diff --git a/docs/external-integrations-reference.fa.html b/docs/external-integrations-reference.fa.html
index e3e32af..1626b01 100644
--- a/docs/external-integrations-reference.fa.html
+++ b/docs/external-integrations-reference.fa.html
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
                 <div class="decision-tree">
                     <strong>برای هر پرس‌وجوی مبتنی بر پلاک:</strong>
                     <ul>
+                        <li>درخواست همیشه با پلاک فعلی ارسال‌شده و بیمه‌گذار نهایی همان نوع بیمه انجام می‌شود. متادیتای انتقال اخیر هیچ استعلامی برای پلاک یا بیمه‌گذار قبلی ایجاد نمی‌کند.</li>
                         <li>۱. بررسی داده‌های آفلاین (MongoDB) — اگر داده مطابق یافت شد، آن را برگردانده و تمام HTTP را رد کن.</li>
                         <li>۲. اگر <code>CLIENT_ID=8</code> (تنانت پارسیان/ESG) → مسیریابی به <strong>ESG</strong> <code>/inquiry/policyByPlate</code> یا <code>/inquiry/policyByChassis</code>.</li>
                         <li>۳. در غیر این صورت → مسیریابی به <strong>پرس‌وجوی تجارت</strong> <code>/block-inquiry-tejarat</code> (THIRD_PARTY) یا <code>/block-inquiry-tejarat/badane</code> (CAR_BODY).</li>
diff --git a/docs/external-integrations-reference.html b/docs/external-integrations-reference.html
index 73daada..ce00df3 100644
--- a/docs/external-integrations-reference.html
+++ b/docs/external-integrations-reference.html
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
                 <div class="decision-tree">
                     <strong>For every plate-based block inquiry:</strong>
                     <ul>
+                        <li>The request always uses the submitted current plate and the resolved policyholder for that policy type. Recent-transfer metadata never triggers a previous-plate or previous-policyholder lookup.</li>
                         <li>1. Check offline-inquiry seeds (MongoDB) — if a matching seed exists, return it and skip all HTTP.</li>
                         <li>2. If <code>CLIENT_ID=8</code> (Parsian/ESG tenant) → route to <strong>ESG</strong> <code>/inquiry/policyByPlate</code> or <code>/inquiry/policyByChassis</code>.</li>
                         <li>3. Otherwise → route to <strong>Tejarat inquiry</strong> <code>/block-inquiry-tejarat</code> (THIRD_PARTY) or <code>/block-inquiry-tejarat/badane</code> (CAR_BODY).</li>
diff --git a/docs/inquiry-participants-frontend-guide.fa.md b/docs/inquiry-participants-frontend-guide.fa.md
index d1fa90f..68ee806 100644
--- a/docs/inquiry-participants-frontend-guide.fa.md
+++ b/docs/inquiry-participants-frontend-guide.fa.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 }
 ```
 
-سیستم ابتدا پلاک فعلی را با کد ملی بیمه‌گذار فعلیِ مرتبط با نوع بیمه استعلام می‌کند. اگر نتیجه ناموجود، منقضی یا فاقد بیمه‌نامه مرتبط باشد، پلاک قبلی را با `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` امتحان می‌کند. نتیجه پلاک قبلی فقط در صورت تطبیق VIN پذیرفته می‌شود؛ پلاک قبلی هرگز جایگزین پلاک فعلی نمی‌شود.
+اطلاعات انتقال اخیر فقط به‌عنوان متادیتای پرونده ذخیره می‌شوند. در route پلاک، سیستم فقط `currentPlate` را با کد ملی بیمه‌گذار نهاییِ مرتبط با نوع بیمه استعلام می‌کند و هیچ fallbackای به `previousPlate` یا `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` ندارد. در route شماره شاسی نیز فقط `vehicle.vin` با همان بیمه‌گذار نهایی استعلام می‌شود.
 
 حتی در route مربوط به VIN، آبجکت `vehicle` از قرارداد مشترک استفاده می‌کند و `currentPlate` در قرارداد فعلی الزامی است. مقدار VIN در `vehicle.vin` قرار می‌گیرد، نه در فیلد سطح بالای `vin`.
 
diff --git a/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.fa.md b/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.fa.md
index c31ce78..e8cd0b7 100644
--- a/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.fa.md
+++ b/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.fa.md
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 }
 ```
 
-مقدار پیش‌فرض `registrationState` برابر `CURRENT` است و برای این مسیر استثنایی مقدار `RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED` استفاده می‌شود. در انتقال اخیر، `previousPlate`، `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` و `vin` الزامی‌اند؛ فیلدهای مربوط به پلاک قبلی در حالت عادی `CURRENT` نباید ارسال شوند. پلاک فعلی همچنان شناسه اصلی خودرو است. هماهنگ‌کننده استعلام ابتدا پلاک فعلی را با کد ملی بیمه‌گذار فعلی بررسی می‌کند و اگر نتیجه ناموجود، قدیمی یا فاقد بیمه‌نامه مرتبط بود، پلاک قبلی را با `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` استعلام می‌کند.
