Everyone dreams of becoming the owner of a new car, however, for financial reasons, many motorists have to abandon this idea. The choice then falls on a used car. However, buying a used vehicle from your hands can be fraught with many unpleasant moments. This and unsatisfactory technical condition, and overstatement of the real value, and fraud on the part of a private seller. The latter can be manifested in an attempt to sell a car that was previously stolen. In order not to get into an unpleasant situation, you need to know how to check the car for theft, and the seller for good faith before making a deal.

An experienced driver can determine whether the car was stolen or not by simply talking to the seller, examining the car and looking at the documents. All you need is in front of your eyes, you won't even have to punch through the bases. Unfortunately, this comes with experience and not everyone. In any case, the first thing to do is talk to the seller and inspect the car.

If you start with the seller, then you should be alerted by the fact that he knows little about the car, provided that, according to the documents, he has owned it for a long time. If the car has been used by the seller for a long time, then he will know everything about it. If the seller's answers to the questions are evasive, illegible and vague, then in this case it is worth considering purchasing this machine.

In this case, you need to find out from the seller:

• car mileage;
• frequency of service;
• the cost of interior trim;
• reasons for the inability to read the engine number or VIN code;
• confusion in documents (the presence of one PTS should be especially alarming);
• other questionable points.

If we talk about inspecting a car, then you need to carefully study the following details:

1. Car glass. Typical corporate markings are applied to them. If none of the glasses has this, then this is a sign that they have been changed. In this case, you need to inquire about the reasons for the replacement. After all, as you know, sometimes, in order to steal a car, windows are simply knocked out.
2. Egnition lock. If there are obvious signs of replacement, then it is also necessary to clarify this nuance. It is also worth finding out about the number of keys that are included in the kit, which will be transferred upon purchase.
3. Body. If there are signs of painting (inconsistency of tones, uneven layers, etc.), there are traces of welding, a discrepancy between the numbers of the body and engine with the data in the documents, then this indicates the unreliability of the purchase.

When buying a car, you must inspect it. If indirect signs of theft are revealed (mileage is twisted, there are traces of repair after an accident, although the car is issued as new, or there are other circumstances that raise reasonable doubts about the integrity of the seller), then in this case, buying a car should be approached with double vigilance, or better completely abandon it, finding a more reliable option.

How to check for theft

When buying a used car, lawyers strongly recommend checking it for legal purity. Simply put, check the car in advance to exclude the possibility of acquiring vehicles that were hijacked. This rule is mandatory. Neglecting them can be a serious problem.

The fact is that if a previously stolen car is purchased, the buyer will be recognized as a “bona fide purchaser”. However, recognition as such does not exclude the existence of the right of the present legal owner to take the car for himself through the courts. Which, in fact, will mean that the conscientious purchaser has no car and money.

It is worth noting that the issue of seizing a car from a bona fide purchaser is controversial. Everything is decided at the discretion of the court. But it is better not to deal with the situation, but simply not to admit it. For this car it is enough to check. How to check if a car is stolen or not?

There are several reliable ways:

1. Contacting the traffic police. All cars that are used by drivers must be registered, and information about them must be entered into a special register called the Traffic Police Database. If something happens to the car, including theft, then information about this is entered into this database. It turns out that it will be easier and more reliable to check the car by obtaining information about it from the traffic police.
2. Contacting the expert bureau. Checking a car in an expert bureau is a paid service. Its cost is approximately 5 thousand rubles. A conclusion is made based on the results of the research

Checking through the traffic police and an expert bureau is the most reliable way to find out the history of a car. But there are other options as well. So, today there are popular government and commercial online services that allow you to check a car over the Internet. However, the question of their reliability is open.

The car is most often checked by a special number, which is conventionally called the VIN code. This unique code consists of 17 characters, which encrypt information about the car. The use of the number greatly simplifies the procedure for checking transport for a motorist.

In the car, this code can be in different places:

• under the hood;
• near the steering wheel;
• on the windshield;
• under the wings;
• in the trunk;
• other places.

In other words, the location of the code depends on the vehicle manufacturer. Where the manufacturer decided to put the code, that's where you need to look.

When inspecting a car before buying, you need to look at the VIN code. You need to make sure that no changes or corrections have been made to the number. Experts also note that when checking the code, you need to pay special attention to the tenth digit of the number, which indicates the year of manufacture of the car.

