# LIVE Auto

> South African car sales app for instant vehicle and customer verification. (iPhone/iPad app by Lightstone.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-auto/id616030143 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lightstone](https://appshunter.io/developer/616030146)
- Category: Business, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2013-03-15
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-auto/id616030143/reviews.md

## What is LIVE Auto?

South Africa’s car sales industry has been revolutionised by an app that enables car dealers to instantly validate both a vehicle and a customer within seconds. 

LIVE provides the ability to eliminate finger trouble by using the camera on a Smartphone to scan a vehicle’s licence disc. Using state-of-the-art patented technology LIVE links directly into Lightstone's in-house and third party databases to deliver real time and accurate verification data for any vehicle offering the full details and verifying the VIN, make and model. LIVE offers further information like current market value, transaction values of similar sales, warranty start date, financing house, accident history, and police status. In addition, the app has the capability to take numerous photos of the vehicle, stamping all records with GPS coordinates, date and time. 

To find out important information about a potential customer, LIVE scans and decrypts the 3D barcode on a driver's licence card. This confirms the validity of the licence, significantly reducing the risk of fraud and providing a mechanism for easily and accurately capturing driver details for contact information, test drives and finance applications. 

A feature called EzScore performs a basic affordability test on a potential customer, without performing a credit enquiry. EzScore provides an indication of risk and financial affluence. Through the custom built consent module a potential customer can sign consent on the mobile phone, and a dealer can determine the likelihood of a successful transaction. The financial affluence segment indicates the level of financial and lifestyle affluence and the risk rating segment estimates the customer’s likelihood to qualify for finance. 

A newly added feature now allows dealerships on a group account to assign specific roles to all users within the account. Users can have a scan only function - saving the dealership money - or a scan and verify function. 

LIVE is specific to South African vehicle licensing requirements and is free to download but a pay per report subscription policy applies thereafter.

## Key features

- Scan license discs for vehicle verification
- Scan driver's licenses for customer validation
- Real-time vehicle data (VIN, make, model, market value)
- Customer affordability and risk assessment (EzScore)
- Capture customer consent for transactions
- Photo capture with GPS, date, and time stamping
- User role assignment for dealerships

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-auto/id616030143/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app

*2013-07-05, version 1.0.0*

Awesome! Love it :)

### 4/5 — Mrs

*2013-07-01, version 1.0.0*

Great app!! I think it will be very useful in assisting buyers and sellers determining the value and accident history for used vehicles.

## Frequently asked questions about LIVE Auto

### What is LIVE Auto?

LIVE Auto is a South African business app designed for car dealers. It allows for instant validation of vehicles by scanning license discs and verification of customers by scanning driver's licenses.

### What kind of vehicle information does LIVE Auto provide?

LIVE Auto provides real-time data including VIN, make, model, current market value, transaction values of similar sales, warranty start date, financing house, accident history, and police status.

### How does LIVE Auto assess potential customers?

LIVE Auto includes a feature called EzScore, which performs a basic affordability test without a credit enquiry. It provides an indication of risk and financial affluence, helping dealers gauge the likelihood of a successful transaction.

### Is LIVE Auto available on all devices?

LIVE Auto is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, as indicated by its supported devices list.

### What is the pricing for LIVE Auto?

LIVE Auto is free to download. However, a pay-per-report subscription policy applies for its services after the initial download.

### How often is LIVE Auto updated?

The latest version of LIVE Auto is 3.1.7, and it was last updated on December 10, 2021. This suggests a moderate update frequency.

### Does LIVE Auto have ads?

The provided data does not specify if LIVE Auto contains advertisements. However, its monetization model is described as 'free with in-app purchases', implying core functionality is free with costs for reports.

### What is the user rating for LIVE Auto?

LIVE Auto has a high user rating of 4.8 stars, based on 5 ratings. This indicates a very positive user sentiment among its reviewers.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 3.1.7 — 2021-12-10

Bug fixes and enhancements.

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