Vehicle insurance cannot exist without the checkup & inspection procedure. There are a variety of reasons why a car requires to be inspected. It may have been involved in an accident, in which case the carrier must evaluate the loss, or it may have been on the verge of total loss, in which case the insurance must decide whether salvage is necessary. Before leasing out cars, a vehicle examination is also necessary to uncover any concealed faults and determine the true “health” of the vehicle. Whatever the cause, if all parties engaged in the procedure don’t have a clear understanding of what it comprises, the vehicle testing procedure could become a drawn-out affair.

There are a number of steps in the vehicle inspection procedure

•  The inspector must first confirm some information regarding the car and the owner before beginning the real inspection of the vehicle. When a customer approaches an insurance provider or broker for an examination, they record these details. The make, model, year of manufacturing, and the unique VIN number assigned to each car are the specifics of the vehicle that must be taken into account (marked under the wind-shield).
•  An inspector first finishes a few preliminary tasks before disassembling the vehicle to examine each component separately. They include recording the odometer reading and confirming that the car usually starts and thus the engine turns over. This is well-documented for future use as well as for the car owner’s proof. The inspector can now proceed to evaluating the state of a vehicle’s components.
•  A car’s damage to the sections that are immediately visible is noticeable to the naked eye. Before moving on to the damage that is “invisible,” vehicle inspectors will take care of this first. There is no predetermined sequence for doing this, although checklists are available to guarantee a thorough task was completed. These checklists cover the interior as well, such as the steering wheel, windows, the gear stick, and even beneath the hood for leaks or microscopic parts that are misaligned or out of place. They also cover mirrors, windscreens, taillights, fenders, doors, tyres (for tread depth or grip), and the exterior.When evaluating a vehicle’s damage, the inspectors also use a binary, broken or not broken checklist, while others may employ a graded % rating. Inspectors will look for flaws in the fitting, durability, and for cracks, scratches, and dents. Vehicle inspectors will take thorough notes at every stage of the inspection process. It is very encouraged that they snap images from various perspectives in addition to taking notes so that there is visual proof.
•  Up until this point, a full manual inspection of a vehicle is still possible. However, occasionally damage caused by an accident or another event, such a flood, may not be apparent to the naked eye. This includes ageing of auto parts, loose wires, excessive moisture, and rusting. The car would have to be disassembled in order to reveal this damage. An inspector would certainly like to prevent doing this, with a few exceptions. So, following the physical inspection, should the vehicle registration procedure come to a complete halt? Without a doubt. Firstly, Human inspectors are limited in their ability to be comprehensive, and secondly, their assessment of the damage may not be totally accurate.

One of the most important things to look for is the service page of the manual, where it mentions what parts are needed to be serviced or replaced, and it mentions the time or distance intervals between each service.

Now each vehicle is different from the other since they are using different mechanical parts, not all cars run the same engine or transmission, some cars might be sharing engines or transmissions but even then, they can be tuned differently to service the purpose of the vehicle.

A service can be either a minor service or a major service, the difference lies usually in the distance or time interval between the services as different parts wear-out at a different rate and need to be serviced at different intervals.

Minor Service

The most common type of service is the minor service which can be done every 3,000, 5,000, or 10,000 kilometers depending on the manufacturer’s recommendation and it usually includes an engine oil change and the replacement of filters such as oil, air intake, and cabin air filters. Again, every vehicle is different as we mentioned earlier, the intervals of services and what needs to be serviced or replaced lies in the owner’s manual.

At Habib Garage we are able to identify which services need to take place on whatever intervals for all European, Japanese, American and German vehicles thanks to our extensive encyclopedia. Your cars feel at how when they are at Habib Garage.

Major Service

Another type the Major Service, which is usually referring to service intervals that require more integral parts of your vehicle’s systems and fluids that usually need replacement depending on what the manufacturer recommends, but it could include coolant replacement, differential and transmission fluids, brake or clutch fluids, and it can even include different parts to be replaced based on what is recommended by the factory.

That is why you need to always refer to the owner’s manual, to understand your vehicle’s maintenance and service intervals as on-time service can save you a lot of time, energy, and money in the long run since servicing on time can help prolong the life of your vehicle’s components.