To check the car by this code, you only need to have access to the Internet, since today there are many Internet resources that allow you to check online:

1. Checking the traffic police database through the website (https: //gibd.d.rf/check/auto). This official service has been open since 2016. Its use can help a motorist to check the legal cleanliness of the car.
2. Car check on the portal of the Moscow Government (https://avtokod.mos.ru/). However, the resource works in Moscow and the Moscow region. But its plus is that it allows you to find out the history of the car in full.
3. Bailiffs website (http://fssprus.ru/iss/IP). Allows you to check if a penalty has been imposed on the transport.
4. Portal "Autobot" (https://avtobot.net/). Finds cars with negative situations "highlighted in social networks."

Thus, the development of computer information technology makes it possible to check cars before buying, even without leaving home. This is very convenient and removes a lot of problems. But do not dwell on one of the above resources. It is necessary to approach the check in a comprehensive manner.

Often, motorists will try to check the car for theft by the state number, that is, by the number that is assigned to the transport when registering with the traffic police on the territory of the state.

Experts recommend checking the purchased car by the VIN-code, and not by the license plate, since it is very easy to fake. Nevertheless, it is better to take a comprehensive approach to checking the car, including checking it by the state number.

Today it is possible to obtain reliable information about a car and its owner by a license plate from the traffic police. Another way to get the required information is to use Internet services that work with the traffic police databases. Unfortunately, information from such services may not be reliable. One of the most popular services is Autocode (https://avtocod.ru/).

Checking by engine number

In practice, sometimes when passing technical inspection it turns out that the car has an engine from another car. This is a sign that the car on which this engine was previously installed was stolen and then sold for parts. In this case, this fact is the reason for the start of an inspection by law enforcement agencies. If the version of the theft is confirmed, then a criminal case will be opened. Then the driver can, in fact, forget about his car.

To exclude the possibility of purchasing such a car, it is recommended to check the car by the engine number. To do this, you can contact the traffic police so that the inspector compares the engine number with the data from the database. However, experts point out that it would be safer to contact an expert bureau, which will lead the study and make the appropriate conclusion. The disadvantage of this option is that this service, as noted above, is paid.

Buying a car must be approached responsibly. Perhaps the cost of a hand-held car is not as high as, for example, the cost of housing. But if you become the owner of a car stolen from the real owner, then in this case there is a high probability that the iron horse will be seized. As a result, the conscientious purchaser will have nothing left: no car, no money, only a ghostly hope of recovering compensation from the scammers.

To prevent this, the car must be carefully checked before the transaction. To date, a set of verification activities can be performed without even leaving home. All you need is internet access. Limit yourself to checking the car via the Internet, or still resort to more serious methods (inspection at the station maintenance, contacting an expert bureau, a visit to the traffic police, and so on), the buyer needs to decide based on the specific situation.

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more pliable. These words belong to the talented educator and writer Peter Lawrence; Analyzing the modern car market in our country, you are convinced once again how true this statement is.

Statistics is a cruel thing and, contrary to all guesses and sensations, it strongly hints that when buying a used car, one should act according to a certain scheme and not deviate from it a single step.

A third of all cars in Russia are resold again. This means that the used car market is a vast area of \u200b\u200btrade. In 2017, 43 thousand cars were stolen in the Russian Federation, and most of them were in Moscow and St. Petersburg. However, 92% of all stolen cars disappear without a trace. No, they do not leave Russia, moreover, in our country, on the contrary, they often import stolen cars from other countries.

9 out of 10 stolen cars are resold under the guise of legal ones, which is why checking a car for possible theft before buying is a necessary measure.

The main task of a reseller or car thief is to sell the car at any cost and faster. For this, the swindlers are ready to use any methods. They are ready to provide discounts, additional promotions (set winter tires as a gift, for example) and much more. They are always polite, speak beautifully and want to trust them. That is why, if you believe that you can recognize a stolen car by the behavior of its seller, you are mistaken. The swindler's behavior is always perfect.

Moreover, quite often, completely innocent people, being the second owners of a stolen car, do not themselves know that they are selling a previously hijacked vehicle. Therefore, it should be remembered that the most reliable way of checking is checking against the database. But how exactly to check the car for theft?