+مقدار پیش‌فرض `registrationState` برابر `CURRENT` است و برای این مسیر استثنایی مقدار `RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED` استفاده می‌شود. در انتقال اخیر، `previousPlate`، `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` و `vin` الزامی‌اند؛ فیلدهای مربوط به پلاک قبلی در حالت عادی `CURRENT` نباید ارسال شوند. این اطلاعات انتقال فقط به‌عنوان متادیتای پرونده نگه‌داری می‌شوند و پلاک فعلی همچنان شناسه اصلی خودرو است.
 
-پیش از پذیرش نتیجه پلاک قبلی، بک‌اند باید یکسان بودن VIN/شماره شاسی را بررسی کند. در صورت مغایرت، انتخاب خودکار متوقف و اصلاح اطلاعات یا بررسی دستی الزامی شود. هر دو پلاک و تمام تلاش‌های استعلام برای ممیزی نگه‌داری شوند، اما پلاک قبلی هیچ‌گاه نباید روی پلاک فعلی نوشته شود.
+در route پلاک، هماهنگ‌کننده دقیقاً یک استعلام بیمه انجام می‌دهد: `currentPlate` همراه با بیمه‌گذار نهایی همان نوع بیمه. در route شماره شاسی نیز `vehicle.vin` با همان بیمه‌گذار نهایی ارسال می‌شود. `previousPlate` هیچ‌گاه استعلام نمی‌شود، `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` به ارائه‌دهنده استعلام ارسال نمی‌شود و VIN برای انتخاب نتیجه پلاک قبلی به کار نمی‌رود.
 
 ## ترتیب پیشنهادی فرم
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 - شخص نهایی هر نقش را برگرداند؛
 - هویت درست را به استعلام مرتبط بدهد: گواهینامه ← راننده، مالکیت و تطبیق شبا ← مالک خودرو، بیمه شخص ثالث با پلاک/VIN ← بیمه‌گذار شخص ثالث، بیمه بدنه با پلاک/VIN ← بیمه‌گذار بدنه؛
 - شبا را در استعلام شخص مطالبه‌کننده خسارت (`SECOND` زیان‌دیده در `THIRD_PARTY` و طرف اول در `CAR_BODY`) الزامی کند و با کد ملی مالک خودرو اعتبارسنجی کند؛ در استعلام `FIRST` مقصر پرونده ثالث شبا دریافت نمی‌شود؛
-- بر اساس یک قاعده مشخص، پلاک فعلی یا قبلی را انتخاب و نتیجه پلاک قبلی را با VIN/شماره شاسی تطبیق دهد؛
+- فقط پلاک فعلی یا VIN ارسال‌شده را با بیمه‌گذار نهایی همان نوع بیمه استعلام کند؛ متادیتای انتقال قبلی نباید مسیریابی استعلام را تغییر دهد؛
 - استعلام هویت را برای هر شخص یکتا فقط یک بار اجرا کند؛
 - اشخاص نرمال‌شده و نقش‌های آن‌ها را در `Party` مربوط ذخیره کند.
 - `participants` و `participantRoles` ذخیره‌شده را بدون حذف اطلاعات در جزئیات پرونده پنل‌های کارشناسی و پرونده خسارت متصل نمایش دهد تا اطلاعات راننده و سایر نقش‌ها برای بررسی در دسترس بماند.
diff --git a/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.md b/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.md
index fb0dee3..183070e 100644
--- a/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.md
+++ b/docs/inquiry-participants-proposal.md
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ Participant roles and vehicle identifiers are separate concerns. When a vehicle
 }
 ```
 
-`registrationState` is `CURRENT` by default or `RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED` for this exceptional path. `previousPlate`, `previousPolicyholderNationalCode`, and `vin` are required when `registrationState=RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED`; the previous-plate fields are forbidden for the normal `CURRENT` path. The current plate remains the vehicle's primary identifier. The inquiry orchestrator queries the current plate with the current policyholder's national code first, then automatically tries the previous plate with `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` when the current result is missing, stale, or does not find the relevant policy.
