is the buyer, who carelessly bought the problem car. Therefore, there is no need to rush to buy a car from strangers. You need to check by various methods. First of all, using the Internet and its resources, where the necessary information is located. There are many such resources (sites) at the present time, these are the sites of official institutions, the traffic police, notary offices, banks, and sites that aim to help car buyers in obtaining the necessary information. They are easy to find in an Internet search engine. And now the advice: "If you find at least one problem hidden by the seller related to the operation of the car offered for purchase, DO NOT BUY it and DO NOT BUY it - look for a clean car"
Tatyana
Good day. How much information about road accidents is stored? The fact is that a month after buying a car, in 2013, I got into an accident (insignificant, but they called the traffic cops). Now I checked my car: there is no information about the accident, as if there had never been an accident.
Danila
Was this year with my daughter in Montenegro. She was just buying herself a car from hands. So I witnessed a car check for Wine via the Internet. In a specialized company - a customs broker ("spediter"), submit an application and in your presence the car is checked for everything - theft, accident, history, all owners (and all over the world), banks, registries. And it costs about 200 euros.
I think that we will come to the point where we will have a single base for each car.
In the meantime, I'll tell you about the services that I or my friends have encountered.
The very first place where people always turn is the official website of the traffic police. Here you can check the car only by the Vin code. However, if there is no data on an accident, it does not mean that the car is without accidents, the accident could simply not be processed. The service has a drawback - it often hangs.
You can check the history through the good service avtokod.mos.ru, but it works only in Moscow and the region. To check the car, you need a certificate of registration of the vehicle and you must register on the portal of state services. On the site you will find the history of the car, data on mileage, calls to the insurance company, road accidents, data from those. inspection and so on.
In order to check a car for a deposit there is a website reestr-zalogov.ru To check you need to know the Vin code. However, my friend's website gave out the absence of a pledge, and he was there, so the service does not guarantee.
Therefore, I advise you to check for bail on two more sites - vin.auto.ru and banki.ru, however, the check here is paid - 300 rubles.
There is also a site where you can find out the true owner of a car - avtobot.net. If a car has been on the Internet at least once, then you will definitely find it there.
You can also check the car via Telegram.me/AvtobotBot
You can check the OSAGO policy through the PCA service.
You can also check the car in court cases on the FSSP service. He will show you the cases that are being processed.
If you suspect that the car was used as a taxi, go to the MosReg website. True, it is only in Moscow and the region.
And the last website of the FCS that I know is the customs website, where you can get information about customs clearance for Wine.Oksana
More recently, the online vincode checker did not make a big mistake. I really liked one car, went and watched with the person who made an inspection for an accident and painting. Everything turned out to be in excellent condition. They began to check by the vincode and he has not only 19 restrictions imposed, so it is already a duplicate of the TCP. Thanks to the service, otherwise I would have bought it, and then no money, no car in the end.
Alexander
In general, even documents cannot be trusted 100%. Now even the ptsy are faked, and it turns out that the sale and purchase agreement is easy to lose or feed to the dog) It is already reaching the point of absurdity, honestly. I always check for fault - this is the fastest and most reliable way to get the history of operation. I used the car a couple of months ago, there was a lot of information - mileage, repairs, maintenance, road accidents / thefts / pledges / loans and a whole bunch of other things.
Larissa
I always use the traffic police website. Now bailiffs, due to the slightest debts, are seizing property, and, as a result, there is a ban on registration actions. Don't make a purchase without checking the car!
Sveta
It would be great if the salons that sell used cars, check them for fault in the pledge of the car or not. And it turns out you go to the salon, hoping to take a normal car, and you get a "pig in a poke". And then you go to the courts, proving your case.
Laura
Fortunately, I have never faced the problems that sometimes arise when buying used cars, but I took my first car "from my hands" and, of course, punched everything that was possible, including the VIN code. Started, as many recommend, with the official traffic police website. Bummer. Generally zero information. I don’t even know why. Then I walked through two little-known sites (I didn't even remember their name). Here, it seems, something manifested itself, but felt that it was not enough for me. But on Autocode I received the most complete and, as it turned out later, reliable information. In general, I really liked the Autocode. The interface, as it is fashionable to say now, is friendly and intuitive even for the first time looking there. There is really a lot of information and everything necessary for verification is available. Again, from experience I confirm the relevance of the data. Moreover, as the author said, the official site is responsible for the information provided and gives serious guarantees. This is not some sharashkin office for you, of which there are countless numbers. Therefore, I recommend the following VIN-code search strategy: first go to the office. traffic police website, and then we collect the missing information on Autocode. I think you will not be disappointed.
