Farmers buying second-hand tractors can be assured they are not buying stolen kit thanks to a new online service which aims to uncover the hidden history of agricultural machinery.
The Cesar provenance check provides instant information on a machine’s past by identifying any inconsistencies in its identifying data, revealing if it has been stolen or is actually on finance.
Developed by security company Datatag in conjunction with vehicle history-checking company HPI, the service makes use of the existing Cesar scheme - a system which sees tractors, quadbikes and other farm machinery given unique “fingerprints” using high-tech security devices.
