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How does CarJam provide free Basic reports?
The short version:
We are jammin' in Computerworld
Well we might not have made it to the big news just yet but NZ's foremost IT publication, Computerworld covered CarJam with a nice story "Motorheads flock to CarJam site as start-up takes off — Vehicle information site has two million page views in first six months" (shame about the ugly blokes in the picture).
Finding car roots
"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
Saving time
"I actually love your site. I use it to get engine size data all the time for my own workshop. Customers just give me the number plate and I use Carjam to fill in our own SAM database so there's less time taken up when they arrive." — David Rouse from Auckland Auto Clinic
Accounts for Business Users launched
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.
Vehicle details are incorrect. What can I do?
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 New Zealand Transport Agency agent) to the NZTA Most MR16 forms need to be sent with supporting documentation to prove that the information recorded on the MVR is incorrect i.e. if the vehicle model is recorded incorrectly we would require documents from the manufacturer to prove this before a change would be made.
Top Stolen Vehicles
AA reckons Honda Torneo is the most stolen car according to Radio NZ's article.
🇯🇵👨⚖ Japan Car Auction Grading
The purpose of the Auction Grade is to give anyone a quick idea of the general condition of a vehicle. The grade is the overall assessment of a vehicle given to it by a Japanese car auction house's own assessors.
Is the year shown in reports reliable as year of manufacture?
For motor vehicles registered before 1 January 2007 "vehicle year" means the year of manufacture or the model year or the year of first registration. For vehicles registered on or after 1 January 2007 "vehicle year" means year of first registration.
500,000+ pages and 11th favourite auto website in New Zealand in just one month
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.
Why don't you provide a PDF of the report?
You can print or save to pdf in most modern browsers as described here
NZ Herald: Net helps buyers avoid rip-offs
The internet has become a must use tool for people wanting to avoid being ripped off when buying cars privately. Read full "NZ Herald: Net helps buyers avoid rip-offs" article. Note there is some misleading information in the article, CarJam also sells full reports with more information than any competitor for a lower price.
What does "unreliable odometer" mean?
This is a report on the status of the vehicles odometer as determined by the WOF or COF inspector an to change it you must contact the NZTA
Where does the information in the reports come from?
The data is sourced, analysed, processed and carefully put together from several government and private sources:
Downtime
We apologise for the downtime experienced between 8pm of November 21st and 9:45am of November 22nd.
Affiliate Program launched
CarJam's is pleased to announce CarJam 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.
How can I lookup police impounded and pink/yellow/green "stickered" status for a vehicle?
Unfortunately there is no database available for CarJam or the public to search regarding vehicle impounds or status/presence of green, yellow or pink stickers attached to vehicles.
Why is my vehicle reported stolen?
CarJam uses data from the NZTA and the New Zealand police to determin if there is a risk your vehicle may be stolen. You can check the New Zealand police status here you must be sure to check plate, VIN, chassis number and engine number. CarJam makes this process much simpler and you can be confident the status has been correctly determined.
"Dealer" caught out Lying!
Buying the vehicle report from CARJAM was the best money ever spent!
Valuations go live with the Dealers' Guide
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.