Redact personal info on service receipts?

Dumb question. I am selling my 996 C2, and was wondering what people do regarding records. When handing over previous service records and parts receipts to the new buyer, do most people redact their personal information (address, phone numbers) listed on them? The potential buyer seems like a great guy, but who knows where the records may end up if the car gets sold again, etc. I was going to black out any personal information but is there any good reason not to do so? Back when I was looking for a car, I don�t recall seeing too many service records that had info blacked out which is why I�m asking. Thanks!

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The reason you don't see as many as you'd think is simply that many folks are not agile with a laptop and Paint. Answer to your question is of course "yes". I always blank out personal info on anything like that I am sending to a third party.

I didn't have service records when I purchased my car. In tracking them down, I went to the dealer that performed most of the services. They kindly gave me the records, and they just cut the previous owners info off of the sheets. I was happy with that, since I didn't need or want it any way.

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I prefer a pink highlighter and photo copy for that classic redacted/classified document look.

The guy I bought my car from, Dr_Strangelove, gave me all of his information on the records from his car.

Do the service receipts contain your social security number, mother�s maiden name, high school you attended, the name of your favorite pet or the first street you lived on? Then you probably shouldn�t worry about it. But if it makes you feel better just cut them out. The only thing that matters on service records is the vin number.

Dealers and expecially Porsche Dealers will redact customer info from service records before handing them over to new owners. Some previous customers don't want to be bothered by new owners of thier previous cars. I have seen that previous owners who really loved and cared for thier car actually love to talk to the new owners..Kinda like the preious owners of "show horses", they love to keep up with them... I can see both sides so it's just a matter of personal preference...

I thought it was common practice to redact when posting online but to give the documents to the next owner in their entirety. Or that is how I've always done/recieved. With the way the world has changed though it is definitely smarter to just permanently redact your personal info. Something I'll think about next time I sell a car.

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Good point. In my case I almost never have a hard copy of anything in my hand. All the service docs for our 2 Porsches and other cars are all done on my phone, or on email. No hard copies. They have some electronic gizmo that produces a signature when it is needed. So all my records are on a thumb drive. In fact, when I bought my 4CS from a dealer, they gave me a thumb drive with all the docs. It is a bit unnerving because I am from a hard copy generation, but was forced to learn to do everything on my laptop professionally. So everyday life became a lesser included evil......

I've given and received all service information on cars I've purchased or sold. Credit card and any financial info was always redacted.

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No, but it has my home address and cell phone number on it, which I'm not sure I necessarily want out there. Then again, nowadays the only thing I actually enjoy talking to people about is my car, so maybe I should just leave it on there!

I figure that if they are buying it from me, the sales report will have my name and address on it, so it doesn't bother me if the service records have my name on them either. Nowadays, if they have a name, they can find you anyways

When I bought my 996 at a large Porsche dealer, during the test drive, wife found a copy of ownership in glove box. She took a pic of it. While waiting for a ppi at an indy, I decided to creep the previous owner and ended up that his mother answered the phone. She took my number and said she would have her son call me back. An hour later, the son called me back. He gave me the whole history of the car and I of course bought it. Names and addresses can easily be found online. License plates with little effort will get you people's names and VIN's. So fraudulent activity can happen quite easily. Bank accounts, credit card numbers and social security numbers are the information which isn't easy to get that supports fraud and crime.

I've sold 6 cars in the last 15 years but they were all to people I knew so I never really thought about hiding my info. If I was selling to a stranger, I probably wouldn't worry that much about it. As others have mentioned, these days, it's not that hard to find people's info with or without service receipts. I'm going to be unloading the Cayenne soon and because it's such a POS, I can't see selling to a friend OR a stranger for fear of buyer remorse retaliation. I'll probably just donate it to PBS.

Not all dealerships will give you service records. Th dealership that my used 996 came from (The Porsche Exchange) refused to hand over the paperwork�Even though they claimed that the previous owner bought the car from them and had all the service done there. Turns out the car had a used replacement engine in it with questionable rebuild work done to it (steel sleeve on one cylinder - #6 iirc). Buyer Beware�

The bad people already have all your personal information, either through the black market or services like Lexis-Nexis. The guy you're selling your car too is the least of your concerns.

Companies are hesitant to give out what may be considered personally identifiable information. I wouldn't bother removing my information from service records since all of that information is in several dozen online databases (mine isn't since I pay to remove it) and can be retrieved by anyone paying $5 to White Pages.