Anatoly
The same online applications use all the information that is provided on the traffic police website, with the exception of a couple of nuances. personally compared the site with the application, infa one to one.
Anna
Fuh, it was the hardest thing for me to figure out what all these numbers-letters on the marking mean. And then even check the guilt on the glass, barrels and other details. But it turned out to be much easier to check the past of the car. I drove in and received a report almost immediately. I also used the auto-theme, by the way.
Nikolay
Popular sites now have a graph - wine code. I don’t even read about the car, if there is no wine code, right-hand steering wheels often don’t have data, but I don’t even look at them. And if there is no data on the left hand drive, then you need to think about it.
Boris
Online services are convenient, but how relevant is the information they provide? With our bureaucracy, checking directly at the traffic police will still be more reliable.
Anatoly
It also seems to me that only the traffic police provides up-to-date information. You can watch it on the Internet just for complacency.
Michael
At the end of the summer I am going to buy myself a Lancer, now I will know about these services, even if the information is somewhere not relevant, it still doesn’t hurt to punch the car through all the sites.
Sanyok
Actually, not everything is clear about relevance. But do not run every time in the traffic police. If on online services the car goes like a problem one, then there is nothing to check it further.
Sergey Vladimirovich
A friend bought himself a foreign car jeep (got almost a million on credit), and six months later it turns out that this jeep is hijacked. While they were suing, they were dressing up with the salon, which this jeep sold three months later, this jeep was stolen from this friend of Anatoly. Now he works in an ambulance, walks on foot, there is no jeep, BUT CREDIT REMAINS !!!
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And now I WANT TO BUY MYSELF A CAR (I want a foreign economy car up to 600 tr) and I am afraid to conduct a dialogue on this topic in the cabin. Here is YOU and VIN and traffic police.
A vicious circle of some sort and a dead end turns out. I don’t forge money, so I’ll give it to some swindlers and be left with nothing. He worked as a truck driver all his life.
Sorry if I said something wrong. I have my own point of view - crooks will never say that they are crooks.
Michael
My friends, what if an existing car is on the wanted list in the bases? Go to the traffic police to give up or is it better to keep quiet?
Sergei
By the way, this service for checking a car by VIN number helped me out many times. When I went to buy a used car, I called my wife, dictated the VIN and she pounded the car at home. And so, when I looked at the ads on the Internet, if the seller indicated the VIN, then he checked it himself and already knew what I was dealing with.
George
Sometimes there are online services with irrelevant information. It is better to check directly with the traffic police, it will be more reliable.
Karina
As a specialist, I will tell you that these resources for checking the VIN code of a car really work. I accept cars on bail at the pawnshop. And every time we use the services of such resources, we have repeatedly helped out. But the traffic police are undoubtedly more reliable!
Andrey
And I will say so, no one will ever give you one hundred percent guarantee that the car is without burden. Even the traffic police. These guys don't have the most reliable information. But a friend was going to buy a car somehow, smart, hit Vin, everything is ok. But it turned out that two digits were interrupted. On reconciliation it turned out when I had already given the money. So tired of going to the police to prove that he did not interrupt. So the lottery
Boris
It is good that there are such services that allow you to "punch" the cleanliness of a car by VIN-code, even if this is not always relevant.
Svetlana
With current technologies, all data can be falsified, the guarantee of a "clean" car is to take a new one, not a used one.
Anton
An unpleasant surprise may be the purchase of a used car, if you do not use the services of this useful service. For motorists, this is a good gift for the safety of the deal. As for fraudulent schemes, you can buy a car with a broken body instead of a new one in a car dealership.
Yuri
The VIN of a vehicle is needed and useful in many situations. In addition to checking the car at the traffic police, he often helped me out when ordering spare parts and consumables for the car.
Dmitriy
Came across such sites for checking vin numbers the first time when I decided to sell a car. The information, the buyer checked in addition to the traffic police. Indeed, in our country it is better to play it safe, because the purchase amount is rather big. And so I recommend everyone to check the car for vin at least on 2-3 sites before buying.
