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by Neil Dowling
| 16 Aug 2023 | | General News - Page 33 - 386 words - ID 1911213728 - Photo: Yes - Type: News Item - Size: 326.00cm2 | |
Simple mobile-phone access to used-car price and history data aims to prevent fraud
SOARING fraud in used car sales has been the catalyst for two Perth brothers to find a quick and easy solution to prevent dealers getting caught with vehicles that had odometers tampered with or misrepresented in other ways in online advertisements.
Their answer is an app that was both responsive and simple to use.
CarLeads is a live feed of all the main marketplaces to give dealership buyers instant and first access to stock as they are advertised, capitalising on the adage that the first buyer to contact the seller is usually the first to buy.
"It gives dealers a head start which is especially important when the private market is flooded with backyarders," said co-founder of the CarLeads app, Idris Bourne.
To simplify the journey and reduce the amount of vehicles that the user has to view, users can filter only the vehicles of interest and can save vehicles of interest.
But perhaps the biggest advantage of CarLeads, said Mr Bourne, is the ability to look up the history of the vehicle by registration plate number or VIN to check the history.
"Fraud is a growing problem for dealers buying privately," he told GoAutoNews Premium.
"This app is designed for the dealerships that buy from the private market and are exposed to some unscrupulous sellers.
"If a car is bought from a private seller often a backyard and unlicensed seller there is no warranty and little chance of getting any financial reimbursement." The release in WA follows recent discussion in Victoria, in which the CEO of the VACC, Geoff Gwilym, who met with the Victorian government this week, told GoAutoNews Premium earlier this year the "VACC is lobbying to have odometer readings as part of a VicRoads VRE search".
He said the chamber is also looking for ways that odometer readings supplied at transfer or under roadworthy certificate scenarios can be made accessible to licensed persons in Victoria.
"The VACC urges LMCTs to utilise the current offerings of organisations such as AutoGrab, CarFacts.com.au or CarHistory.com.au to mine the data those types of organisations gather on an individual vehicle's history.
"AutoGrab, for instance, offers a very good live model that will assist LMCTs in identifying a suspicious odometer."
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Zahid and Idris Bourne
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