The Car Check Report empowers you to make an informed purchasing decision.  It also provides you with peace of mind that a car is clear of any adverse conditions which could invalidate a legal sale.

By certifying a cars history you confirm and or highlight discrepancies in the original manufacturer specifications; you acquire details of any existing finance arrangements and you obtain a SAPS stolen indicator, where applicable.

 Car Search holds the following benefits to you:

• The search is done nationally
• It is convenient
• The car stock is from reputable franchised dealers
• Car data available is updated daily
• There is a generic photograph of the car 
• The dealer will contact you within 24 hours
• The dealer contacts you, you do not have to do the leg work

TransUnion backs up our enquiry service with a Contact Centre of experienced staff to assist with consumer queries and explanations of the information we provide. The Contact Centre is operational between 08:00 and 17:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00-13:00 on Saturday. The contact number is 0861 482 482.

TransUnion obtains raw information from hundreds of dealers throughout South Africa every month. The data is then consolidated, analysed and verified by statisticians and industry specialists before being supplied to the public. The R25 is paying for the lengthy, sophisticated process involved in getting to the point where you, as a consumer, can receive a report that is accurate, reliable and trustworthy, a report on which many will base their decision whether or not to buy, or sell, what could be their second most valuable asset after their home.

TransUnion supplies values on cars that have high volume sales in a year. I.e. Volkswagen Polo sells approximately 1500 units a year as new cars. In year two the Volkswagen Polo will have trade and retail values available due to the fact that there is a high probability that a large portion of those cars will return to the dealer market as used cars. If a car, such as a Mercedes Benz C65 AMG only sells about 10 units per year, the chances of those cars returning to the used market are slim. To determine an accurate trade and retail on 4 cars (for example) is very complicated and could “skew” the values.

TransUnion provides values in the following instances - If the car has been in the market for longer than 12 months from its introduction date;  if sufficient volumes of that particular car have been sold and we have enough information from the industry to generate a Trade and Retail Value and if the car is not older than 25 Years.