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Cheap HPI Check for Cars

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Some dealers will do an HPI for £99. Total ripoff.

    If your serious about the car then do your own. Its worth spending £20 - £30.

    If someone on here does a check, You buy it and it later turns out to be dodgy you have no comeback. You didnt HPI it.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Bobster64
    Bobster64 Posts: 49 Forumite
    abmcelln wrote: »
    Autocheck certainly seems to be the best value,

    information site at freehpi.co.uk explains more about all the checks,

    some are big rip offs £2 to check, and the sell it on to us at £35+. What a joke

    Freehpi.co.uk has gone. It now belongs to hpi check. I don't think they liked it. Lol

    You can get a car check at car check uk for £4.50 or five for a tenner. It includes stolen and insurance data and vin check which some cheap checks don't.
  • Bobster64
    Bobster64 Posts: 49 Forumite
    edited 12 March 2013 at 6:17PM
    I think hpi check are on a mission. Just checked and another site called hpi check free has gone too.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Dont do the cheap checks they are a waste of money. If you need an HPI check do a proper one.

    .
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • would really appreciate if anyone has a spare check?
    I am planning to by this car (PK05 yhx) on weekend...
    Anyone got any check left would be extremely grateful. Message me. Thanks.
  • a4turbos
    a4turbos Posts: 28 Forumite
    If someone has a left over hpi check I'd be very grateful if they'd run a car through for me.

    Please pm for the reg details. Happy to pay a few quid for it by PayPal.

    Ta...steve
  • Hi,

    I'm also looking for a hpi check if anyone has some left over. The reg is OCZ 2324. Thanks ;)
  • TDVF10
    TDVF10 Posts: 35 Forumite
    https://www.mycarcheck.com/
    Just checked my own car as I had an accident a few years back and they paid me for it, and said they would not class it as a write off! and happily they were telling me the truth.
    It says its £2.99 however when I paid through paypal they charged me only £2.49! RESULT!
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Except its less than 100% reliable and offers zero protection.

    Odd how their website says briiliantly simple from autoexpress yet the test failed to show a BMW had finance owed on it.

    So i will stick to my previous thoughts. AVOID... cheap checks...
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • icecurtain
    icecurtain Posts: 121 Forumite
    Hi there,

    Does anyone have a spare check going? Need to look up a car I'm viewing today Reg no LR53FHA

    Many thanks if someone can help!
    OOH MY!
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