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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by the_pwner224 on Friday September 17, 2021 @10:27PM (#28573066)
CarFax gets data from state governments. If you move to Georgia, you'll register your car in Georgia, and the DMV will tell CarFax. Then the CarFax history will contain 'registered in Georgia on xx/xx/xxxx.'

Same if you take the car for service to a shop in New Jersey; if the shop participates with CarFax then the record will include 'oil change and tire rotation @ (shop name), NJ w/ 3,300 miles' or something roughly along those lines.

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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by cwkoss on Saturday September 18, 2021 @04:39AM (#28574651)
Why do government agencies report to a private company?
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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by mariojv on Saturday September 18, 2021 @01:28PM (#28577809)
It's a national program administered by a third party nonprofit: https://vehiclehistory.bja.ojp.gov/
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