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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
    A clean HPI wont mean its a safe buy. It maybe a scam. All the HPI will show is the car exists. It wont show who owns it.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Hello
    I am from France and Will come to buy ! car in England but have ! doubt
    Is someone with a. Free Hpi Check can Check this car for me , would be very nice
    Mx5. Y679KJB
    Thx a lot
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
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    Sometimes, but is someone going to check a 16 year old car? Its more likely to be a logbook loan which probably wont show up anyway.
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  • Free checks are available for MOT's, previous owners and other car history information but a paid car check is essential. There are lots of cheaper options like Total Car Check but HPI Check is the market leaders and their information is the most reliable.

    There's a good review of the HPI Check here.
  • ccskitten
    ccskitten Posts: 102 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Sorry to resurrect this very old post but I'm buying a 2000 plate car for £700. I've done all of the free checks which don't cover finance. Is it worth me getting a full check? Can there be finance on a second hand car which is that old?


    Sorry if it is a silly question.
  • ccskitten
    ccskitten Posts: 102 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Update - I've just phoned the garage it was purchased from and they don't offer any finance. Could a bank loan be charged to a car?
  • rockey100
    rockey100 Posts: 41 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts
    New service is up now called carveto.
    Looks good enough. Basic info on the free check but had it all on a paid check. Don't' actually think they are up and running yet as there's a developement mode or something??? Might have posted this a bit too soon but I did manage to get the paid check £12.50. Cheap! let me know if you get one www.carveto.co.uk
  • Car Analytics website offers a free vehicle history check and user registration not required.

    free report pretty much covers all basic checks MOT, TAX, Total Keepers, Colour change, plate change, Scrapped, Exported//Imported, vehicle age, mileage, VIN/Engine, mileage clock check, VIC inspected and a clever piece of text analytics on MOT advisory and failure items to give you highlights.

    Premium report covers all checks including outstanding finance, write-off, police stone etc.. - They do offer premium report for free if you write them a review - its a win-win.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,994 Forumite
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    spam spam and more spam.
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  • mierzwin
    mierzwin Posts: 20 Forumite
    There is a site a bit different to them all which does full HPI, ex-Taxi search and also Salvage Check. If a car was written off anytime after 2015 they most likely will have pictures.

    Website is: https://www.vcheck.uk/

    What's interesting their name was featured in an article by AutoExpress who discovered loophole where written-off cars are not correctly updated. It turns out 1 in 9 write-offs is not gonna appear on HPI....

    Source: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/106336/the-great-british-car-insurance-write-off-scandal-bbc-investigation-echoes-our

    And some examples from company's FB page https://facebook.com/vcheck.uk

    Those are all HPI Clear which is the most worrying part...

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