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From Jan 2011 onwards the NZTA is about to charge for every access to the Motor Vehicle Register for basic information.

As consumers and voters, we are horrified at this proposal. At present the basic information from the NZTA database is available through CarJam.

CarJam passes this information on as a public service for free. For example, you can currently find out if a car has been reported stolen or if the odometer has been tampered with at no charge (and lots more!).

This service will end under the NZTA’s announcement.

The NZTA claims that these proposed new charges are necessary for cost recovery. However, this information has already been paid for by the public in the form of licensing fees, registration fees, WOF and COF costs. It belongs to the motorists of New Zealand. We do not have to pay for it twice.

Crime and fraud statistics are high and this proposal will undoubtedly result in an increase in ordinary people getting ripped off.

Email the Minister (from the front page), sign a petition, place your comments below and continue to FB about it.

Please note this is an update to a previous announcement.

CarJam are delighted to announce immediate visibility of the “stolen flag” in our free reports. Read more »

CarJam is pleased to announce our new Accounts program. This program is ideally suited to business users who do not want the hassle of paying by credit card for each individual report. A top-up system allows you to pre-pay for multiple reports (minimum top-up $100) and from then on simply purchase with no hassles until the time you need to top up again.
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Hey CarJammers time to migrate if you are a fan of ours on Facebook. We need to switch “faces” from carfax.co.nz (our old Facebook page) to a new one for CarJam – please spread the word about the new page here (eventually we’ll have to take down the old page carfax.co.nz).

CARJAM (New Zealand’s number 1 source of vehicle reports) and the TSI group of companies (New Zealand’s number 1 provider of Dealer Management Software) are proud to bring to the public, for the very first time, access to the same information used by vehicle dealers nationwide to understand and assess the value of the vehicles they trade. Read more »

The Sunday Star Times ran the story “Car dealer conceals crash histories” on August 23rd 2009. Read more »

CarJam’s is pleased to announce our new affiliate program. The program offers a unique opportunity to get involved with CarJam and capture additional revenue from your site by directing visitors to carjam.co.nz the fastest growing automotive site in New Zealand – now delivering over 1m impressions per month. Read more »

Repco New Zealand and CarJam are pleased to announce the commencement of a relationship that sees the integration of CarJam’s vehicle data service into Repco’s ordering systems. Read more »

 We have collaborated with Turners Auctions New Zealand’s major vehicle auctioneer to bring CarJam users an approximate valuation based on the average sale price of similar cars and the mileage estimated from your last WOF. Read more »

Earlier in the year we reported our 11th place in the Hitwise Automotive Top 10 when we hadn’t even really launched properly. Well after just over a 4 months of “proper” activity  …  drum roll  …  we have entered Hitwise Automotive Top 10 in 8th place alongside some of the really big names you’ll probably all know well.  We are absolutely stoked – thanks for all your interest everyone and thanks Hitwise !!