Are taxes added at checkout?
They can be. The review page shows $14.99 as the total before applicable tax, and any legally required tax is shown before you confirm payment.
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They can be. The checkout review page labels the amount as the total before applicable tax, and states that taxes, if legally required, are shown before payment confirmation. The terms say the same thing in one line: taxes may apply. So $14.99 is the price of the report, not automatically the final charge — if a tax applies to you, it appears on the payment page before you confirm anything.
- The price summary has two rows, and the second is labelled total before applicable tax.
- Any legally required tax is shown before payment confirmation, not after.
- The terms state the listed price is in U.S. dollars and that taxes may apply.
- The same wording applies to the packs — the summary is built from whichever plan you chose.
What the review page actually shows
Before you leave VIN Lookup you see the plan line — one vehicle history report, or three, or five — and then a second row reading total before applicable tax with the same amount in U.S. dollars. The heading above it shows the price as a one-time charge, and a line underneath confirms there is no subscription or automatic renewal.
The wording is deliberate. That figure is the price of the digital product. It is not being presented as your final bank charge, because whether a tax applies depends on where you are.
Where a tax would appear
On the payment page, before you confirm. The agreement line under the summary states that payment is secured by Dodo Payments, that taxes, if legally required, are shown before payment confirmation, and that your report is created only after payment is confirmed. In practice that means you get to see the complete total, tax included, while you can still walk away — and if you close the page at that point, nothing is charged and no report is generated.
What the policy does not say
It does not publish a rate, a list of taxed jurisdictions, or who computes the figure. The terms are limited to: the listed price is in U.S. dollars for one report unless checkout states otherwise, taxes may apply, and payment is processed by a third-party provider under its terms. If you need the exact total in advance for an expense claim, take it from the payment page before confirming rather than from the report price.
What this does not cover
- Neither the site nor the terms publish a tax rate or a list of jurisdictions where tax is charged.
- The authoritative total is the one displayed on the payment page before you confirm, not any figure quoted elsewhere.
- The current policy does not address currency-conversion charges your own bank may add to a U.S. dollar payment.
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Frequently asked questions
Is $14.99 the final amount that will leave my account?
It is the price of the report, shown as the total before applicable tax. If a tax is legally required it is shown before payment confirmation, so check the payment page total before you confirm.
Do the packs also get tax added?
The same rule applies. The price summary and the total-before-tax line are built from whichever plan you selected, so a $29.99 or $44.99 pack is shown the same way.
Are there any other fees — handling, delivery, processing?
None are published. The summary lists the report line and the total before applicable tax, and the product is a one-time purchase of a digital report.
What currency am I charged in?
U.S. dollars. The terms state the listed price is in U.S. dollars unless checkout states otherwise, and the checkout heading labels the amount USD.