HPI checks?

Geordie_bear

We're just about to buy a 2nd hand corsa & the dealer is offering an HPI check for £99 is this the same check you can get on line for around £25 or is this a super dooper check that's worth the money!

I'm a bit confused, anyone got any info?:o

Inactive

Geordie_bear wrote: »

We're just about to buy a 2nd hand corsa & the dealer is offering an HPI check for £99 is this the same check you can get on line for around £25 or is this a super dooper check that's worth the money!

I'm a bit confused, anyone got any info?:o

The dealer is ripping you off.

Geordie_bear

Inactive wrote: »

The dealer is ripping you off.

cheers mate I just thought it had other checks which makes it worth the money if it's a rip off then I'll just go through the RAC :beer:

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Any dealer worth his/her salt will have HPI'd the car at the time he / she purchased it, so should let you have a copy for nothing.

Geordie_bear

Sandoval wrote: »

Tell them you will only buy the car on the condition that it passes the HPI check, which is done at no cost to you. If they're buying and selling kosher cars then this shouldn't be a problem.

Cheeky fu*king garages!

I agree however they could argue that due to the fact the car is competitively priced (& it is) it's an add on top of the cost. Just been on the website & they dress it up as this, notice they don't use the term 'HPI'

Vehicle Status Verification Fee of £98.38, which covers the provenance checks required for us to authenticate that there are no finance company, insurance company or police records on your chosen vehicle.

Geordie_bear

Inactive wrote: »

Any dealer worth his/her salt will have HPI'd the car at the time he / she purchased it, so should let you have a copy for nothing.

I thought that too, surely a dealer isn't going to be stupid enough to aquire a car without doing the necessary checks:o

Geordie_bear

Sandoval wrote: »

You'd be surprised...

wouldn't that not be illegeal anyways?:o

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Geordie_bear wrote: »

Vehicle Status Verification Fee of £98.38, which covers the provenance checks required for us to authenticate that there are no finance company, insurance company or police records on your chosen vehicle.

Cheeky gits, personally I would avoid them, but it is your money, not mine.

Geordie_bear

Inactive wrote: »

Cheeky gits, personally I would avoid them, but it is your money, not mine.

it's a huge national firm mate not a back street car lot I'm going to buy the car but do my own checks on it! and yes I agree they are cheeky b's:D

gilbert_and_sullivan

Inactive wrote: »

Cheeky gits, personally I would avoid them, but it is your money, not mine.

Agreed, i'd not have a car from them if they paid me to take it away.

Don't be surprised if they send an invoice for beer sandwiches and fags for the week too whilst they sat round dreaming up ways to relieve folk from their hard earned.

Geordie_bear

Sandoval wrote: »

Who is this 'huge national firm' then?

it's called Quicks but it's owned by Evans Halshaw