+`registrationState` is `CURRENT` by default or `RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED` for this exceptional path. `previousPlate`, `previousPolicyholderNationalCode`, and `vin` are required when `registrationState=RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED`; the previous-plate fields are forbidden for the normal `CURRENT` path. These transfer fields are retained only as case metadata, and the current plate remains the vehicle's primary identifier.
 
-Before accepting a previous-plate result, the backend must correlate it to the same VIN/chassis. A mismatch must stop automatic selection and require correction or manual review. Both identifiers and every attempted inquiry should be retained for audit, but a previous plate must never overwrite the current plate.
+For a plate route, the inquiry orchestrator performs exactly one policy lookup: `currentPlate` with the resolved policyholder for that policy type. For a VIN route, it uses `vehicle.vin` with the same resolved policyholder. It never queries `previousPlate`, never sends `previousPolicyholderNationalCode` to an inquiry provider, and does not use VIN to select a previous-plate result.
 
 ## Suggested UI sequence
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Create one shared participant resolver used by every inquiry route. Its interfac
 - return the resolved person for each role;
 - route the correct identity to each inquiry: driver licence → Driver, ownership and Sheba validation → Vehicle Owner, third-party policy by plate/VIN → Third-party Policyholder, car-body policy by plate/VIN → Car-body Policyholder;
 - require Sheba in the claimant inquiry (`THIRD_PARTY` damaged/SECOND party and `CAR_BODY` first party) and validate it against the resolved Vehicle Owner; the `THIRD_PARTY` guilty/FIRST inquiry does not collect Sheba;
-- choose the current or previous plate deterministically and verify previous-plate results against VIN/chassis;
+- query only the submitted current plate or VIN with the resolved policyholder for that policy type; previous-transfer metadata must not affect inquiry routing;
 - run personal identity inquiry once per distinct person;
 - persist normalized participants and role assignments on the relevant `Party`.
 - expose the persisted `participants` and `participantRoles` unchanged in expert-facing blame and linked-claim details so driver and other role data remain available for review.
diff --git a/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.spec.ts b/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.spec.ts
index 20553b9..7cf6036 100644
--- a/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.spec.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   VehicleRegistrationState,
 } from "src/common/dto/inquiry-participants.dto";
 import {
-  assertPreviousPlateInquiryMatchesVin,
   isMappedPolicyCurrent,
   normalizeInquirySubmission,
   participantForRole,
@@ -13,9 +12,8 @@ import {
   resolveInquiryParticipants,
   resolveInquirySubjects,
   resolveInquiryVehicle,
-  runPlateInquiryWithFallback,
+  runCurrentPlateInquiry,
   sanitizeStoredInquiryParticipants,
-  vehiclePlateCandidates,
 } from "./inquiry-participant-resolver";
 
 describe("inquiry participant resolver", () => {
@@ -309,42 +307,6 @@ describe("inquiry participant resolver", () => {
     ).toBe("0022222222");
   });
 
-  it("orders the current plate before the previous-plate fallback", () => {
-    const currentPlate = {
-      leftDigits: "44",
-      centerAlphabet: "ب",
-      centerDigits: "111",
-      ir: "22",
-    };
-    const previousPlate = {
-      leftDigits: "55",
-      centerAlphabet: "ج",
-      centerDigits: "222",
-      ir: "33",
-    };
-
-    expect(
-      vehiclePlateCandidates({
-        registrationState: VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED,
-        currentPlate,
-        previousPlate,
-        vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-        previousPolicyholderNationalCode: "0098765432",
-      }),
-    ).toEqual([
-      { kind: "CURRENT", plate: currentPlate },
-      { kind: "PREVIOUS", plate: previousPlate },
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it("rejects a previous-plate result for another chassis", () => {
-    expect(() =>
-      assertPreviousPlateInquiryMatchesVin("NAAM01E15HK123456", {
-        VinNumberField: "DIFFERENTVIN00001",
-      }),
-    ).toThrow(BadRequestException);
-  });
-
   it("requires the driver's licence status in the new contract", () => {
     expect(() =>
       resolveInquiryParticipants(BlameRequestType.THIRD_PARTY, {
@@ -357,58 +319,36 @@ describe("inquiry participant resolver", () => {
     ).toThrow(BadRequestException);
   });
 
-  it("falls back to the previous plate and accepts only a matching VIN", async () => {
+  it("runs only one inquiry for the current plate", async () => {
     const currentPlate = {
       leftDigits: "44",
       centerAlphabet: "ب",
       centerDigits: "111",
       ir: "22",
     };
-    const previousPlate = {
-      leftDigits: "55",
-      centerAlphabet: "ج",
-      centerDigits: "222",
-      ir: "33",
-    };
-    const query = jest
-      .fn()
-      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("not found"))
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
