Regardless of the country of origin, when they leave the factory line, modern cars must be supplied with registration information (more often this is 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 be easily 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 puts on its models.
In the domestic registration certificate it is indicated as "Vehicle identification number". Adopted in the early eighties, this standard serves as an 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 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 rest for encryption of the manufacturer's plant.
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 you 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, but 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 "biography" of the car:
- 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 manufacture;
- 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 if you are going to buy a used vehicle. It is necessary to do such a check prior to the 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 in early 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 vehicles; to obtain them, you should use the website of the Federal Notary Chamber and check if the car 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 pledges.
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.
Video - how to check a car for arrest, registration actions, ban, bail, restrictions (ProAuto):
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 learn a lot of interesting things about the car that the previous owner of the vehicle won't 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 email 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 the other 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 to check. Going to the main page, you need to enter the VIN code in a special line.
Verification 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; these 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 the 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 contained in paid reports is on the traffic police website in the public domain - accidents, arrests, etc. Do not get 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 my hands, on Avito. From there, a stone's throw to the autotech, sort of like their service. The 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 sites from the government that you can use and get reliable data
Sergey
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) now, 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"
Tatiana
Good day. Tell me 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, an 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 accidents, it does not mean that the car is without accidents, accidents 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 a 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 the mileage, appeals to the insurance company, accidents, data from those. inspection and so on.
In order to check a car for a deposit there is a site reestr-zalogov.ru To check you need to know the Vin code. However, my friend's website gave out the lack of collateral, 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 CTP 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
Quite recently, the online vincode verification service 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 purchase and sale agreement is easy to lose or feed to the dog) It is already reaching the point of absurdity, honestly. Always check for fault - this is the fastest and most reliable way to get the operating history. I used the car a couple of months ago, there was a lot of information - mileage, repairs, maintenance, traffic 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 then 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. Beginning, 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 get 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, casks 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.
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. On the Internet, you can look 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 sites.
Sanyok
With relevance, not everything is really unambiguous. 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 on credit for almost a million), 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 kind 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?
Sergey
By the way, this service of 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 the 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 this, no one will ever give you a 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 didn’t 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 it 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 appreciate 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 range 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 forefront, 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, good luck, - the VIN came out. Further, the traffic police website, everything is fine, no road accidents, three owners, no search-encumbrances, though production only in 2009 .. Further developed rapidly ... Every day at 8 am the announcement in Kugesy was the very first. The date always said: 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. Fu-oo-oo, 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 there was 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 away 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 it. In my opinion, a car with a history should not suddenly, suddenly disappear without a trace. The archive must be preserved.
FOR EXAMPLE. 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?
Basic types of checks
Offers the site of the State Traffic Inspectorate as "traffic police check auto". At the moment, we can say with confidence that more and more citizens have begun to actively use the Internet service in order to use government services. It is much easier than personally coming to a certain authority, collecting a huge amount of documents, and also waiting in long queues.
Online service on the traffic police website
You don't have to do that anymore. It is enough just to visit the main site of the traffic police and get acquainted with all the popular services that make life much easier and allow you to quickly determine all the necessary information regarding a particular vehicle.
You can use checks for the following search queries:
You can also check the car for being pledged using the FNP service.
Information about the vehicle being pledged After the check of the car is completed on the traffic police website, it will be possible to familiarize yourself with its results. For each item there will be separate information. It is important to remember that if, according to the results of the check, it turns out that the vehicle is on the wanted list, then it is necessary to report this to the police. This can be done both by phone call and by a personal visit to the department.
Checking
In order to use a special traffic police service: checking a car, you must have certain data regarding this vehicle. It is best to use the VIN code.
VIN input This is a unique seventeen-digit number that is billed by each manufacturer. Thanks to these numbers, you can find out who created the vehicle and what serial number it has in production.
Each car has its own code. When a vehicle crosses the border with the Russian Federation, it must be registered. Then this number is entered into a single register. In certain situations, the number set may not be available. In this case, to carry out a car check on the traffic police portal, you must use the following numbers, which are located on the chassis and body of the vehicle.
These figures for checking a car at the traffic police are also different. Each user only needs to enter numbers in the specially designated lines on the official website of the traffic police in order to obtain comprehensive information about the car. In order for the request to be processed by the system, you need to wait a little time. Processing the information received does not take more than one minute.
VIN check Vehicle check thanks to identification number
Thanks to the vehicle identification number, you can easily get all the necessary information on it. This means that you no longer need to spend a huge amount of time visiting various authorities, checking documents, standing in queues. From now on, on the traffic police website, you can check the car completely free of charge and in the shortest possible time.
