As in many other markets, in the automotive market, second-hand purchases and sales play a very important role. Of course, we have to keep a sharp eye when it comes to buy a car already used so that we do not get upset later.
Needless to say, this is something that extends to anything we buy second-hand, be it in a store or from an end user. But of course, the cost of the vehicles and the investment that we are going to make in this case is much higher than usual. That is precisely why we have to take certain precautionary measures to prevent fool us or ripped off
For example, before paying for the vehicle as such, we can take a mechanic with us to check the key points of the car. We can also request a guarantee that protects us to a great extent in case we have problems later. But apart from the mechanical problems that a second hand vehicleit can also help us when making a safe purchase, having an official report of the car that we are going to buy.
In this way we can check first hand if the vehicle has had a serious accident, if it has pending taxes, the ITV past, its current owner, if it has been unemployed for a long time, etc. The truth is that together all this data will help us to assess whether it is worth buying the second-hand vehicle, or not.
Get your DGT report before buying a car
It must be taken into account that the General direction of traffic It provides us with the possibility of obtaining a more or less complete report on a vehicle. In fact, we have several modalities, depending on the data we need. Among these we find that we can request a reduced, complete report, of technical data, of charges, those that are in my name, without registration, or an ownership report.
To obtain more precise information on the modality that most interests us in each case, we will have to access this DGT website where we can also make the corresponding request that interests us. Another section that we must take into consideration is that these vehicle reports that we are going to acquire are not free. The rates vary between 4.1 and 8.6 euros.
Generally, to request this information that we are talking about, in addition to personal data such as the ID, we will need either the license plate or the vehicle’s chassis number. This is mandatory and we will be asked by the DGT to be able to provide us with the data that interests us in this case. In this way, we can buy a second-hand car with greater security, having all this additional information in our possession.
We already told you before that this is something that we can carry out comfortably from our PC and its corresponding Internet browser. Of course, to identify ourselves digitally and be able to use this service, we will need a Cl@ve personal or an electronic ID.
