# IndiaLookup Blog

- [How to check a vehicle's RC details before you buy it](https://indialookup.net/blog/how-to-check-vehicle-rc-details/): Owner, owner count, RC status and the five validity dates - what to read on a vehicle's Vahan record before a used-vehicle deal, and what each one tells you.
- [GSTIN format explained: what each of the 15 characters means](https://indialookup.net/blog/gstin-format-explained/): A GSTIN is not a random code - it carries the state, the PAN, a registration count and a check digit. Here is how to read one and spot a fake.

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