-        mapped: { VinNumberField: "NAAM01E15HK123456", CompanyName: "پارسیان" },
-      });
-
-    const result = await runPlateInquiryWithFallback<{
-      mapped: { VinNumberField?: string; CompanyName?: string };
-    }>({
-      vehicle: {
-        registrationState: VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED,
-        currentPlate,
-        previousPlate,
-        vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-        previousPolicyholderNationalCode: "0098765432",
-      },
-      fallbackCurrentPlate: currentPlate,
-      query,
-      isUsable: (value) => !!value.mapped.CompanyName,
-      mappedValue: (value) => value.mapped,
+    const query = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان" },
     });
 
-    expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(query).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, currentPlate, "CURRENT");
-    expect(query).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, previousPlate, "PREVIOUS");
-    expect(result.plateKind).toBe("PREVIOUS");
+    const result = await runCurrentPlateInquiry<{
+      mapped: { CompanyName?: string };
+    }>({
+      currentPlate,
+      vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
+      query,
+      isUsable: (value) => !!value.mapped.CompanyName,
+    });
+
+    expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(currentPlate);
+    expect(result.plateKind).toBe("CURRENT");
     expect(result.attempts).toMatchObject([
-      { plateKind: "CURRENT", succeeded: false, error: "not found" },
-      { plateKind: "PREVIOUS", succeeded: true, usable: true },
+      { plateKind: "CURRENT", succeeded: true, usable: true },
     ]);
     expect(result.attempts[0]).toMatchObject({
       plate: currentPlate,
       vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
     });
-    expect(result.attempts[1]).toMatchObject({
-      plate: previousPlate,
-      vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-    });
   });
 
   it("rejects a car-body policyholder on a third-party case", () => {
@@ -510,95 +450,52 @@ describe("inquiry participant resolver", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("falls back from a stale current policy to a current previous-plate policy", async () => {
+  it("rejects a stale current policy without trying another plate", async () => {
     const currentPlate = {
       leftDigits: "44",
       centerAlphabet: "ب",
       centerDigits: "111",
       ir: "22",
     };
-    const previousPlate = {
-      leftDigits: "55",
-      centerAlphabet: "ج",
-      centerDigits: "222",
-      ir: "33",
-    };
-    const query = jest
-      .fn()
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
-        mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان", EndDate: "1404/01/01" },
-      })
-      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
-        mapped: {
-          CompanyName: "پارسیان",
-          EndDate: "1406/01/01",
-          VinNumberField: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-        },
-      });
+    const query = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان", EndDate: "1404/01/01" },
+    });
 
-    const result = await runPlateInquiryWithFallback<{
-      mapped: Record<string, any>;
-    }>({
-      vehicle: resolveInquiryVehicle({
-        registrationState: VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED,
+    await expect(
+      runCurrentPlateInquiry<{ mapped: Record<string, any> }>({
         currentPlate,
-        previousPlate,
-        vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-        previousPolicyholderNationalCode: "0098765432",
+        query,
+        isUsable: (value) =>
+          !!value.mapped.CompanyName &&
+          isMappedPolicyCurrent(value.mapped, "2026-09-13"),
       }),
-      fallbackCurrentPlate: currentPlate,
-      query,
-      isUsable: (value) =>
-        !!value.mapped.CompanyName &&
-        isMappedPolicyCurrent(value.mapped, "2026-09-13"),
-      mappedValue: (value) => value.mapped,
-    });
-
-    expect(result.plateKind).toBe("PREVIOUS");
-    expect(result.attempts[0]).toMatchObject({
-      plateKind: "CURRENT",
-      succeeded: true,
-      usable: false,
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      attempts: [{ plateKind: "CURRENT", succeeded: true, usable: false }],
     });
+    expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it("rejects the result and retains audit attempts when every plate is unusable", async () => {
+  it("retains the current-plate audit attempt when the result is unusable", async () => {
     const currentPlate = {
       leftDigits: "44",
       centerAlphabet: "ب",
       centerDigits: "111",
       ir: "22",
     };
-    const previousPlate = {
-      leftDigits: "55",
-      centerAlphabet: "ج",
-      centerDigits: "222",
-      ir: "33",
-    };
 
     await expect(
-      runPlateInquiryWithFallback({
-        vehicle: resolveInquiryVehicle({
-          registrationState: VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED,
-          currentPlate,
-          previousPlate,
-          vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-          previousPolicyholderNationalCode: "0098765432",
-        }),
-        fallbackCurrentPlate: currentPlate,
+      runCurrentPlateInquiry({
+        currentPlate,
+        vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
