15 Digit VIN Match with MV Database

Motor Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) are authenticated and any discrepancies are returned to the reporting insurance company. Previously, our program confirmed a match of all 17 digits prior to updating. Two phases of programming have been developed to minimize or reduce the amount of errors.

Phase 1 - Implemented This Phase only allowed the VIN to be edited with a software package to verify each digit of the VIN. We currently only update the Alternate VIN to our Insurance database. Inbound Policy Add Record with VIN - 4T18E46KB7U004S33 Software Package - 4T18E46K87U004533 Insurance Policies received with VINs with 2 or less errors are now allowed to update the Insurance Database and are viewed as an Alternate VIN. This has contributed to the reduction of Pending Suspension notices sent to our customers. Software package is from RL Polk. We check all vehicles registered to the customer (based on DLN on the policy) and then do the 15 digit check against all those VINs. A valid DLN is extremely important to provide to us.

Registration Database Currently, the policies reported to us are directly linked to the insurance database, but only an exact match to the 17 digits are used to validate insurance with the Motor Vehicle database. Insurance Company Policy Insurance Database Registration Database Currently the policies reported to us are directly linked to the insurance database but they are not linked to the Motor Vehicle database.

Limitations: Customers unable to Renew their Tags On-Line Increased Lines in Florida Tag Offices Inaccurate Statistics Increased Phone Calls and Emails Citations Issued on Insured Drivers Inaccurate Statistics (Not reporting someone who is truly insured.)

Phase 2 – In Progress This Phase will allow the VIN to be edited with VINs on the Registration database to verify each digit of the VIN. Inbound Policy Add Record with VIN - 4T18E46K87U004S33 VIN on Registration Database - 4T18E46KB7U004533 Insurance Policies received on VINs with two or less errors will retrieve the VIN from our Registration database and update that VIN, as well as the VIN received from the insurance company, to the Insurance Database. Both VINs will be added to the Insurance database – the VIN from the insurance company and the VIN found on the Registration Database.

Registration Database Incorporating all the databases together will allow us to utilize the data more efficiently. Insurance Company Policy Insurance Database Registration Database Directly linking the databases will allow us to communicate more accurately with the data.

Benefits: Customers able to Renew their Tags On-Line Decreased Lines in Florida Tag Offices Accurate Statistics Reduced Phone Calls and Emails Insurance visible to Law Enforcement Accurate Statistics (Not reporting someone who is truly insured.)

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