The South African automotive sector is renewing its call for a transformative change: a fully transparent, cradle-to-grave vehicle history system. The lack of such a system is hampering efforts to improve safety, consumer confidence, and accountability across the automotive value chain with many sources labelling the used-car market ‘a disaster in South Africa’. For years, […]
SAIA Deny Consumers Access To Code 2 Vehicles Finally In April 2024 SAMBRA received a response from SAIA regarding the publication of Code 2 vehicles. The letter received from SAIA states, “after extensive internal engagements by the relevant SAIA Committee structures, … SAIA has decided that Code 2 vehicle salvage information will not be included […]
It has been found that many cars that have been severely damaged in accidents often end up being repaired and returned to the road. To the untrained eye these cars may look perfectly acceptable but, hoist them up and take a closer look, and one may be shocked at the quality of the repairs and […]