If the car was on the wanted list or registration restrictions were imposed on it, then the verification system will definitely determine this. As a result, each person has the opportunity to significantly save their time and money so as not to end up in the hands of an experienced fraudster. Since at the moment, hundreds of thousands of cars are stolen annually, which are sent to other countries and sold there to gullible buyers. And if you check the VIN code every time, you can deprive yourself of many problems.
The fact is that when you receive a new car, you can immediately check it without unnecessary paperwork or a personal statement to the traffic police. You just need to use the functionality of the main portal.
Documents for determining the legality of car registration
Not everyone uses the traffic police website to check a car. Additionally, be sure to check the documentation for the vehicle. At that moment, when the appearance of the car suits the driver, you can proceed to the direct check of securities. In order to have complete confidence in the legal purity of this car, you need to check the following certificates:
- PTS, as the main document about the characteristics of the car;
- registration certificate;
- power of attorney to conclude a sale transaction.
The last point is necessary if the seller is the official representative of the owner of this property. It is imperative to ensure that all documents are certified by a notary.
When buying a new vehicle, quite often they are faced with a fake PTS. If such a purchase is made, then a person may simply lose his money. It is very important to carefully examine the documents for signs of forgery. It should be borne in mind that all traffic police documents have certain degrees of protection, which makes it easier to check the car.
The form on which the title deed is drawn up must be done at the enterprises of Goznak. In this case, it is necessary to have several degrees of protection. The simplest method of verification is to be able to look at the documents through a skylight. Special inclusions, which are on banknotes, should immediately appear.
If you touch the text "Vehicle passport", then such an inscription must be embossed. There are also certain requirements for a hologram on a document. She definitely needs to be bright and iridescent. In appearance, this detail shimmers like a mug or a strip. Obviously, all the details on the form should be an indispensable part of it, and it is imperative that each element of the traffic police document when checking a car should not be glued with glue or tape.
There is a special drawing on the upper left corner of the back of the document. According to its parameters, it is very voluminous, and also has the shape of a rose. The color of the existing image, if you change the angle of inclination, will definitely change. At the same time, the colors shimmer from green to gray.
When a potential buyer does not find the presence of a fake in the appearance of the TCP, then it is required to start familiarizing himself with the content of the securities. It is imperative to carefully review all available documentation. For example, you need to know that the two numbers that are the first in the series define the region in the Russian Federation that issued this document.
An important feature is that if a vehicle was created in our country, then its region code must necessarily correspond to the one located on the special seal of the manufacturing plant. It is located in the lower left corner. The signature of the person who issued this security is also located there. Thanks to this information about the documents of the traffic police, checking the car will be much faster and easier.
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Most of the country's population cannot afford to buy a new car from the showroom. Most often used cars are bought. In this case, the risk of acquiring a pig in a poke increases. The previous owner will do everything possible to hide the existing shortcomings of the vehicle being sold, for which in the future, as well as for inattention during the purchase, the new owner will have to pay. Therefore, when buying "from hand", you need to know how the car is checked for an accident. If it is not carried out, then the probability of hidden breakdowns and repairs is not excluded.
Verification methods
There are two methods of checking a car for its participation in:
- visual inspection (read about how a car is checked by professionals in a separate section);
- check on electronic databases.
Inspection
Any check for the participation of a car in an accident begins with a visual inspection. A large number of the consequences of road accidents can be easily determined independently by carefully examining the condition of the vehicle.
During the preliminary examination, it is important to adhere to the following rules, which will help identify fraud on the part of the seller:
- the inspection should be carried out in daylight or provided there is sufficient artificial lighting. It is strictly forbidden to inspect the car in conditions of insufficient visibility, in the evening;
- Inspection of a dirty car is not allowed. It must be clean, as contamination of any kind can distort the result, hiding small defects;
- special attention should be paid to the quality of the painting. Any irregularities in color, color mismatch on individual parts is an alarming sign, signaling that the car has been repainted.
Database check
Despite the fact that the buyer can check for the participation of a car in an accident directly by its appearance, it is not recommended to rely solely on a visual inspection or on the fact that the seller will tell the whole truth. Modern craftsmen can disguise a flaw so that only a specialist can see it. Unverified sources can also provide false information, so only reliable databases can be used.
The following types of services can be distinguished:
- Insurance companies.
- other.
Let's get acquainted in more detail with each of them, having studied their capabilities and characteristic features.
Check through the traffic police
Checking a car for an accident through the traffic police is the most reliable source.
It allows you to get the information you need in two ways:
- When contacting the nearest police station.
- Through the official website.
Both methods are characterized by high accuracy, since the database used by the traffic police is identical to the database presented on the agency's website. Therefore, personal visits to the inspection are not in great demand.
Sending a check request via the Internet is the most relevant method for modern car owners. All information can be obtained in a matter of minutes without leaving home.
