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We made to NZSearch site of the day
We would like to thank NZSearch and NZCity for making us site of the day on 30th of August 2008.
Car registration fees set to drop
ACC reviewed their levy structure for light passenger vehicles. Check where your vehicle fits?
Win $1,000 with CarGym!
New Year Quiz time courtesy of Dog & Lemon Guide - a great information source about all things automotive!
Wow - this wasn't meant to be happening just yet!
Someone, somewhere out there, learned about carfax and before we knew what was happening the server was overloaded and the site was down. We went from a few friends and family testing for us to serving up one page view every second at peak times. Our little server was unable to cope and needed to be restarted every ten to fifteen minutes. Fortunately for me Anton was on system admin duty and had the job of keeping the server up and running all Monday night.
Road to Zero: Riding Together
Lives could be lost due to government charges
Thousands of consumers are likely to end up buying illegal or unsafe vehicles due to a government proposal to charge for basic vehicle information, according to the motoring website carjam.co.nz.
Fantastic service
"CARJAM, fantastic service! Thanks for following this up for me. Kind regards." — Liam Venter
Dealers' Guide
Dealers Guide provides statistical data on actual car sales in New Zealand since 1959.
Historic and current fuel costs
With the recent rises in fuel prices people are asking "How much do I spend on petrol now compared to a year ago?" Now you can find out. Here is an example for a Honda Legend 2006. Under the odometer history section we show the estimated daily, weekly, monthly and yearly fuel bill based on the latest mileage of the car.Don't forget to come back every week to update yourself on the latest figures as these prices just keep going up and up. The fuel prices are updated every week to give you the most realistic picture.Unfortunately we are only able to provide this information for vehicles built after 2000.
Industry fights back against car theft
From the Hawkes Bay Today's Article: "During the last financial year, 512 vehicles were stolen across the region - a big drop on the previous year - with only 21.1 per cent of cases resolved by police. Auto Supplies Napier owner Paul Brown said the company used the CarJam website to check the ownership status of any car which came to them. "
Road Fever - recognize these "celebrity" Kiwi vehicles?
Do you recognize these cars just from the clue? Maybe from the CARJAM report on the plate?
CIN now includes Fuel Economy Label
Consumer Information Notice now includes a Fuel Economy Label. And it's free with every CIN which is free with every full CarJam Report.
My odometer reading or other vehicle details are wrong. What can I do?
CarJam uses data from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register. Sometimes this data is incorectly entered for example during a WOF or COF or when a vehicle is first registered.
Most stolen cars named
Lock up your daughters - or at least their Silvia's. Read an article at New Zealand Herald on NZ's most stolen cars named
Motorists of New Zealand are under threat
From Jan 2011 onwards the NZTA is about to charge for every access to the Motor Vehicle Register for basic information.
Referral Site Rankings
This page lists sites which refer traffic to CARJAM in order of volume. Its updated once per month!
🤔 What does this frequent user message mean?
For many years, despite the protests and pleas, businesses, including some of the biggest in New Zealand, have been abusing CarJam in direct contravention of the Terms and Conditions.