Someone mentioned a program called Polk that checks the VIN#'s on all kinds of vehicles.
I'm trying to find out if someone were to go to a junkyard and get a VIN# on a car, would they get caught? Would it be traced back that the car is in the junkyard?
Anyone know about the state of Connecticut?
2007-01-13 12:52:40 · 7 answers · asked by Reserved 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It would be a multi-car discount without actually having to buy another car.
2007-01-13 12:57:53 · update #1
So you are willing to commit insurance fraud - a FELONY - to get a lousy 5 % discount on your auto insurance?? Hope that 50.00 annual savings is worth the time in prison when you are caught.
PS - VIN #'s are logged, and when they are scrapped, they are documented as such. They run them before issuing insurance.
2007-01-13 14:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-25 02:56:26 · answer #2 · answered by Holly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-30 07:37:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would get caught. The various letters and numbers tell you what type of car it is/options it has. One letter/number will tell you the company that made it, another will tell you if it's a flex fuel type. Also when the VIN is run, it will show as registered somewhere else.
Replacing the VIN can be a felony is most states. Add to that you'd be filling false state documents, and you're looking at major jail time and fines.
2007-01-13 12:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by caffeyw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each state has their own laws regarding this; however, the VIN is recorded by the company who possesses the vehicle, or should have done this.
You can try, and it may go though, however, if that car was hot or used in a robbery or any federal/state offense, it can be traced back to you. I wouldn't really mess with it...but it's your choice.
2007-01-13 13:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by chole_24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's illegal and you would get caught. when someone junks a car, they're supposed to go to the courthouse and turn in the license plate. they stamp your title as "junked."
if you got pulled over by a cop, he'd look at your insurance card, and enter your VIN in his computer, and it'd come back as "junked."
i don't know though about Connecticut. every state does have different laws.
2007-01-13 13:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by political junkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cars with salvage titles are not legal for use on public roads...
2007-01-13 13:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