Used Car Sales Inspections

Detailed inspections of used car dealerships to help underwriters evaluate dealer operations, vehicle inventory, test drive exposure, dealer plates, garage liability, and lot controls.

Helping insurers manage garage liability, test drive exposure, and vehicle inventory risk.

Garage Liability Review

Focused inspection details for dealerships, dealer plates, and customer vehicle exposure.

Inventory & Lot Exposure

Documents vehicle counts, storage, lot security, and day/night inventory exposure.

Test Drive Controls

Reviews driver controls, loaners, rentals, unaccompanied test drives, and MVR practices.

Underwriter-Focused Reports

Clear reporting that supports accurate liability and garagekeepers underwriting.

What We Review

TFS documents the dealership operations, inventory controls, driver practices, and vehicle handling exposures that shape underwriting decisions.

Used car dealership operations inspection review

Dealer Operations

  • Estimated annual gross sales
  • Retail or wholesale sales
  • Number of dealer plates
  • Temporary and permanent plates
  • Titles transferred at time of sale
  • Average sales radius
  • Registration plate controls
  • Dealer operations and sales practices
Vehicle inventory and lot exposure inspection review

Vehicle Inventory & Lot Exposure

  • Average vehicles inside during day
  • Average vehicles outside during day
  • Average vehicles inside at night
  • Average vehicles outside at night
  • Vehicle values
  • Lot security
  • Storage procedures
  • Inventory visibility and controls
Used car dealership driver and test drive controls inspection review

Driver & Test Drive Controls

  • Contract drivers used
  • MVRs obtained pre-employment or annually
  • Transporter plates
  • Unaccompanied test drives
  • Overnight test drives
  • Loaners or rentals
  • Accident reporting procedures
  • Driver qualification controls
Used car business vehicles and liability controls inspection review

Business Vehicles & Liability Controls

  • Company vehicles and how they are used
  • Units registered to business
  • Company vehicle radius
  • Registration plate controls
  • Garage liability concerns
  • Garagekeepers exposure
  • Customer vehicle handling
  • Vehicle custody and damage procedures

Why It Matters for Underwriters

Evaluates dealer operations and sales practices

Clarifies the dealership's operating model, sales mix, and plate usage.

Assesses inventory levels and lot exposures

Documents vehicle counts, day/night storage, and dealership lot controls.

Reviews test drive and contract driver controls

Identifies exposure from test drives, loaners, rentals, and contract drivers.

Identifies garage liability and garagekeepers risk

Supports review of vehicle custody, customer vehicles, and related coverage concerns.

Verifies vehicle storage and security

Reviews lot security, storage procedures, and overnight vehicle exposure.

Supports accurate liability risk underwriting

Gives underwriters clearer data for pricing, terms, and risk selection.

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