“I was impressed by the no-nonsense service offered by carjam, at much less cost than the competitors. In fact after obtaining free information on a number of vehicles, I was happy to pay the $9 for the more detailed information on a couple of vehicles I was about to purchase.” — Alex Shephard from Hamilton

“Through your site I was able to track down a car that was purchased new in 1958 by my Grandfather, and left the family in 1991. I have contacted the current owner and successfully negotiated the purchase of the car. This is a great outcome which wouldn’t have happened without your web site and service.” — D.S from Tauranga

“I love this site I am running a register for 1939 Chevrolet’s assembled in NZ. This site allowed me to track down some of these cars, I have over 200 no on the register. Thanks for your help.” — Jim

OK maybe we are not really that fashion conscious but you may have noticed carfax.co.nz has changed its name to Carjam. Read the rest of this entry »

We would like to thank NZSearch and NZCity for making us site of the day on 30th of August 2008.

The information that makes up the CarJam reports comes from Land Transport NZ and the Ministry of Economic Development. Read the rest of this entry »

When a vehicle’s details are recorded incorrectly on the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR), these can be corrected by sending an Application to Change Vehicle Details (form MR16, available at any Land Transport NZ agent) to Land Transport New Zealand. Read the rest of this entry »

The Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) has always been a public register. As such Land Transport New Zealand is obliged, under section 19 of the Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986, to provide access to the name and address of the current and previous owner(s) of a vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »

In order to correct an odometer reading that was recorded incorrectly during a Warrant of Fitness (WoF) inspection LTNZ require a copy of the checksheet to be faxed to them. Along with the checksheet LTNZ need a cover letter explaining why the checksheet is being sent, what the incorrect odometer reading is along with the vehicles current odometer reading. Read the rest of this entry »

With the recent rises in fuel prices people are asking “How much do I spend on petrol now compared to a year ago?” Read the rest of this entry »

We are so excited. In May, carfax.co.nz made it into the top 100 auto websites used by Kiwis according to hitwise report for the month of May, 2008. And we made it in quite a fashion shooting up to #11. Thank you guys for having such a support and spreading the word around. Read the rest of this entry »