In the event that you purchase a stolen car, you will be considered a buyer of stolen goods and may lose both money and your new car. In this regard, it is worth taking extra care when buying a vehicle from the secondary market.
Necessary
- - automobile;
- - documents for the car;
- - documents of the seller.
Instructions
Step 1
If the chosen car completely suits you in terms of technical characteristics, price and other parameters that are important to you, do not rush to register the sale and purchase of this vehicle. Make sure the identification numbers on the body and engine of the vehicle match the numbers on the vehicle documents. Despite the fact that only a professional can distinguish a fake from a real number, scuffs and irregularities in the places where these numbers are applied should alert you. Also, all signs must be written in the same color and have the same height. If you notice differences in the spelling of some numbers, you should refuse to purchase this particular machine.
Step 2
Also carefully study the passport of the vehicle. Any changes, scuffs, corrections in the data on the car must be certified by an authorized person. The seller's own documents must also be checked. Examine the passport, make sure that no action was taken in relation to the photo, rewrite all the data in this document. Ask the owner of the car for his home and work phone numbers. If the person has nothing to hide, he will provide you with all the information.
Step 3
Pay attention to the car keys. There should be three of them: two from the doors and the ignition switch, one from the trunk. And the logo on the plastic part of the key must correspond to the brand of the car. Naturally, this is not a decisive moment, but it can be a confirmation or refutation of your suspicions.
Step 4
In the event that you find something suspicious or, on the contrary, the car inspires absolute confidence, but you do not feel confident, contact the forensic department of the GUVD. Here you will be given, for a small fee, a professional opinion on the authenticity of not only the numbers on the car, but also the documents themselves. After that, you can either safely buy this vehicle or look for another, depending on the result of the examination by an expert.