All stolen cars and information about them are stored in the traffic police databases. Therefore, you can send an appeal to the traffic police department (the nearest department at the place of residence) and write a statement demanding to check the car. In the application, it should be noted all the data about the car that is available: number, brand, model, year of manufacture, technical passport. Within a few days (sometimes up to 10 days), you will receive an answer.

But this is often not always effective, for the following reasons:

• Waiting a week and a half for you, as a buyer, is not always convenient, and in front of the seller it is awkward - why should a person suddenly have to wait for your decision if he can sell the car tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to someone else?
• If the registration certificate is fake, and the license plates are taken from another car of the same brand (yes, the hijackers are very creative), then the traffic police can answer positively, and the car will be stolen.

The website of the Federal Bailiff Service provides citizens with information only about the arrest of movable property. It is required to enter the last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth of the car owner (http://fssprus.ru/iss/IP).

How, then, can you tell if a car is hijacked?

Checking the license plate for theft

Actually, checking a car by its state number is the easiest, but not the most reliable way to make sure the seller is honest. It is not at all necessary to come to the traffic police department and write statements.

The shortest way is to get information on the official website of the traffic police http://www.gibdd.ru/check/auto/. The request is filled out intuitively. In a few minutes you can get answers to your questions.

According to the license plate, the car is also checked by restrictions on the Autocode website (http://avtocod.ru). The license plate symbols are driven into the line "Car check". "Check auto" is pressed. The site provides summary data about the car. It includes the car brand, license plate, the last two digits of the wine code, release date, steering wheel location, engine characteristics (power, type, volume). You can get a complete report on this portal. Price from 349 rubles to 5000 depending on the content of the package (from 5 to 50 reports in various directions, up to use in a taxi).

Checking the car for theft by wine code

The VIN code of the vehicle (VIN-code) is the vehicle identification number that never changes and is assigned to the car only once at the factory. If the car is stolen, the owner, stating this, informs the VIN number of his car.

The fact that the car has a VIN is known to everyone, but few people know exactly where this number can be found. The first place is the technical passport and the registration certificate: when registering, the identifier is entered in all documents.

In addition, the VIN code is located on special nameplates located inside the car in specially designated places. But not only here. If the nameplates can still be replaced by the hijackers (although this is very difficult), then they will not be able to do this on one-piece body and chassis components.

It is important to know! Most modern car manufacturers place the VIN number in a special window, which can be seen through windshield... The second mention of the VIN number is always under the hood, the third is under the floor trim near the driver's seat. But the mentions do not end there either - there is also a VIN on the driver's door pillar.

Often, the VIN code is engraved on the cylinder head, the cylinders themselves, the body struts and partitions between the passenger compartment and the engine. Since when you go to buy a car, you know in advance the make of the car, model and year of manufacture, find out in advance on the Internet all the places where the identifier is located in this car and make sure of them personally. The very comparison of VIN in technical data sheet and in different places of the car - already an important procedure. If the VIN codes match, then we can assume that no one interrupted them and they are genuine.

After you have learned the VIN-code and made sure it is correct, it's time to check it. Exists a large number of bases and services that can confirm or deny the fact of car theft in less than a day. In addition, you can check not only the fact of theft, but also make sure that the car is not pledged, find out what accidents it has been in, whether it was registered in a taxi. If you spend several hours analyzing all the data that the services allow you to find out, you can even estimate the approximate mileage of the car and compare these numbers with real ones.

VIN check is more accurate. The vehicle identification number consists of 17 characters. This is encrypted information about all the main characteristics of the vehicle, manufacturer, release date. It is located on the left of the front body pillar, in some car brands under the front glass. It is necessary to pay special attention to the tenth character indicating the year of manufacture. The numbers are scanned for possible fixes.

Using the Internet, you can check the history of the car without leaving the vehicle:

What happens if you don't check the car for theft

There is no point in discussing this topic for a long time, and there is not so much benefit from theoretical knowledge. Let's give a real example that happened to a certain Alexander four months ago. He found an ad on the Internet in which a certain Alena was selling a car - Lada Priora.

The man went to the Leningrad Region and examined the car. The girl reported that she was the second owner, but she had used the car for no more than a year. The Lada was really in excellent condition, the price was not low, but not high either. Alexander bought a car and drove off to his native Yekaterinburg. Two weeks later, a traffic police officer, whom Alexander contacted when trying to register the car, said that the car had been stolen. The car, of course, was seized. The seller Alena refused to return the money, since she did not know that the car was stolen. Despite all the complaints and even evidence that the sale was legal, the traffic police refused to return the car to Alexander.