         query: async () => ({ mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان" } }),
         isUsable: () => false,
-        mappedValue: (value) => value.mapped,
       }),
     ).rejects.toMatchObject({
-      attempts: [
-        { plateKind: "CURRENT", succeeded: true, usable: false },
-        { plateKind: "PREVIOUS", succeeded: true, usable: false },
-      ],
+      attempts: [{ plateKind: "CURRENT", succeeded: true, usable: false }],
     });
   });
 
-  it("does not use the previous plate after a transport or provider outage", async () => {
+  it("retains one failed current-plate attempt after a provider outage", async () => {
     const currentPlate = {
       leftDigits: "44",
       centerAlphabet: "ب",
@@ -612,23 +509,11 @@ describe("inquiry participant resolver", () => {
     );
 
     await expect(
-      runPlateInquiryWithFallback({
-        vehicle: resolveInquiryVehicle({
-          registrationState: VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED,
-          currentPlate,
-          previousPlate: {
-            leftDigits: "55",
-            centerAlphabet: "ج",
-            centerDigits: "222",
-            ir: "33",
-          },
-          vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
-          previousPolicyholderNationalCode: "0098765432",
-        }),
-        fallbackCurrentPlate: currentPlate,
+      runCurrentPlateInquiry({
+        currentPlate,
+        vin: "NAAM01E15HK123456",
         query,
         isUsable: () => false,
-        mappedValue: () => ({}),
       }),
     ).rejects.toThrow("upstream timeout");
     expect(query).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
diff --git a/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.ts b/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.ts
index 550a352..b6adec4 100644
--- a/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/inquiry-participant-resolver.ts
@@ -393,26 +393,6 @@ export function resolveInquiryVehicle(
   };
 }
 
-export function vehiclePlateCandidates(input?: ResolvedInquiryVehicle): Array<{
-  kind: "CURRENT" | "PREVIOUS";
-  plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"];
-}> {
-  if (!input) return [];
-  return [
-    { kind: "CURRENT" as const, plate: input.currentPlate },
-    ...(input.registrationState ===
-      VehicleRegistrationState.RECENTLY_TRANSFERRED && input.previousPlate
-      ? [{ kind: "PREVIOUS" as const, plate: input.previousPlate }]
-      : []),
-  ];
-}
-
-function normalizeVehicleSerial(value: unknown): string {
-  return String(value ?? "")
-    .toUpperCase()
-    .replace(/[^A-Z0-9]/g, "");
-}
-
 /** A dated result is usable only while the returned policy has not expired. */
 export function isMappedPolicyCurrent(
   mapped: Record<string, any>,
@@ -429,19 +409,6 @@ export function isMappedPolicyCurrent(
   return endDate != null && endDate >= todayGregorian;
 }
 
-function normalizePlateForComparison(
-  plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"],
-): string {
-  return [
-    plate?.ir,
-    plate?.leftDigits,
-    plate?.centerAlphabet,
-    plate?.centerDigits,
-  ]
-    .map((part) => String(part ?? "").trim())
-    .join("|");
-}
-
 const LEGACY_INQUIRY_FIELDS = [
   "nationalCodeOfDriver",
   "driverBirthday",
@@ -469,63 +436,21 @@ function assertStructuredInquiryInput(input: Record<string, any>): void {
   }
 }
 
-export function assertPreviousPlateInquiryMatchesVin(
-  expectedVin: string,
-  mapped: Record<string, any>,
-): void {
-  const expected = normalizeVehicleSerial(expectedVin);
-  const candidates = [
-    mapped?.VinNumberField,
-    mapped?.vin,
-    mapped?.VIN,
-    mapped?.ChassisNumberField,
-    mapped?.chassisNumber,
-    mapped?.ChassisNo,
-    mapped?.vehicle?.VIN,
-    mapped?.vehicle?.ChassisNo,
-  ]
-    .map(normalizeVehicleSerial)
-    .filter(Boolean);
-  if (!expected || !candidates.includes(expected)) {
-    throw new BadRequestException(
-      "نتیجه استعلام پلاک قبلی با شماره شاسی (VIN) واردشده مطابقت ندارد و پرونده نیازمند بررسی دستی است.",
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export function isPolicyNotFoundError(error: unknown): boolean {
-  const candidate = error as Record<string, any> | null;
-  const status = candidate?.status ?? candidate?.response?.status;
-  if (Number(status) === 404) return true;
-  const code = String(
-    candidate?.code ?? candidate?.response?.data?.code ?? "",
-  ).toUpperCase();
-  if (["NOT_FOUND", "POLICY_NOT_FOUND", "NO_POLICY"].includes(code)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  const message = String(
-    candidate?.message ?? candidate?.response?.data?.message ?? error ?? "",
-  );
-  return /\bnot[ -]?found\b|\bno (?:relevant )?policy\b|یافت نشد|فاقد بیمه(?:نامه)?/i.test(
-    message,
-  );
-}
-
-export async function runPlateInquiryWithFallback<T>(options: {
-  vehicle?: ResolvedInquiryVehicle;
-  fallbackCurrentPlate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"];
-  query: (
-    plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"],
-    plateKind: "CURRENT" | "PREVIOUS",
-  ) => Promise<T>;
+/**
+ * Run a policy inquiry only for the submitted current plate. Recent-transfer
+ * data is retained as case metadata, but must never trigger an inquiry for a
+ * previous plate or a previous policyholder.
