Frequently asked questions

A vehicle history service for Nigeria. You give us a VIN, we give you the records behind it: auction lots from the United States, odometer readings, damage, original photos and import status — in one report.

Most used cars here arrive from salvage auctions abroad. A repainted bumper hides an accident, an odometer can be wound back, and a flood car looks fine until the rains. The report shows what the seller may not.

Every record is tied to the VIN by the source that created it — the auction that sold the car, not the person selling it now. Where sources disagree, the report shows both entries with their dates instead of picking one.

Enter the 17-character VIN in the search box. You will get a report with auction records, mileage, damage, photos and import status.

On the vehicle licence and customs papers, on the plate at the bottom of the windscreen, on the sticker in the driver's door frame, or stamped on the body in the engine bay. It is always 17 characters, and never contains the letters I, O or Q.

Yes — that is the best moment to check. The auction history exists from the day the car was sold abroad, long before it reaches the port.

Auction records with sale dates and prices, a mileage chart with a rollback warning, damage per lot on a diagram of the car, archived auction photos, risk flags and the specification decoded from the VIN.

From United States auctions — Copart, IAAI and Manheim — and their photo archives. The photos are taken in the yard, before the car is repaired, repainted and shipped.

We plot every mileage reading against its date. If a later record shows fewer kilometres than an earlier one, the chart drops and the report flags a likely rollback.

Some cars simply have few records — the report shows how many we found before you pay. You can add the VIN to monitoring and we will tell you when new records appear.

Right now every check on the site is free: the plate lookup, the LGA code directory and the VIN tools. Paid vehicle history reports are planned, and prices will be announced on this site before they launch.

By Verve, Visa or Mastercard through a secure payment gateway, or by bank transfer. Businesses can pay against an invoice.

Usually a few minutes. If a source is temporarily unavailable, generation takes longer and we notify you as soon as the report is ready.

Yes. Copart, IAAI and Manheim auction history is available with sale dates, final prices, lot status, damage type and photos from the yard.

A clean title means the insurer never wrote the car off. A salvage title means it was declared a total loss — after a crash, flood or theft. Plenty of salvage cars are rebuilt and sold on; the report tells you which one is in front of you.

That is exactly when it matters. Body work hides the damage, not the record: the auction photos show the same car before it was repaired.

Yes. Your searches and personal details stay confidential and are never passed to sellers or third parties.

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