A car is checked for an accident by VIN (wines) on the official website of the traffic police for free, and consists of the following stages:
- Go to the website gibdd.ru.
- Go to the section "Services" - "Car check".
- Enter VIN number.
- Select the "Request a check" item in the "Check for participation in road accidents" section.
- After a few seconds, the result will be displayed on the screen.
The service database contains information about all vehicles that are registered in the country. All data is constantly updated, which is an undeniable advantage. Immediately after an incident, information about it is added to the database and becomes available for search.
Using this service, you can not only check a car for an accident by VIN-code in the traffic police for free, but also find out other important information about it:
- registration history (who owned the car before);
- diagnostics for theft (participation in the search);
- the presence of restrictions on registration actions;
- availability of credit liabilities.
By state number
Car registration is not only related to the VIN code. Each vehicle is associated with a specific license plate.
Many car owners are interested in information, how to find out about an accident by the car number? The easiest way is to use online resources. For this purpose, the same portals can be used as when receiving data by VIN-code.
The license plate can be moved to another car and forged documents, and fraudulent VIN transactions are much more difficult to perform. Therefore, to obtain the most reliable and accurate information, you can use both.
Through State Services
The Gosuslugi portal provides a huge amount of information of various kinds. It contains data from various government agencies, including the traffic police. In order to check a car for an accident by VIN through State Services, you must be registered on the portal.
The main advantages of the resource include:
- efficiency of information provision;
- ease of use;
- constant updating of the database;
- the ability to check by license plate and VIN-code.
Access to all functions of the site opens after the authorization procedure.
Through an insurance company
The growth of fraud in the sale of cars, an increase in requests on how to view accidents by car, have led to the creation of a database of accidents in insurance companies. To obtain data on a specific vehicle, you must contact the insurance manager.
The main disadvantage of this method is the limited information. Each company has its own base and, accordingly, it is possible to check the transport only in the company in which it was served. To access such data, it is enough to demand from the previous owner a copy of the insurance policy from the insurance company in which he was served. Refusal to provide a document is one of the deepest concerns.
Other services
The number of online services with which you can check the history of a car's participation in an accident by VIN code for free is constantly increasing. This method is developing rapidly. Today, it is possible to check not only domestic cars, but also foreign ones.
Among the most common online resources that allow you to check a car by VIN (vin) code for an accident for free in Russia, the following can be distinguished:
- VINCAR;
There are other services, information on which is fully or partially paid:
- CARFAX;
- VIN-online.
Information in such databases is entered not only by the traffic police and insurance companies, but also by experts - customs and other services.
The VINCAR resource is a collection of data from the traffic police and insurance companies. All information becomes available within 15 days from the moment of the incident. Using the service, you can get the following information:
- history of the car;
- the presence of accidents and their number;
- detailed description of accidents, damage received in them.
This is one of the most informative online resources that allow you to answer the question of how to find out if a car was in an accident by VIN code. To activate the function on the vincar.ru website, click the "Check by VIN" button.
The CARFAX Internet portal contains information about vehicles imported to the Russian Federation from Canada or the United States. Before you start using the site, you need to register and fund your account.
This resource is paid, but the cost of services is low compared to the possible losses associated with the purchase of a damaged car. The main advantages of Carfax include the following:
- user-friendly interface;
- operational data processing;
- the ability to create an electronic copy of the report.
VIN-online is a regional resource available for residents of Kemerovo and the region. It contains two types of information:
- free - allows you to get data on the presence of a car in the database and minimal information about it;
- paid - provides a detailed report on the accident.
The main disadvantage of a paid service is the lack of data on the cost of the service. It will be possible to find out it only after the funds have been debited from the mobile phone account after sending an SMS.
Checking a car for an accident using all available portals is a reliable way not only to save your time, but also money by refusing to purchase problem vehicles. But, despite the high popularity of databases, one should not forget that not all accidents are registered. In cases where information about incidents is absent, and it cannot be obtained from any of the databases. Then we can only hope for a visual inspection. The most accurate picture of the technical condition of transport will help to obtain a combination of all available inspection methods.
How to check a car for an accident: Video
Today, you can often run into dishonest citizens who earn by selling broken (but well-repaired) cars. Therefore, before making such an important purchase, if it is not done in a car dealership, but "by hand", you need to know how to check a car for an accident and collect all information about this vehicle. Fortunately, at the moment, many possibilities are offered for this, which this article will tell in detail about.
Ways to check a car for an accident
If you are going to buy a used car, it will not be superfluous to conduct a thorough study of it beforehand. But information about the condition of the car can be obtained even from a regular advertisement posted on the Internet.
So, for example, if a car is sold for a long period of time, this may indicate either a too high cost, or the presence of some kind of defects.
Now let's move on to more solid ways to quickly identify deception.