+ */
+export async function runCurrentPlateInquiry<T>(options: {
+  currentPlate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"];
+  vin?: string;
+  query: (plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"]) => Promise<T>;
   isUsable: (value: T) => boolean;
-  mappedValue: (value: T) => Record<string, any>;
-  shouldFallbackOnError?: (error: unknown) => boolean;
 }): Promise<{
   value: T;
-  plateKind: "CURRENT" | "PREVIOUS";
+  plateKind: "CURRENT";
   attempts: Array<{
-    plateKind: "CURRENT" | "PREVIOUS";
+    plateKind: "CURRENT";
     plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"];
     vin?: string;
     succeeded: boolean;
@@ -533,12 +458,8 @@ export async function runPlateInquiryWithFallback<T>(options: {
     error?: string;
   }>;
 }> {
-  const candidates = options.vehicle
-    ? vehiclePlateCandidates(options.vehicle)
-    : [{ kind: "CURRENT" as const, plate: options.fallbackCurrentPlate }];
-  let lastError: unknown;
   const attempts: Array<{
-    plateKind: "CURRENT" | "PREVIOUS";
+    plateKind: "CURRENT";
     plate: InquiryVehicleInputDto["currentPlate"];
     vin?: string;
     succeeded: boolean;
@@ -546,80 +467,50 @@ export async function runPlateInquiryWithFallback<T>(options: {
     error?: string;
   }> = [];
 
-  for (let index = 0; index < candidates.length; index += 1) {
-    const candidate = candidates[index];
-    const isLast = index === candidates.length - 1;
-    try {
-      const value = await options.query(candidate.plate, candidate.kind);
-      const usable = options.isUsable(value);
-      if (!usable) {
-        attempts.push({
-          plateKind: candidate.kind,
-          plate: candidate.plate,
-          ...(options.vehicle?.vin ? { vin: options.vehicle.vin } : {}),
-          succeeded: true,
-          usable: false,
-        });
-        if (!isLast) continue;
-        const error = new BadRequestException(
-          "بیمه‌نامه معتبر و فعالی مطابق مشخصات خودرو و کد ملی واردشده یافت نشد.",
-        ) as BadRequestException & { attempts?: typeof attempts };
-        error.attempts = attempts;
-        throw error;
-      }
-      if (candidate.kind === "PREVIOUS" && usable) {
-        assertPreviousPlateInquiryMatchesVin(
-          options.vehicle!.vin!,
-          options.mappedValue(value),
-        );
-      }
+  try {
+    const value = await options.query(options.currentPlate);
+    const usable = options.isUsable(value);
+    if (!usable) {
       attempts.push({
-        plateKind: candidate.kind,
-        plate: candidate.plate,
-        ...(options.vehicle?.vin ? { vin: options.vehicle.vin } : {}),
+        plateKind: "CURRENT",
+        plate: options.currentPlate,
+        ...(options.vin ? { vin: options.vin } : {}),
         succeeded: true,
-        usable: true,
+        usable: false,
       });
-      return { value, plateKind: candidate.kind, attempts };
-    } catch (error) {
-      lastError = error;
-      const alreadyRecorded =
-        typeof error === "object" &&
-        error != null &&
-        Array.isArray((error as { attempts?: unknown }).attempts);
-      if (!alreadyRecorded) {
-        attempts.push({
-          plateKind: candidate.kind,
-          plate: candidate.plate,
-          ...(options.vehicle?.vin ? { vin: options.vehicle.vin } : {}),
-          succeeded: false,
-          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
-        });
-      }
-      if (
-        !isLast &&
-        !(options.shouldFallbackOnError ?? isPolicyNotFoundError)(error)
-      ) {
-        if (typeof error === "object" && error != null) {
-          (error as { attempts?: typeof attempts }).attempts = attempts;
-        }
-        throw error;
-      }
-      if (isLast) {
-        if (typeof error === "object" && error != null) {
-          (error as { attempts?: typeof attempts }).attempts = attempts;
-        }
-        throw error;
-      }
+      const error = new BadRequestException(
+        "بیمه‌نامه معتبر و فعالی مطابق مشخصات خودرو و کد ملی واردشده یافت نشد.",
+      ) as BadRequestException & { attempts?: typeof attempts };
+      error.attempts = attempts;
+      throw error;
     }
+    attempts.push({
+      plateKind: "CURRENT",
+      plate: options.currentPlate,
+      ...(options.vin ? { vin: options.vin } : {}),
+      succeeded: true,
+      usable: true,
+    });
+    return { value, plateKind: "CURRENT", attempts };
+  } catch (error) {
+    const alreadyRecorded =
+      typeof error === "object" &&
+      error != null &&
+      Array.isArray((error as { attempts?: unknown }).attempts);
+    if (!alreadyRecorded) {
+      attempts.push({
+        plateKind: "CURRENT",
+        plate: options.currentPlate,
+        ...(options.vin ? { vin: options.vin } : {}),
+        succeeded: false,
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      });
+    }
+    if (typeof error === "object" && error != null) {
+      (error as { attempts?: typeof attempts }).attempts = attempts;
+    }
+    throw error;
   }
-
-  throw (
-    lastError ??
