REVs Check- An Essential Step Prior to Purchase Used Car

The Register of Encumbered Vehicles (REVS) gathers recorded encumbrances for motor vehicles, motorcycles & vessels. A REVS Check can tell you if the used car or a boat that you are planning to purchase has any money owing on it from a previous owner. A REVs certificate is proof that there is no debt registered on the car at the time of purchasing it.

If you happen to buy a second-hand car with a debt on it, the car may be repossessed and the money spent on it won’t be refunded. One in five used cars bought privately has money owing on it. So it pays to do a REVs check before you buy. This is important information and it increases the need of getting a REVS check done before buying any vehicle. The REVS database will have information on the following type of vehicles:

• Cars
• Motorbikes
• Caravans
• Trailers
• Boats with hull identification numbers (HINs)
• Jet skis
• Outboard motors with engine numbers.

REVS does not cover:

• Boats without HINs
• Outboard motors without engine numbers
• Farming machinery
• Mining machinery

A REVS check doesn´t tell you whether a car is stolen or written off. So, one must not have this criterion in mind while going for a REVs Check. V Check or vehicle information check gives you the entire history of the vehicle. V Check offers those planning to buy a vehicle, especially a second hand vehicle, a quick and easy way to obtain important information about the vehicle before its purchase.

The vehicle information check or V Check can be purchased for a car, truck, caravan, trailer, bus or motorcycle which has been manufactured on or after 1 January 1989. The vehicle information check empowers consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing a used vehicle and helps in reducing fraud and vehicle theft.