"As soon as the thief is found," the employee told him, "if he is found, of course, then you will have the opportunity to clarify this issue with him and, possibly, compensate for part of the money spent."

If Alexander had spent a few minutes of his time when buying a car for theft, he would not have lost his money, he would have bought another, not stolen, car. He wouldn't have to spend a lot of time complaining, making statements and trying to find out the truth.

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Before buying a car, it must be legally clean - not be hijacked, pledged and not arrested. Any interested person can check the status of the car according to these criteria using free online services - let's get acquainted with them in more detail.

Machine validation: identifiers and data sources

Check the car for theft, arrest and state loan. number as the only identifier in many cases is problematic: as a rule, you also need VIN of the car (in some cases, the body or chassis number is suitable instead). Actually, VIN can be considered the main identifier for obtaining the specified information.

The required identifiers are easily requested from the current owner of the car (the seller). The very fact of refusal to provide them can be interpreted as a circumstance indicating that the car being sold has some problems.

Using the main identifiers - state number and VIN, any interested person can, using the available online services, find out:

• whether the car is stolen;
• whether the car was under arrest (that is, is there a ban on registration actions with it);
• whether the car is pledged by the bank where its owner took out the loan.

The main source of such data is the traffic police website. Its peculiarity is that it collects information on all regions of Russia. To get acquainted with them, you need a VIN (or body and chassis number).

There are also regional portals: they provide information only on a specific subject of the Russian Federation. For example, this is the portal of the Moscow City Hall. There you can get the required data about the car, not only by VIN, but also by the state number (https://www.mos.ru/services/autohistory/check).

Let's take a closer look at how each type of information is requested on the traffic police website, where data for all regions should be displayed.

How to check a car for theft?

To check if the car is listed in theft, you need to go to the website GIBDD.RF, and then:

1. Go to the section "Car check" (the link to it is located at the bottom of the start page).
2. Enter the VIN of the vehicle (as a last resort - the number of the body and chassis).
3. Find a line about checking for a wanted car.
4. Click on the "Request" link.
5. Enter the numeric code (if required).

Using the same interface on the traffic police website, you can find out if the car is under arrest - we will consider further how.

To obtain information about the arrest of a car - that is, about the presence or absence of prohibitions on the implementation of registration actions with it, you need:

1. Again, go to the traffic police website, go to the "Check" section, enter the VIN.
2. Find a line about checking constraints on registration actions (this line must be next to the one in which the request is made to find the car in theft).
3. Click on "Request", enter the code (if required).

On the website of the traffic police you can also find:

• with the registration history of the car (in fact, with the number of transactions on it - in many cases corresponding to the number of owners);

It can be noted that the state number (supplemented by the number of the vehicle registration certificate) on the traffic police website provides information on car fines. To make a request about their presence or absence, you need to load the start page of the site, and then go to the "Checking fines" section (the link to it is next to the section for checking the car history). Next, you need to enter government number and the number of the vehicle registration certificate, and then click on the "Request" button.

And if the user is interested in information about whether the car is pledged by the bank, then the traffic police website will not be able to provide them. To do this, you need to go to another Internet portal - the Pledged Property Register. Let's consider how to use it in order to obtain the necessary information.

Checking a car for a loan

In order to check whether the car is pledged by the bank or not, you must:

1. Go to the Registry website (https://www.reestr-zalogov.ru)
2. Go to the "Find" section (the link to it is on the right side of the start page).
3. Select a search method based on information about the subject of the pledge.
4. Select the "Vehicle" tab.
5. Enter VIN, click "Find", enter the verification code (if required).

Then the screen will display data on the car being pledged by the bank. If it says that the information was not found, then everything is in order with the car.

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When buying a used car, many people limit themselves to visual inspection and checking for accidents in various ways, but they forget about legal purity. On secondary market Among the bona fide sellers, there are also criminals trying to sell stolen vehicles. Car theft check is currently carried out independently via the Internet and allows you to identify the wanted cars before the deal is concluded.