-    new BadRequestException(
-      "برای هیچ‌یک از پلاک‌های ثبت‌شده نتیجه معتبری یافت نشد.",
-    )
-  );
 }
 
 export function normalizeInquirySubmission<T extends Record<string, any>>(
diff --git a/src/request-management/request-management.previous-policyholder.spec.ts b/src/request-management/request-management.policyholder-inquiry.spec.ts
similarity index 55%
rename from src/request-management/request-management.previous-policyholder.spec.ts
rename to src/request-management/request-management.policyholder-inquiry.spec.ts
index 53874d5..f37149e 100644
--- a/src/request-management/request-management.previous-policyholder.spec.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/request-management.policyholder-inquiry.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BlameRequestType } from "src/Types&Enums/blame-request-management/blameRequestType.enum";
 import { RequestManagementService } from "./request-management.service";
 
-describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
+describe("RequestManagementService policyholder inquiry routing", () => {
   const currentPlate = {
     leftDigits: "44",
     centerAlphabet: "ب",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
     };
   }
 
-  it("uses the previous code only for the previous-plate third-party lookup", async () => {
+  it("does not fall back from the current plate for third-party insurance", async () => {
     const service = Object.create(RequestManagementService.prototype) as any;
     service.sandHubService = {
       getTejaratBlockInquiry: jest
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce({ raw: {}, mapped: {} })
         .mockResolvedValueOnce({
           raw: {},
-          mapped: {
-            CompanyName: "پارسیان",
-            VinNumberField: vehicle.vin,
-          },
+          mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان", VinNumberField: vehicle.vin },
         }),
     };
     const submission = service.normalizeInquiryInput(
@@ -65,32 +62,23 @@ describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
       participantInput(BlameRequestType.THIRD_PARTY),
     );
 
-    const result = await service.getThirdPartyPlateInquiry(submission);
+    await expect(service.getThirdPartyPlateInquiry(submission)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "بیمه‌نامه معتبر و فعالی مطابق مشخصات خودرو و کد ملی واردشده یافت نشد.",
+    );
 
-    expect(result.plateKind).toBe("PREVIOUS");
-    expect(
-      service.sandHubService.getTejaratBlockInquiry,
-    ).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+    expect(service.sandHubService.getTejaratBlockInquiry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(
       1,
+    );
+    expect(service.sandHubService.getTejaratBlockInquiry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         plate: currentPlate,
         nationalCodeOfInsurer: "0022222222",
       }),
       undefined,
     );
-    expect(
-      service.sandHubService.getTejaratBlockInquiry,
-    ).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      2,
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        plate: previousPlate,
-        nationalCodeOfInsurer: "0098765432",
-      }),
-      undefined,
-    );
   });
 
-  it("uses the previous code only for the previous-plate car-body lookup", async () => {
+  it("does not fall back from the current plate for car-body insurance", async () => {
     const service = Object.create(RequestManagementService.prototype) as any;
     service.sandHubService = {
       getCarBodyInquiry: jest
@@ -98,10 +86,7 @@ describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
         .mockResolvedValueOnce({ raw: {}, mapped: {} })
         .mockResolvedValueOnce({
           raw: {},
-          mapped: {
-            policyNumber: "BODY-1",
-            VinNumberField: vehicle.vin,
-          },
+          mapped: { policyNumber: "BODY-1", VinNumberField: vehicle.vin },
         }),
     };
     const submission = service.normalizeInquiryInput(
@@ -109,22 +94,45 @@ describe("RequestManagementService previous policyholder routing", () => {
       participantInput(BlameRequestType.CAR_BODY),
     );
 
-    const result = await service.getCarBodyPlateInquiry(submission);
+    await expect(service.getCarBodyPlateInquiry(submission)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "بیمه‌نامه معتبر و فعالی مطابق مشخصات خودرو و کد ملی واردشده یافت نشد.",
+    );
 
-    expect(result.plateKind).toBe("PREVIOUS");
