Dear All

Please i will appreciate if experts can give me information on how to confirm if a car is genuinely owned by a purported seller to a buyer like me in order not to fall into the trap of buying a stolen car from another State in Nigeria that someone may innocently not be aware of. I am raising this issue cos i have been trying to log into Nigerian police website to find out if information about data bank of stolen cars with detail registration/chasis numbers are in their website without any success.
Please help out as i am presently trying to buy a fairly Nigerian used car in my state of domicile (Northern Nigeria).

Thanks

Felix

Simple
Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
3. Check for repainting of the car, most obvious in the bonnet area where it's hard to respray
4. Check the glass for any engraving

Nigerian used
1. Ask for customs document and ensure its original
2. Ask for vehicle documents original ones
3. Confirm name on documents match sellers name if not let he/she provide proof of sale from the original owner and possibly receipt of sale (2 separate documents)
4. Input the plate number in frsc database and make sure it conforms with the said vehicle registered to
5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.

Follow those links for information

http://www.nvisng.org/NumberPlateVerification.aspx
https://www.nairaland.com/2646449/documents-needed-when-buying-used

Thanks nurey for this information, i really appreciate

Confirm

nice one

Nice one, you have done d needful

Following

Using the VIN( vehicle identification number) most engraved on the driver's side below the windscreen.

fekon:
Dear All

Please i will appreciate if experts can give me information on how to confirm if a car is genuinely owned by a purported seller to a buyer like me in order not to fall into the trap of buying a stolen car from another State in Nigeria that someone may innocently not be aware of. I am raising this issue cos i have been trying to log into Nigerian police website to find out if information about data bank of stolen cars with detail registration/chasis numbers are in their website without any success.
Please help out as i am presently trying to buy a fairly Nigerian used car in my state of domicile (Northern Nigeria).

Thanks

Felix

Northern Neigeria

In addition
1. Ask the seller to write a transfer of ownership with his signature with a witness signature.
2. Make sure you are not buying at a ridiculous price believing that it's a favour from God.

nurey:
Simple
Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
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Nigerian used

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5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.

Follow those links for information
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the only reasonable reply I've seen on Nland in recent times... thumbs up

I think Nurey has answered this question... I like the selfie part. Once the sellers are NOT willing to be caught on camera or they r offering a Range Rover for 2m, bros, FLEE!!!
SARS wahala is not beans oh

Ensure you buy from a place the seller is known. Ask about the seller from people in that environment.

Go Meet him in house, insist u want to meet his wife and children
Ask the children what their father's work is and what school they attend
Go the children school ask the teacher the kind of cars that brings the studnts to school.
Go again with your lawyer and pastor/Imam
Ask for his pastor's recommendation letter
Of he his a graduate insist he gives you a copy of his degree certificate or any other academic certificate.
Snap the car put it on Twitter, nairaland, instagram, Facebook
If no suspected pranks after all the above ve been done
Third day go with ur banker, lawyer, police, frsc, custom, local govt worker, photographer and army all on their professional attires , snap him and the car then tell him to swear by Bible, swear with radiator water that he owns it.

After all these done pls pay him His money complete and enjoy the ride.

Believe me. He is a honest man, no Nigerian will allow these, cos we are all thieves.

Ask if a!

Kk

josh4ever:
I think Nurey has answered this question... I like the selfie part. Once the sellers are NOT willing to be caught on camera or they r offering a Range Rover for 2m, bros, FLEE!!!
SARS wahala is not beans oh

I dey tell you

Maybe to request for the original papers

thanks for this reasonable question...

Good

sojiboy:
Go Meet him in house, insist u want to meet his wife and children
Ask the children what their father's work is and what school they attend
Go the children school ask the teacher the kind of cars that brings the studnts to school.
Go again with your lawyer and pastor/Imam
Ask for his pastor's recommendation letter
Of he his a graduate insist he gives you a copy of his degree certificate or any other academic certificate.
Snap the car put it on Twitter, nairaland, instagram, Facebook
If no suspected pranks after all the above ve been done
Third day go with ur banker, lawyer, police, frsc, custom, local govt worker, photographer and army all on their professional attires , snap him and the car then tell him to swear by Bible, swear with radiator water that he owns it.

After all these done pls pay him His money complete and enjoy the ride.

Believe me. He is a honest man, no Nigerian will allow these, cos we are all thieves.

if u r the car dealer will u accept this ridiculous procedures jst 2 sell one car,
I think Nurey has said it all

I love Di's post

There is a way of checking for the registration and shipping details.

