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David Skillett, Founder and Analyst

David Skillett founded CarWorthIt after building CarCostCheck, a UK vehicle-data service that analyzes more than 62 million government MOT test records. He works with public vehicle datasets from NHTSA, the EPA and the FBI, and writes CarWorthIt’s data studies and buying guides.

Available for comment on used-car pricing and depreciation, how local markets and mileage drive value, diminished value after an accident, running and ownership costs, and vehicle safety recall data.

About the company, in one paragraph

CarWorthIt is an independent US used-car checking service. Enter a VIN and it returns specs, open safety recalls, crash-test ratings and running costs free, with a local market valuation and the original factory record available as paid reports. It does not provide vehicle history reports, is not affiliated with Carfax, AutoCheck, Experian or Kelley Blue Book, and is not an approved NMVTIS data provider.

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Data requests

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