-    expect(service.sandHubService.getCarBodyInquiry).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      1,
+    expect(service.sandHubService.getCarBodyInquiry).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(service.sandHubService.getCarBodyInquiry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         plate: currentPlate,
         nationalCodeOfInsurer: "0033333333",
       }),
     );
-    expect(service.sandHubService.getCarBodyInquiry).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-      2,
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        plate: previousPlate,
-        nationalCodeOfInsurer: "0098765432",
+  });
+
+  it("queries VIN with the third-party policyholder", async () => {
+    const service = Object.create(RequestManagementService.prototype) as any;
+    service.sandHubService = {
+      getPolicyByChassisInquiry: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        raw: {},
+        mapped: { CompanyName: "پارسیان" },
       }),
+    };
+    const submission = service.normalizeInquiryInput(
+      BlameRequestType.THIRD_PARTY,
+      participantInput(BlameRequestType.THIRD_PARTY),
+    );
+
+    await service.getThirdPartyVinInquiry(submission);
+
+    expect(
+      service.sandHubService.getPolicyByChassisInquiry,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(
+      service.sandHubService.getPolicyByChassisInquiry,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      {
+        nationalCode: "0022222222",
+        chassis: vehicle.vin,
+      },
+      undefined,
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
index c3db7bf..0dfb1ab 100644
--- a/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
+++ b/src/request-management/request-management.service.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ import {
   NormalizedInquirySubmission,
   normalizeInquirySubmission,
   resolveInquirySubjects,
-  runPlateInquiryWithFallback,
+  runCurrentPlateInquiry,
   sanitizeStoredInquiryParticipants,
 } from "./inquiry-participant-resolver";
 import {
@@ -386,17 +386,14 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
     options?: Record<string, any>,
   ): Promise<any> {
     const subjects = resolveInquirySubjects(submission);
-    const result = await runPlateInquiryWithFallback({
-      vehicle: submission.vehicle,
-      fallbackCurrentPlate: submission.dto.plate,
-      query: (plate, plateKind) =>
+    const result = await runCurrentPlateInquiry({
+      currentPlate: submission.vehicle?.currentPlate ?? submission.dto.plate,
+      vin: submission.vehicle?.vin,
+      query: (plate) =>
         this.sandHubService.getTejaratBlockInquiry(
           {
             plate: plate as any,
-            nationalCodeOfInsurer:
-              plateKind === "PREVIOUS"
-                ? submission.vehicle!.previousPolicyholderNationalCode!
-                : subjects.thirdPartyPolicyNationalCode,
+            nationalCodeOfInsurer: subjects.thirdPartyPolicyNationalCode,
           },
           options,
         ),
@@ -404,7 +401,6 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
         !value?.mapped?.Error &&
         !!value?.mapped?.CompanyName &&
         isMappedPolicyCurrent(value.mapped),
-      mappedValue: (value) => value?.mapped ?? {},
     });
     return {
       ...result.value,
@@ -423,15 +419,12 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
         "اطلاعات بیمه‌گذار برای استعلام بیمه بدنه الزامی است.",
       );
     }
-    const result = await runPlateInquiryWithFallback({
-      vehicle: submission.vehicle,
-      fallbackCurrentPlate: submission.dto.plate,
-      query: (plate, plateKind) =>
+    const result = await runCurrentPlateInquiry({
+      currentPlate: submission.vehicle?.currentPlate ?? submission.dto.plate,
+      vin: submission.vehicle?.vin,
+      query: (plate) =>
         this.sandHubService.getCarBodyInquiry({
-          nationalCodeOfInsurer:
-            plateKind === "PREVIOUS"
-              ? submission.vehicle!.previousPolicyholderNationalCode!
-              : policyholderNationalCode,
+          nationalCodeOfInsurer: policyholderNationalCode,
           plate: plate as any,
         }),
       isUsable: (value) =>
@@ -442,7 +435,6 @@ export class RequestManagementService {
           value.mapped.CompanyName ||
           value.mapped.companyId
         ),
-      mappedValue: (value) => value?.mapped ?? {},
     });
     return {
       ...result.value,