When you need a check for theft

Since 2013, before the sale, the car no longer needs to be removed from the register at the traffic police. The buyer and the seller independently draw up a sales contract and settle accounts among themselves. Then new owner must, within 10 days, contact the nearest MREO of the traffic police and re-register the vehicle in his name. It is here that unpleasant surprises can await him.

If the car is put on the wanted list or it is found that the VIN code is broken on it, the inspectors will be forced to return it to its rightful owner.

It is almost impossible to get your money back in this situation, since the attacker by this time will be out of reach.

In order to avoid losing money and the vehicle, before the payment is made, be sure to see if the car you like is on the wanted list. This ironclad rule can only be disregarded if the seller is a close relative or longtime acquaintance.

Verification methods

Before you find out if a car is on the wanted list, you first need to check its VIN code. It is indicated in the STS or PTS, but it is best to look under the hood of the car and look at the body of the body.

At the same time, check that the code is not damaged. Thus, it will be possible to detect traces of attempts to change the VIN combination - by the unusual shape of some characters. This can be done with the permission of the vehicle owner. An honest seller will not mind this simple procedure.

In the traffic police department

Checking for theft in the traffic police before buying is carried out free of charge at any nearest branch of the State Traffic Inspectorate. The data of the cars put on the wanted list are placed in a single database.

To carry out the check, you should come to the nearest traffic police inspection by car, which must be punched to identify the facts of theft. Of course, this can only be done with the consent of the seller. If he flatly refuses this procedure, he should refrain from the deal. If a criminal past is revealed, the car and its owner will be detained until all the circumstances are clarified.

With the help of expert organizations

It can be reliably established whether the car is stolen or not, any examination carried out by the employees of the forensic examination bureau of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation can. Its specialists will be able to identify:

• traces of changing the VIN-code combination;
• change of varnish-and-paint coating (repainting);
• signs of document forgery;
• traces of opening doors by foreign objects;
• signs of transporting drugs or explosives in the vehicle.

Expert bureaus can check for free that the car is not hijacked, only at the request of the investigative or judicial authorities. And if you apply there on your own initiative, you must conclude an agreement and pay the cost of the work. The list of certified experts and their addresses can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the section “Activities in the field of forensic examination”.

Through the Internet

An independent search for stolen cars by license plate and VIN-code is now available to any active Internet user. The information is provided by the traffic police from the database. It contains information about cars, the owners of which have filed an application with law enforcement agencies about the fact of theft.

Online check on the traffic police website

The easiest way to find out the purity of a future purchase is to check the car for theft by VIN code on the traffic police website.

The check is carried out free of charge through the "Car Check" service without registering an account.

The number of operations performed is not limited. To get the result, just enter the VIN-code and click "Request verification".

If the car under the entered number is not listed on the wanted list, the monitor will display the message: “There is no information on the wanted vehicle for the VIN you specified”.

To identify a fake VIN, you must request a check of the registration history here. If everything is in order, you will see information about the car on the monitor.

And if VIN is interrupted, the following picture will appear:

The information in the second screenshot indicates that the car has never been registered with the traffic police. This only happens with new cars from a car dealership, as well as in the case of a broken VIN code.

Service "Autocode"

If the vehicle is registered in Moscow or the Moscow region, you can check its history by the car number through the Autocode service on the Moscow mayor's website. To do this, you must indicate its license plate or registration certificate.

Whether the car is hijacked or not, is indicated in the report on the history of the vehicle in the "Wanted" column.

Visual check

VIN check is carried out free of charge only using the two services described above. There are also paid web resources for checking vehicle history, including criminal history. Even before conducting a check via the Internet, during a visual inspection, you can identify the seller's dishonesty by the following criteria:

• Mechanical damage to the VIN-code - poorly distinguishable characters, their strange outlines. The criminals do not interrupt all the numbers, but only 1 or 2, which are easy to redo. For example, 5 can be changed to 6, the number 8 in the past could have been 6 or 9.
• Signs of replacing the ignition switch, door locks and only one set of keys are grounds for doubts about the legal purity of the car.
• The seller finds it difficult to answer simple questions - the mileage of the car, in which salon it was purchased, at what price, where it was serviced, the brands used technical fluids, alarm model, etc.
• A duplicate PTS is another reason to punch a car through the traffic police database.
• Signs of counterfeiting license plates and registration certificates - uneven numbers and letters, poor quality printing.

