Vehicle Finance and Lending

Reduce risk, verify assets, and offer RUC inside your lending experience

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Verification
Approval
Settlement
Monitoring
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Finance providers rely on accuracy. Every approval, every repo, every renewal hinges on knowing the truth about the asset and the behaviour of the customer. RUC on Rails gives lenders a verified data layer for underwriting and a clean way to integrate RUC purchasing into their own platforms. If you choose to sell RUC, you keep the margin. If you do not, you still reduce the risk profile of your portfolio.

Underwrite with verified vehicle data, not customer claims

Real-Time Verification
Live
Applicant Claim
Claim: Single ownerVerified: 2 previous owners
Finance Owing
Claim: NoneVerified: None
RUC Status
Claim: CurrentVerified: Current
Odometer
Claim: 85,000 kmVerified: 112,400 km

Applicants submit inconsistent information. Dealers mis-state condition. Private sellers hide issues. With the Vehicle Intelligence API, lenders can instantly access verified NZ records on every relevant attribute of the asset.

You can:

Confirm current ownership
Check for finance owing
Validate RUC history and whether distance claims make sense
Review WOF and rego status
Detect stolen or high risk vehicles before issuing credit
Compare official data against application data in real time

This gives your credit team the cleanest possible picture before committing capital.

Maintain portfolio quality throughout the loan

Vehicle condition changes over time. Compliance lapses signal risk. Borrowers fall behind on RUC or WOF and the asset becomes harder to manage. With unified data, your systems can track these signals before they escalate.

Lenders can:

Monitor changes to RUC, WOF, rego, and finance status across the portfolio
Trigger automated outreach for customers falling out of compliance
Update internal risk scores programmatically
Prepare for repossession or recovery with accurate, verified vehicle data

This helps maintain asset quality at scale with no specialised staff.

Portfolio Health
1,247 active loans
RUC Compliant
94%
WOF Current
97%
Rego Active
99%
Requires Attention
3%

Integrate RUC into the lending lifecycle

Customer Portal
Account #LN-2847291
RUC ServicesAvailable

Add RUC to your account for seamless compliance.

Current RUC Balance2,450 km
Next Payment Due15 Dec 2024

Borrowers expect lenders to provide a turnkey experience. When a customer receives a vehicle, the last thing they want is another compliance task. Lenders can offer RUC purchasing at any stage: approval, settlement, delivery, or ongoing account management.

You can:

Add RUC top ups at settlement
Establish recurring RUC reminders inside your customer portal
Deliver vehicles with correct RUC immediately
Build lending packages that pair financing with compliance services

If you choose to sell RUC, you set your own pricing and keep the margin. It becomes a clean, recurring revenue line that fits naturally into your customer lifecycle.

Detect tampering and distance irregularities

Mileage dishonesty is a real problem in lending. RUC on Rails combines verified RUC events and official odometer-adjacent signals to help lenders identify suspicious activity.

You can:

Compare RUC purchases against expected mileage patterns
Flag inconsistencies between official records and customer reported distance
Identify vehicles that appear to be underreporting wear
Strengthen fraud detection without additional infrastructure

This creates a stronger, more defensible underwriting and monitoring process.

Fraud Detection Alert
Review Required
Distance Discrepancy Detected
Claimed:85,000 km
RUC History:142,000 km
RUC Purchase Pattern
JanDec

A finance workflow supported by verified intelligence

Approvals move faster

Risk calculations become more accurate

RUC becomes a turnkey service your platform can offer if you want it

And your entire asset portfolio stays aligned with official vehicle data

It is lending with fewer unknowns and a cleaner path to ongoing revenue.