If I were looking to buy a Tiger I would insist on seeing the VIN#. I
think we all agree on that. This probably is no different.
Rob
Rob in CT
1966 Mk1A Tiger
On Sep 2, 2009, at 1:52 PM, MWood24020@aol.com wrote:
> Good advice. I think it shouldn't be a problem.
>
>
> In a message dated 9/2/2009 10:50:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> Theo.Smit@dynastream.com writes:
>
> I don't have good knowledge of CA registration practices but I think
> it's pretty common now for insurance companies to quote straight
> off a
> VIN, since they can pull all the necessary details of the car from
> the
> DMV registry database. Our insurer did it when my wife bought a 2006
> Subaru this spring - they instantly knew everything about the car
> including the color. I'm not sure how closely the various state
> agencies
> might interchange information.
>
> I would think that if you're the one that has the official state
> issued
> registration documents there shouldn't be much question about who
> really
> owns the car - they could try to forge a registration doc and then
> try
> to transfer it to themselves but that wouldn't hold up under
> scrutiny.
>
> Anyone can read the vin of your car from the base of the windshield,
> too... And since they're right there, they can also get the license
> plate number and the numbers off your current registration sticker. I
> think you'd be in much more danger of someone trying to clone a
> registration when you park your car a the local mall, than from
> some guy
> in Colorado.
>
> Theo
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