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Vehicle History Information
There are many reasons why you might wish to check out a used vehicle before purchasing it (i.e. salvage history, multiple owners, odometer fraud, flood damage, major accident damage, fire damage). If you have a VIN number, you can do a record check here.
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Driver & Vehicle Searches
Find out driver records/history by name and license number, vehicle ownership records by plate or VIN number, or search for a person's driver's license number.
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Links To State Departments Of Motor Vehicles
Most departments have online forms that you can download and mail in for various things.
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National Driver Register
The National Driver Register (NDR) is a computerized database of information about drivers who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have been convicted of serious traffic violations such as driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
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Request Form For National Driving Record
You can download a form in several choices of formats.
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Phone Numbers for Reporting Impaired, Aggressive, or Unsafe Driving
Don't tolerate things like road rage - call and report it!
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National Consumer Complaint Database
Report unsafe driving by trucks and buses here.
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What To Do About Road Rage
This site tells you how to recognize aggressive drivers and what to do about them.
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Have a speeding, traffic or radar ticket/citation?
Be sure to visit this site, and don't forget to take the free "ticket" quiz.
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Woman Goes To Jail After Contesting Speeding Ticket
Better read this before fighting your speeding ticket!
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Help! I Got A Ticket!
This is Geo. McCalip's Traffic Ticket Site.
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Mobile Scanner & Radar Detector-Laws In The United States
Here's an interesting page by Todd L. Sherman.
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National Motorists Association
There's lots of information here including even more advice on how to fight a traffic ticket.
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The Definitive Guide to Speeding Tickets
Michael A. Stone, Jr. created this interesting site.
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Kelley Blue Book
Find out the value of a used car before making a purchase.
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SAFER Database
According to the site, "The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provided carrier safety data to industry and the public for many years via telephone requests. The Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System now makes it possible to offer this information electronically. Limited SAFER functions are now provided free of charge over the Internet. Access is provided to Carrier Snapshots, a concise electronic record of a carrier’s identification, size, commodity information, and safety record, including the safety rating (if any), a roadside out-of-service inspection summary, and crash information."
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National Insurance Crime Bureau
Learn to protect yourself from vehicle theft. Download lots of free articles on vehicle safety. Also, order the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) Passenger Vehicle Identification Manual (2003). According to the site, "Published annually, this manual contains vehicle identification number (VIN) structure and decoding from the last three model years for most U.S. and Canadian passenger vehicles, including light duty trucks and motorcycles." Get a free copy if you are an NICB member or in law enforcement. General public may get a copy of the book for ten dollars.
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VinPOWER
According to the site, "VinPOWER is a system of unique software products featuring Vehicle Identification Number - VIN - decoding tools."