Volodya
Different sites give different data on the color of the car. Namely: red-burgundy-cherry. In addition: according to the RSA data, the last insurance ended in 2013. Further, from 2013 to 2017, there is no data on MTPL policies, although the car drove and is still driving. Maintenance data: from 2012-2014, and 2016-2017 .. The car is being sold by a nephew (as he introduced himself) for an aunt who is on a business trip in distant lands for 2 weeks. The aunt's registration is also in distant Russian lands, and the car is sold with us. Should I buy such a car?
Volodya,
in cases where any doubts arise, we advise you to refuse to buy such a car.
Volodya
Thanks! "Driversauto". This is exactly what I do, because I value what I have earned by honest labor. And what? For the fourth week, I can't find a typewriter. There are a lot of dubious cars, people and websites in Russia. It is already possible to write a novel about the stories of meetings with a dozen car dealers. Here is one of the real stories. Announcement of the sale of Cherie Kimo 2012. appeared on AVITO two weeks ago. The car was sold initially in Cheboksary, a fresh rye-free Chinese with a full set of options, a lot of photos dispelled doubts, the state number was not hidden. The price is much lower than the market price - 135,000. I did not sell outbid, the profile was clean. A day later, the ad in Chebakh was removed ... Sold? .. Accidentally put a search in Chuvashia ... and in the first rows, in Kugesy (a suburb of Cheboksary) - a familiar orange Chinese, only 125,000 are asked. The seller is already different - Oleg. Acquaintance with his profile indicates one thing - outbid. I don’t want to deal with outbidding. I understand that the Agreement concluded with a piece of paper with an incomprehensible squiggle put on it by some unknown person has no legal force. Such a Buyer is at great risk. Checking the state number on the PCA website, luck, - the VIN came out. Further, the traffic police website, everything is fine, no road accidents, three owners, no search-encumbrances, though the production is only in 2009 .. Further developed rapidly ... Every day at 8 am the announcement in Kugesy was the very first. The date always read: today at 7.35, today at 7.46, today at 7.53, etc., etc., etc. At the same time, every two or three days the orange Chinese man shamelessly dumped. The price fell -… 116000 -… 109000. Every time the price dropped, not trusting my eyes, I checked the Celestial Empire with a strange fate by the VIN-code on the traffic police website, again making sure that it was the same wanderer. Finally, on the day of the last morning collapse, the announcement, closer to lunchtime, was finally removed. Uh-uh, now the denouement of the story. What made me check the car for the last time ??? The traffic police website calmly reported, - "No registration actions were found for this VIN-code." The orange slanting Chinese Kim Oh disappeared, disappeared, he never existed. I was there in the morning, but by lunchtime it was already a ghost. Please comment.
Volodya,
we will repeat once again "not sure - do not buy"! Tales about Pinocchio, how to bury gold and grow a money tree, remember? So it is with cars ... There is no freebie! And many schemes of "taking money" have been invented. Do you need it? It is better to spend more time and go through the options for a long time ... Sooner or later you will find an option for buying a car that will suit both you and the seller, while both will be satisfied! Good luck!
Volodya
Thank you again, dear Drivers!
I continue to follow your advice. I always remember that our beloved Pinocchio, having stuffed cones, having suffered failures, still found the golden key and the cherished door to the fabulous land of Happiness.
And almost a detective story, I described in order to understand the strange fact that I had established. Someone has free access to the traffic police databases on his official website, which have the status of free state. services. Can remove information and correct them. In my opinion, a car with a history should not suddenly, suddenly disappear without a trace. The archive must be preserved.
EG. My previous, recently sold car, having received transit numbers, went to distant Kyrgyzstan. About this, I received an official paper in my native traffic police, having come there to terminate the registration. And nevertheless, checking him by VIN, I see all his data, including the new owner. My former car has not disappeared anywhere, has not disappeared into space and time, it still exists, at least in the archive.
Sincerely! Volodya.
Irina
Information about the Car is not shown on the site when the wine code is entered. What does this mean?
One of the key identifiers of any vehicle is government number indicated on the front and rear of the machine. Applied on a plastic or metal base, this special sign contains key information about the car, in particular, by the number it is easy to determine in which administrative district it was registered. You can see the alphanumeric combination on any vehicle, including a truck or motorcycle - a state number is assigned individually when registering with the traffic police.
With the help of such symbols, the road inspection records the participation of a particular vehicle in an accident and determines its status, for example, as a bank pledge or seized property. Information about cars throughout the country is consolidated into a single database, which can be useful not only to representatives of the authorities, but also to ordinary citizens.
