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    Carjam is the new black

    OK maybe we are not really that fashion conscious but you may have noticed carfax.co.nz has changed its name to Carjam.

    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.

    Odometer reading is incorrect. What can I do?

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

    Privacy and Vehicle Ownership - can I see the current owner?

    Please note that names and addresses of individuals are not available as of May 2011 privacy law changes unless you are an authorised business entity.

    Why does a vehicle show "Money Owing" - as the finance is already paid off?

    CarJam uses the data from the governments PPSR to check on money owing secured against plate, VIN, chassis number and all past plates.

    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 anyย New Zealand Transport Agencyย ย 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.

    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:

    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.

    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.