Visual inspection
It is important to carefully consider the car you are buying, because most of the damage and consequences of road accidents are well enough determined even with the naked eye.
To facilitate the process of visual inspection of a previously used car, you must adhere to the following expert recommendations:
- make an inspection only in good daylight or sufficient artificial lighting
- the car at the time of inspection must be absolutely clean, since even a small amount of dirt can already hide possible defects on it
- during the inspection process, special attention should be paid to all sorts of irregularities in the color, as well as color mismatch (do not neglect even minor color differences on different parts of the car, because it is they who will easily help determine the deception - in the process of car repair it is extremely difficult to choose a paint that is fully compatible with the "native »Color) and textured finish.
The official website of the traffic police today is the most popular database, which contains detailed information about all vehicles moving through the territory of the Russian Federation.
Note! It is possible to check a car for participation in road accidents, both in the traffic police department and in the online format.
In this case, the end result will be the same. Even having come to the MREO department and demanding to provide information about a specific vehicle, the traffic police officer will also use the electronic database.
Accident check by VIN code
The easiest and most comfortable method to check a car for an accident is to use online services, where you can find all the necessary information about the vehicle of interest without leaving your apartment.
1. Vincar... This Internet portal acts as a set of traffic police and insurance organizations. Here you can easily check the car for an accident by vin (special vehicle number). The database is constantly updated by specialists who have access to information from insurance institutions. 15 days after a traffic accident, hijacking or a car was put on the wanted list, information about all these events appears in the database.
2. Carfax... This online check offers certain advantages over many similar resources, namely:
- simplicity and convenience of the interface due to which the process of self-checking becomes as easy and comfortable as possible (so you just need to enter the car number or its wine code in a special field and press check);
- data is processed very quickly thanks to an automated system for sorting the input material;
- as a result, the server client receives a convenient, competent report on his request with complete information on his issue;
- it is possible to generate an electronic copy of the report.
3. Autocode... It is a specialized service that was developed on the basis of the state program for checking vehicles by numbers or a special vin number. To date, more than 35 million reports on cars have been created in this database, in addition to information, photos of traffic accidents are offered.
The check itself against this database does not take much time, you need to enter the minimum information about the car into the search and click check. If information about this vehicle is in the database, the visitor will be able to redeem it at a minimum cost. Each report offers data from a large number of resources, due to which you can achieve maximum completeness of information, namely, find out:
- what configuration characteristics the car has (color, year of manufacture and registration, engine power and volume);
- mileage information;
- what incidents, accidents the car was involved in, photos of damages are also attached;
- whether this vehicle was used as a taxi (if there is an official registration);
- whether the car was wanted;
- whether it was bought on credit;
- information from customs services;
- information about repair work (in the case of data passing through insurance organizations);
- other information.
Autocode is a unique site that provides not just information about road accidents, but the most complete information about a particular car.
It is the Autocode that is the link between insurance institutions and the traffic police, the scope of its use extends to all regions and regions of the country.
4. Vin - online... When a car is registered after purchase, a special wine number is assigned to it. If such data are available, we can say that the seller of the car is an honest citizen and the car did not take part in road accidents.
If the buyer wants to check the accident by car number on the Internet, but cannot find any information by car number, it is also possible to enter chassis numbers or body registration data. In case of any violations, information about them will immediately appear on the screen.
According to a similar scheme, it is possible to check the number of fines, series and number of the driver's license of the former car owner, this data will help to make sure that the vehicle is not stolen.
Checking for an accident through an insurance company
Due to the increase in the number of fraudsters in the automotive market, the owners of some insurance companies have created special databases that provide all the necessary information about a particular vehicle. To get it, you need to contact an insurance agent for help. But here it also does not do without certain nuances.
For example, when a road traffic accident occurs, the owner of the car goes to the insurance company with a certificate received from the traffic police about compensation for material damage to restore the car.
Then the company enters it into its database (data of the car that got into the accident). According to this principle, the formation of a resource in insurance organizations takes place.
Checking for an accident through the website of the State Service
Thanks to the service of State services, the user gets the opportunity to find out all the prohibitions and restrictions that were imposed on a particular vehicle due to an accident or search.
To use the resource, you need to go to the section dedicated to checking the car and enter a special vin code (it is indicated in the documents for the car). If we talk about the advantages of this service, then they include efficiency and simplicity - the processing time for one request does not exceed two minutes.
With the help of the service of State services, it becomes possible to determine:
- the presence of fines for cars;
- information about the former owner;
- information about road accidents and damages.
Despite the popularity of various databases, one should not forget that they provide information only if it is recorded by the traffic police. And if the traffic accident has done without the involvement of the police or insurance organizations, accordingly, it will be impossible to obtain any information about it in any traffic police database.