First of all, we are talking about individuals and entrepreneurs interested in purchasing cars on the secondary market. If the vehicle was in operation, then there is always the possibility of imposing certain registration restrictions and prohibitions on it. It is legally impossible to buy such a car, therefore, an offer to sell can be an ordinary fraud. The technical condition of the car can also be a very unpleasant surprise, for example, if the seller indicates a lower mileage or "forgets" to report repairs after an accident. The easiest way to avoid unnecessary risks is check the car by state number, especially since this does not require any excessive efforts. All that is required is to indicate the individual mark on the site, where the database is updated daily and you can be one hundred percent sure of the veracity of the information.
Who should think about checking a car?
Even very experienced drivers sometimes do not know what kind of information is encrypted in the license plate, although there is nothing difficult in "reading" the data. It should be noted that on the territory of the Russian Federation since 1993, state numbers have been formed from two parts:- the main one, consisting of three letters that designate the series, as well as three numbers that are set for each car separately when registering with the State Traffic Inspectorate;
- additional (located on the right side) - the region code, the letter abbreviation "RU", as well as the flag of Russia are indicated here.
- car resale firms;
- individuals looking to buy a used car;
- to the heads of parking lots and car repair shops;
- auto sellers who want to provide potential customers with truly reliable information about the proposed vehicle.
VIN (from the English Vehicle identification number - unique vehicle number (INTS)) is a 17-digit sequence of Latin letters and Arabic numerals. This is one of the main points of the technical documentation of the car. What this code is for, how to find it, what information can be found with it will be discussed in the article.
Vin is an alphanumeric combination that includes:
- WMI (from the English World Manufacturers Identification) is a 3-digit generally accepted manufacturer's index (country).
- VDS (from the English Vehicle Description Section) - a characteristic of a car, consisting of 6 characters: vehicle brand, model, year of manufacture, factory code.
- VIS (translated from English Vehicle Identification Section) - 8-digit sequence: manufacturer index, serial number.
For the first time VIN began to be used in 1977 after the adoption of the corresponding standards for vehicle identification in the USA and Canada. This certification method became widespread in 1980. Since then, VINs have been used everywhere in all auto-producing countries. Until that moment, manufacturers used their own designations, which made it difficult to identify the vehicle.
The VIN uses only those Latin letters that do not look like numbers. It is not allowed to use O, Q, I, since there is an external similarity with 0 and 1. According to the norms of car production, manufacturers cannot reuse VIN for 30 years. For the formation of ciphers, international ISO standards are used, according to this method, each code is unique. VIN is applied by the company that carries out the shipment of cars ready for sale to dealerships. The height of the marks on the body, the frame, should be 7 mm, for other places - 4 mm.
The first 3-digit set of VIN characters is an alphanumeric code, each element has its own meaning. First, the territorial location of the country relative to the part of the world, the country, the vehicle manufacturer is indicated. The territorial zone, and there are six of them, is designated by a number or letter. It looks like this:
- A to H corresponds to Africa;
- J - R - Asia;
- from S to Z - Europe;
- 1-5 - North America;
- 6.7 - Oceania;
- 8.9 - South America.
- if the manufacturer produces less than 500 vehicles per year, then the third character of the sequence is designated by the number “9”.
The next 6 symbols contain the description of the vehicle parameters. Those parameters that are provided by a specific manufacturer are indicated.
VIN decoding. The first 3 digits are the manufacturer's code, the next 6 are the vehicle parameters.
For example, the VIN of cars made in the USA must indicate the gross vehicle weight and its safety class. The extreme element of the sequence is designated by a number from 0 to 9 or the letter "X" and indicates the authenticity of the INTS. It can be used to determine if there have been illegal changes to the code by changing the symbols yourself. It is mandatory for North American and Chinese manufacturers, in the European market it is a recommendation. For the following list of manufacturers, the indicator is mandatory:
- LEXUS;
- MERCEDES BENZ;
- SAAB;
- VOLVO;
- TOYOTA (from 2004 to the present).
In VIN 4 extreme elements are designated by numbers. As a rule, the first number in VIS is responsible for the year of manufacture of a particular vehicle model, the second for the manufacturer. These items do not need to be specified and are guidelines.
The model year is specified differently for each period. On cars manufactured before 2000 - in Latin letters, from 2001 to 2009 - with numbers from 0 to 9, from 2010 - again in alphabetical format. From 12 to 17 the serial number is indicated in the VIN.
