Buying a brand-new vehicle can be expensive.
For this reason, most people opt to purchase second-hand or used cars.
This does not mean that second-hand vehicles are not in good shape to serve their purpose.
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This reason brings forth the discussion on the VIN number check inSouth Africa.
How about getting more information on why conducting a VIN number check in South Africa is necessary?
What is a VIN number?
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VIN is the acronym for Vehicle Identification Number.
This is a unique code that manufacturers assign a vehicle whenever they manufacture one.
Why is it necessary to conduct a VIN number check?
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How can I check a VIN number?
Every automobile manufactured after 1981 has a seventeen-digit alphanumeric code.
The letters I, Q and O are never used to avoid them being confused with numbers.
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Each one of the numbers and letters in the code signifies a distinctive characteristic of the vehicle.
For this reason, the question of how to check the code comes up.
This unique number is situated on different parts of the vehicle, depending on the manufacturer.
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The first character of the code represents the country in which the automobile was manufactured.
Each country has a specific code that it represents.
To find out more about the codes, you could do so byclicking here.
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The second character is the manufacturer, while the third is the division.
The fourth to eighth characters represent the attributes of the vehicle.
The ninth character is the checksum while the tenth character is the year that the vehicle was manufactured.
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The eleventh character is the assembly plant while the twelfth to the seventeenth characters represent the serial number.
Each of the characters represents a particularyear.
You could obtain the history through the First Check website.
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Conducting an accident history check is another measure that it’s crucial that you keep in mind.
These are some of the ways of determining the accident history of the automobile:
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This makes it necessary for a buyer to conduct the vehicle number plate check.
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This vehicle check helps you evaluate the legibility of the seller.
This check will cost you R99.
Even though the VIN number check in South Africa is important, conducting the other checks equally matters.
It could save you from the ripple effect of falling into the trap of purchasing a stolen automobile.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
Email: pshmueni@gmail.com
