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Old Vehicle or Equipment Photos for Your Application

Photos of your old vehicle or equipment must be submitted with your application. See below for requirements and examples.

 

Photo Requirements

Prepare your photos to submit with your application.

All photos must be:

  • Clear (not blurry)
  • Color photos
  • High-resolution images (images that allow us to zoom in to see all components clearly and read any text present)
  • Labeled by activity number (e.g., Act 1, Act 2)

If you are applying for multiple vehicles of pieces of equipment in a single application, make sure photos correspond to the correct vehicle or equipment.

List of required photos:

  • Exterior: Front, rear, and both sides of the vehicle or equipment. The photo must allow us to see the entire vehicle or equipment (i.e., don’t cut off the top or bottom).
  • Equipment data plate, sticker, or metal stamp (if available): Equipment information must be clearly visible and easy to read.
  • Engine: The photo must show entire engine.
  • Engine data plate, sticker, or metal stamp: All required engine information must be clearly visible and easy to read.
    • The following information must be included:
      • engine make
      • engine model
      • engine year
      • engine serial number
      • engine family code
    • More than one photo may be necessary to capture all the required information.
    • If there is no data plate or sticker, take a photo of where it used to be.

Example Photos

See examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos below.

Front

Acceptable

Shows entire front of the vehicle or equipment.

Act 1

green checkmark front of a vehicle

Unacceptable

Not the right angle. Doesn’t capture the entire front of the vehicle or equipment.

red x front of a vehicle from an angle
red x front of a vehicle from an angle

Sides

Acceptable

Shows entire side of the vehicle or equipment.

Act 1

green checkmark right side of a vehicle

Act 1

green checkmark right side of a vehicle

Unacceptable

Doesn’t show entire side of the vehicle or equipment.

red x side of a vehicle from an angle and can only see the front
red x side of a vehicle from an angle and can only see the front

Rear

Acceptable

Shows entire rear of the vehicle or equipment.

Act 1

green checkmark rear of a vehicle

Unacceptable

Cuts off part of the vehicle or equipment.

red x rear of the vehicle from an angle

Equipment Data Plate or Sticker

Acceptable

Clearly shows the equipment plate and sticker.

Act 1

green checkmark information sticker on the side of an engine

Unacceptable

Equipment data isn’t legible on the equipment data plate.

red x unreadable information sticker on the side of an engine

Engine

Acceptable

Clearly shows the engine.

Act 1

green checkmark engine of a vehicle

Unacceptable

Doesn't clearly show the entire engine.

red x vehicle engine that is further away

Engine Data Plate or Sticker

Acceptable

Clearly shows the engine plate and sticker.

Act 1

green checkmark information sticker on the side of an engine

Unacceptable

Engine data isn’t legible on the engine plate.

red x unreadable information sticker on the side of an engine