For the user of a conventional vehicle, these values are of no value. However, for vintage car owners as well as in the premium segment, the elements of consistency are very significant. The fewer similar vehicles, the higher the value of the movable property.
The VIN can be found in several places in the vehicle. It all depends on the manufacturer. In vehicles manufactured in the United States, the code is applied under the windshield. It is easy to spot without opening the hood. VIN is also applied to the body part, a special metal plate under the hood of the car, on the threshold and on the side of the side door.
In domestically produced cars, the code is indicated on the partition between the passenger compartment and the engine on the passenger side or on the shock absorber strut on the right. This is due to the need to protect movable property from theft and theft. Only vehicle manufacturers know the exact VIN locations. The layman finds out such information after repairing the car or during parsing.
To reduce the risk of forgery, the code is applied through laser burning of characters or minting. If there is not enough space, then the VIN can be printed in two rows. The main thing is that there should be no spaces between the characters of the same group.
When buying a car, special attention should be paid to the VIN plate located on the engine compartment. There should be no scratches, visible traces of replacement of code characters, dents. If such defects are found, you should be wary. The seller may be trying to sell a stolen vehicle or one made of different parts. It doesn't take much effort to forge electronic or paper documents.
As for the information printed on the car parts, it is almost impossible to imperceptibly correct the clearly embossed letters and numbers. So when you first inspect a car for the purpose of buying, you should be very careful. You should pay attention not only to the appearance of the iron horse, but also to the technical characteristics and parameters.
VIN is indicated in the passport of the technical device (usually in the first line). When registering with the traffic police, the information is entered into the vehicle registration certificate. The code is also entered when registering OSAGO and CASCO policies. In this case, it is necessary to check that the entire sequence of numbers coincides with the one indicated on the car. As a rule, symbols are entered in the documentation in one row, on the vehicle they can be either in 1 or in 2 lines.
VIN code used to check the car in the stolen vehicle database system, in order to track fines. To do this, you can go to the traffic police website or a similar third-party service.
There is another option for checking: send the vehicle for examination to the traffic police, but the service is provided on a paid basis. The cost varies within 2500 rubles. The cipher has been checked for some time, since requests are sent to several official authorities at once.
Also VIN is convenient to use when searching for necessary spare parts through the Internet. To do this, you do not even need to manually enter characters, through special applications you can scan them and use them when checking or to find the necessary parts.
VIN can also be used to determine the number of previous owners., check to what extent the actual equipment of movable property matches that provided by the manufacturer.
Using the INTS, you can find out all the "ins and outs" of movable property. This includes characteristics such as:
- year of issue;
- number, engine size;
- power (hp);
- engine's type;
- model year and other information about the complete set of the vehicle.
- information about the road accidents, insured events;
- data on previous registration actions,
- information about the use of the vehicle as a taxi;
- are there any restrictions and prohibitions;
- whether the vehicle is listed as a pledge or loan;
- whether there is criminal information about the car (theft, theft, etc.);
- customs information.
An error appears when checking the VIN. What to do?
There may be several reasons:
- the cipher was incorrectly considered a special device or through an application, you need to repeat the procedure.
- characters were entered incorrectly: instead of Latin, we used the Russian keyboard layout, you should change it back.
- if the code is correct and the error persists, then you have a fake VIN in front of you. Perhaps it was altered by changing some of the numbers. If the car was purchased on the secondary market, you should contact the previous owner or contact the traffic police in order to find out the reasons.
In order not to be deceived, when choosing a car, you need to carefully examine the place where the VIN is applied, if there are any obvious adjustments there. To correct the cipher, unscrupulous sellers can use the following methods:
- completely remove or change the marking.
- change some numbers to others, for example, 1 to 4, 6 to 8.
- change the digital style, erasing "unnecessary" elements.
You can determine that the VIN has been corrected by the following parameters:
- there is paint left and traces of the "cut" of the code are visible;
- coating thickness is not the same everywhere;
- there is corrosion or it can be seen that the symbols are mechanically cleaned;
- signs of different sizes and writing styles are different;
- there are extraneous elements in the outline of letters and numbers;
- there are seams on the plate with a cipher;
- the paint material is applied differently to the sign plate and the adjacent space.
If defects were found, you should refuse to buy such a car.
