Cross Border Vehicle History Checks Are Becoming Standard Practice Across the Balkans

A used car lot on the southern edge of Sofia had seven imported sedans sitting on it last March, all from German auctions, all priced between 9000 and 13000 euros, and the owner told me he had run history reports on every single one before photographing them for his listings. Two years ago, he wouldn't have bothered. He said the reports cost him about 15 to 20 euros per vehicle and he treated them the same way he treated transport insurance, just another line item in the acquisition budget, and the reason he started was not some commitment to transparency or buyer protection but the fact that three cars he sold in 2024 came back with mileage complaints and the arguing ate up more time than the margins justified....