In addition to looking under the bonnet, prospective buyers will soon be able to look into a vehicle’s past – for free.
The delayed launch by the SA Insurance Association of a free public access vehicle salvage database , which will help prevent consumers unknowingly buying written-off vehicles and at inflated prices, is now set to happen by the end of this month. A Saia spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday the VIN-Lookup portal will tentatively go live at the end of August. VIN stands for vehicle identification number.
Saia said Used Code 2 vehicles have one or more of the following characteristics: Viljoen said these vehicles “really talk to the heart of the problem” and are vehicles that have been in serious accidents and deemed uneconomical to repair by an insurer. “If this information is available to the consumer, it will inform any future or prospective buyers about the damaged or salvaged vehicle that will require extensive expenses to restore.
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