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Carfax just increased my bill From $462 to $1980 a month!!!

That is absolutely correct, we notice that problem with shockwave, also if you log in to Manheim using stockwave and watch live auction it will run car fax on every car running on the lane, in the background. That how huge number of CARFAX are generated. There is option to select carfax not to run but it not working it will still run in background, we tested it over and over. At this moment, car fax knows where all the traffic of meanless car fax reports are coming from. I am sure this issue been around for at least 7 years
 
that is absolutely correct, we notice that problem with shockwave, also if you log in to Manheim using stockwave and watch live auction it will run car fax on every car running on the lane, in the background. That how huge number of CARFAX are generated. There is option to select carfax not to run but it not working it will still run in background, we tested it over and over. At this moment, car fax knows where all the traffic of meanless car fax reports are coming from. I am sure this issue been around for while
 

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A dealer reports that Carfax increased their monthly bill from $462 to $1,980 (over 400%) and claims Carfax cited low online inventory and high report volume as reasons, though they use an unlimited plan. The root cause identified by multiple forum members is that Stockwave (their inventory management software) automatically runs Carfax reports in the background every time a vehicle is loaded or viewed, generating thousands of unnecessary reports monthly that Carfax is now billing for separately. The thread reveals a technical issue where Stockwave's built-in safeguards to prevent automated Carfax runs are not functioning properly, resulting in unexpected charges for dealers using the platform.

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