The DGT vehicle report: the car's X-ray for the price of a coffee
Previous owners, liens, the mileage at every inspection: what the DGT vehicle report contains and what to look for before paying.
Before falling for a used car, get its DGT report. A few euros and the plate number are enough, and what comes back is the vehicle's full administrative history. No document prevents more grief per euro spent.
What it contains
The current owner and how many owners the car has had; liens, seizures and attachments; the mileage recorded at every roadworthiness test with its result; whether it is deregistered; and a summary of its technical data.
The three red flags
First: liens or seizures. A seized car cannot change owners until the seizure is lifted — and lifting it depends on someone else's debt, not on you. Second: mileage that goes down or doesn't add up between consecutive inspections — a tampered odometer. Third: many owners in a short time with no explanation; problem cars rotate fast.
What the report won't tell you
The car's real mechanical state. A clean report doesn't replace an inspection: it says the paperwork is fine, not that the clutch will last.
How Autamo uses it
Every car in the catalogue passes the liens, ownership and roadworthiness checks before being listed, and the result shows on its page. The “Free of encumbrances” badge is not marketing copy: it is the query result, dated.