Brilliant!

nurey:
Simple
Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
3. Check for repainting of the car, most obvious in the bonnet area where it's hard to respray
4. Check the glass for any engraving

Nigerian used
1. Ask for customs document and ensure its original
2. Ask for vehicle documents original ones
3. Confirm name on documents match sellers name if not let he/she provide proof of sale from the original owner and possibly receipt of sale (2 separate documents)
4. Input the plate number in frsc database and make sure it conforms with the said vehicle registered to
5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.

Follow those links for information

http://www.nvisng.org/NumberPlateVerification.aspx
https://www.nairaland.com/2646449/documents-needed-when-buying-used

Ask for change of ownership-reciept form and see if d names match

Must importantly let d names in d docment match and link to d seller if he/she bought d car hand to hand.

My number plate says invalid/wrong on the site. Mehn I don't get it, what's wrong pls help oh.


[quote author=nurey post=48153080]
Simple Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
3. Check for repainting of the car, most obvious in the bonnet area where it's hard to respray
4. Check the glass for any engraving
Nigerian used
1. Ask for customs document and ensure its original
2. Ask for vehicle documents original ones
3. Confirm name on documents match sellers name if not let he/she provide proof of sale from the original owner and possibly receipt of sale (2 separate documents)
4. Input the plate number in frsc database and make sure it conforms with the said vehicle registered to
5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.
Follow those links for information
http://www.nvisng.org/NumberPlateVerification.aspx
https://www.nairaland.com/2646449/documents-needed-when-buying-used

fekon:
Dear All
Please i will appreciate if experts can give me information on how to confirm if a car is genuinely owned by a purported seller to a buyer like me in order not to fall into the trap of buying a stolen car from another State in Nigeria that someone may innocently not be aware of. I am raising this issue cos i have been trying to log into Nigerian police website to find out if information about data bank of stolen cars with detail registration/chasis numbers are in their website without any success.
Please help out as i am presently trying to buy a fairly Nigerian used car in my state of domicile (Northern Nigeria).
Thanks
Felix

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[quote author=nurey post=48153080]Simple
Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
3. Check for repainting of the car, most obvious in the bonnet area where it's hard to respray
4. Check the glass for any engraving

Nigerian used
1. Ask for customs document and ensure its original
2. Ask for vehicle documents original ones
3. Confirm name on documents match sellers name if not let he/she provide proof of sale from the original owner and possibly receipt of sale (2 separate documents)
4. Input the plate number in frsc database and make sure it conforms with the said vehicle registered to
5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.

Follow those links for information

http://www.nvisng.org/NumberPlateVerification.aspx
https://www.nairaland.com/2646449/documents-needed-when-buying-used


In addition, If u have someone in licencing office, let him help u to reach the owner to confirm if owner put up his car for sale. This is a very sure way of confirming owner is really selling his car. His no is with autoreg.

nurey:
Simple
Tokunbo
1. Ask for the custom papers and do a VIN check on the said vehicle
2. Make sure you by from a registered car stand
3. Check for repainting of the car, most obvious in the bonnet area where it's hard to respray
4. Check the glass for any engraving

Nigerian used
1. Ask for customs document and ensure its original
2. Ask for vehicle documents original ones
3. Confirm name on documents match sellers name if not let he/she provide proof of sale from the original owner and possibly receipt of sale (2 separate documents)
4. Input the plate number in frsc database and make sure it conforms with the said vehicle registered to
5. Make sure all documents are original not photocopy
6. Take a selfie with the seller and the said vehicle.

Follow those links for information

http://www.nvisng.org/NumberPlateVerification.aspx
https://www.nairaland.com/2646449/documents-needed-when-buying-used

this is very needful thanks op and this poster

sojiboy:
Go Meet him in house, insist u want to meet his wife and children
Ask the children what their father's work is and what school they attend
Go the children school ask the teacher the kind of cars that brings the studnts to school.
Go again with your lawyer and pastor/Imam
Ask for his pastor's recommendation letter
Of he his a graduate insist he gives you a copy of his degree certificate or any other academic certificate.
Snap the car put it on Twitter, nairaland, instagram, Facebook
If no suspected pranks after all the above ve been done
Third day go with ur banker, lawyer, police, frsc, custom, local govt worker, photographer and army all on their professional attires , snap him and the car then tell him to swear by Bible, swear with radiator water that he owns it.

After all these done pls pay him His money complete and enjoy the ride.

Believe me. He is a honest man, no Nigerian will allow these, cos we are all thieves.

its obvious you are not alryt...