Exchanging Details after a car accident

[Muppet501st]

The VIN is visible through the left bottom corner of the windscreen
- in Australia this means passenger side
- in left hand drive countries this means drivers side

my day job is a vehicle identity inspector.
I have inspected 1000s of cars. I think I have a good idea on VIN locations.

 

[Quickstatus]

I have inspected 1000s of cars. I think I have a good idea on VIN locations.

Great!. Can you confirm that the windscreen VIN location is bottom left hand side of windscreen.

 

[Forg]

I have 5 cars well over 20 years old, and I don't believe any of them has this. You need to get your head under the bonnet to find the VIN. Good luck with that.

While I’m not willing to claim the VIN is always visible in a little window within the black backing at the base of the windscreen; I’d be fairly confident in saying “most”!

Outta interest, what’re the cars you’ve got which don’t have that?

 

[Muppet501st]

All modern (as in - last 30-odd years) cars I’ve seen have a window at the base of the windscreen where the VIN is stamped. Elsewhere too, different locations for different cars, but that under-windscreen location’s always been there when I’ve looked. Engine-number is a different identifier than the VIN.

No Falcon ever had one on the dash.

 

[clifford]

No Falcon ever had one on the dash.

I have LTD's. Beats your Japanese/Korean/Chinese/Euro garbage anyday. Although I'm warming a little to BYD's (as a 6th car obviously).

 

[Quickstatus]

I have LTD's

I did manage to own an old Fairlane ZC as a medical student until it was stolen at Liverpool Hospital

 

[Maca44]

If you reside in NSW, you can open the Services NSW App, click on registration and either scan or type in the registered number of any vehicle. It will not show the owner of the vehicle, a description of the vehicle, it will show the expiry date, the insurer of the vehicle (no policy details) which will then confirm whether the vehicle has fake plates etc.