Checking the engine

Car engines, like bodies, have unique numbers... If the cars are stolen, the attackers interrupt them too. To do this, use the same method as when changing characters in the VIN-code combination. In some cases, the engine number may not be readable. Such purchases should be refrained from.

Is it possible to buy a car returned after theft

Cars found after theft are subject to return to their owners, even if the body and engine numbers are broken. Buyers should opt out of purchasing such vehicles. The fact is that the car, returned after theft with a broken VIN-code, can be continued by the rightful owner. However, according to the current legislation, such a car cannot be re-registered to another owner (sold, donated, etc.). Any change or damage to the VIN code is a legal basis for refusal to carry out registration actions in the traffic police.

Forensic examination

If during the inspection before registration, the traffic police find signs of a change in the VIN code or illegible characters, the car will be immediately detained to identify criminal events in its history. To do this, the vehicle can be sent to the forensic examination bureau in order to conduct a thorough check.

Other types of checks

In order not to lose the car immediately after purchasing it, you must also check it for restrictions, arrests and bail. The discovery of any of these facts in the history of the vehicle is the basis for refusal of its registration by the traffic police officers and seizure.

Restrictions on the traffic police database are relevant for cars pledged by the bank in order to ensure the conscientious fulfillment of car loan obligations by their owners. Borrowers can freely use credit machines, even trust management to third parties. However, cars cannot be sold until the debt is fully paid - they are subject to restrictions on registration actions. Borrowers who are having trouble getting the loan back sometimes try to sell their cars before the bank confiscates them.

In cases where the right to own a car is contested in court, during the proceedings, an arrest is imposed on it, which prohibits the re-registration and operation of the vehicle. For example, this situation can happen during the division of property as a result of divorce proceedings or dispute over inheritance. In order to prevent attempts to sell the car by one of the parties to the conflict, the court applies the arrest procedure.

A vehicle is placed on bail not only in the case of purchasing it with a car loan. This can happen some time after the purchase, when the owner decides to get a loan from a bank or pawnshop on collateral movable property... In this case, information about this event may not reach the traffic police. If restrictions and arrests are on the website of the State Traffic Inspectorate, then you can find out about the pledge only from the register of pledged property of the Federal Notary Chamber.

Conclusion

The cybercriminals are trying to sell the stolen vehicle as soon as possible, therefore they ask for a price significantly lower than the market price. You should not fall for their tricks and rush to conclude a deal without thoroughly conducting all the checks. Only a competent approach to business and thoughtful actions can guarantee that you do not lose your car after purchase.

Buying a used car is always a big risk for the buyer. Therefore, before you sign a vehicle sale and purchase agreement, you need to check the car for "cleanliness". You need to make sure that the car is not listed in theft, is not under arrest. And even if the seller has a TCP in his hands, this is not always a guarantee that he has the right to sell the car. The document may be fake, and the information contained in it may not coincide with the real technical data of the car.

In order not to get into an unpleasant situation when a person who bought a car, upon registering it, finds out that he has acquired a stolen or arrested vehicle, it is necessary to conduct a preliminary check of the car. And it is necessary to check the engine number with the data specified in the TCP. You also need to punch this number through the road service inspection base. Only if the buyer does not find information that the vehicle is pledged or stolen, he can safely buy it, without fear that in the future he will be denied his registration or even withdrawn if it suddenly turns out that the purchased they have a legal owner of the vehicle.

Checking the engine number in the traffic police online

A convenient way to check the engine is to use the online verification service on the traffic police website. It is called "Checking the car". To find out information about vehicle, you will need to enter the VIN of the car in the field of the verification program. It is also allowed to enter the chassis or body number into it. After that, the system will query the database and display the information of interest to the user. He will be informed whether there are restrictions on the registration of vehicles with the specified data, or they are absent.

Before you check the engine number on the base, it is advisable to see it live on the car. Some hijacking criminals can change the engine number by interrupting it. Therefore, you need to carefully inspect it, carefully wiping the place of the engine where it was knocked out. If the interruption was made, then on a clean engine it will be clearly visible.

In addition to the traffic police website, a service for checking car engine numbers is available on thematic forums, specialized Internet sites. And through them, you can also find out if there are any restrictions on the sale or registration of a car. And every buyer of a vehicle must check it for "cleanliness" before purchasing it, since every year the number of fraudsters in the auto sales market increases, and honest buyers lose their money.