Outcomes
Based on the above information, the following conclusions follow:
- The VIN code of the car is of great importance to the owner. With its help, you can check the car, as well as order the necessary spare parts in the online store. This does not require manually entering all the characters, since there are applications for the phone or special scanners.
- VIN consists of a 17-digit sequence of letters and numbers. Each block has its own purpose. WMI (from the English World Manufacturers Identification) is a 3-digit generally accepted manufacturer's index (country). VDS (from the English Vehicle Description Section) is a characteristic of a car, consisting of 6 characters: vehicle brand, model, year of manufacture, factory code. VIS (translated from English Vehicle Identification Section) - 8-digit sequence: manufacturer's index, serial number.
- With the help of INTS, you can find out all the "ins and outs" of movable property. This includes characteristics such as: year of manufacture; number, engine size; power (hp); engine's type; model year and other information about the vehicle equipment; information about the road accidents, insured events; data on previous registration actions; information about the use of the vehicle as a taxi; are there any restrictions and prohibitions; whether the vehicle is listed as a pledge or loan; whether there is criminal information about the car (theft, theft, etc.); Customs information. The check can be performed through the traffic police website, a third-party website, or order an examination at the state inspection. The last option is paid, the cost varies within 2500 rubles.
- There may be several reasons why the code is not recognized: 1) the code was incorrectly read by a special device or through an application, the procedure must be repeated. 2) the characters were entered incorrectly: instead of the Latin one we used the Russian keyboard layout, you should change it back.
- If the code is correct, and the error persists, then you have a fake VIN in front of you. Perhaps it was altered by changing some of the numbers. If the car was purchased on the secondary market, you should contact the previous owner or contact the traffic police in order to find out the reasons.
- Before buying a car on the secondary market, you need to carefully look at the places where the code is applied. There should be no traces of paint and noticeable changes in code elements, mechanical rubbing, corrosion, welds. Letters and numbers must be flush, printed in the same style, of the same thickness.
From the text, you learned: what is the VIN of a car, what it is used for, what information can be found with it, and what to look for when buying a car on the secondary market.
What is the VIN of the car, where is it located, what can be found by the VIN number
5 (100%) 4 votedIt is recommended to approach the purchase of a car carefully so as not to waste a large sum. This is especially true of used cars. Quite a few people have already learned on their own how scammers find new ways to hide reliable information, and naive buyers, in an attempt to save money, forget about precautions.
Therefore, it is so important to determine in advance the "pitfalls" both about the car and about the owner himself. This is usually done by state number or wine code. In the first case, the check may turn out to be inaccurate, since it is easy to change the license plates, and sometimes even to put fake ones. The second option is more suitable, since this code is individual, and remains unchanged throughout the entire time and it is not possible to forge it. Therefore, it is easiest to find out the owner of the car by the vin code, and the result will correspond to reality.
Search criteria
It is sad for buyers that only owners are allowed to check a car in the traffic police. This means that they will find out if the car is being stolen, on credit or on bail, after the conclusion of the sales contract and registration in their own name.
Often, new owners get a car from the "black list" without conducting a proper check, and further legal proceedings can last for years, since then it will be difficult to find a fraudster who will not see his fault.
Allegedly, the owner who puts the car up for sale may not have anything to do with it at all. Therefore, we check not only the true owner, but the total number of owners. The more owners, the worse, most likely, the condition of the car will be. If you punch by the vin code, you can find out more information:
- real license plate (if they tried to forge it);
- information on the number of accidents;
- last maintenance passes;
- the presence of unpaid fines, as well as arrests and bans.
Such checks will avoid that much deception. Trying to find the owner of a car by state number, the information will still not be enough, although it is also necessary to check it. Perhaps the technical condition of the car will be normal, but who knows what the owners have in mind. Several more cars can "hang" on them, and this is already suspicious.
There is an option to check by phone number, but here you can also get to an unscrupulous seller: the SIM card may not be his. Moreover, mobile phone shops do not provide such information, since it is confidential. Scammers usually change their phone number every couple of weeks.
Therefore, it is worth using a fault check on the appropriate service, and for free. For a person new to this area, we note that the required code consists of 17 numbers and Latin letters. If the owner has nothing to hide, he himself will show it at the car. Depending on the brand and model, the code is located differently. Perhaps he already pushed through information about the previous owners. Find out and check the owner's numbers too.
Thanks to this, you will learn real information about the vehicle, and verified information about the vehicle and its owner will help other people as well.
