No record of mileage on hpi check

hueknight1969

Hi all

im after a car(307cc) with low mileage and thought the mileages would appear on a mycarcheck 9.95 report but it says:

Sorry, we do not have any mileages recorded for this registration.

thought the info came from dvla on mots?

any ideas?

thanks

hugh

s_b

sorry
what?

hueknight1969

how can i elaborate please

s_b

hueknight1969 wrote: »

how can i elaborate please

i arent into consumer data checks
but
i think youve done a cardata check with some organisation on a particular car and no mileage has come back to check whether its been clocked
yes?
how old is car
more than 3 years?
get the long number off the v5c front cover
or
the last mot serial number and go to the vosa website to check previous history
or ring last owner showing on log book
you seem unsure so head your carefulness as it is good

hueknight1969

yes its a 2004 model

Hammyman

hueknight1969 wrote: »

thought the info came from dvla on mots?

Only what is on the speedo is recorded. In the case of my Ford Capris, every one of them had one or more speedo changes in my ownership as instrument binnacle faults were common.

So a MOT recorded speedo reading is not a guarantee as to mileage being genuine. Only what is recorded on the service history from new can give an indication and that tends to only be available from the main dealers.

pinkteapot

Stupid question - has the car had an MOT yet? (If it's less than three years old it probably won't have)

The mileage gets recorded when the car changes hands, if the seller writes the mileage on the V5 (it's an optional field).

I also thought it got recorded after each MOT...

Does the car have its historical MOT certificates and a service record? You could look through those if the HPI report doesn't show any mileages but of course they could be faked...

cajef

pinkteapot wrote: »

Stupid question - has the car had an MOT yet?

You said it:p

hueknight1969 wrote: »

yes its a 2004 model

I should think it has had several by now.

Flyboy152

pinkteapot wrote: »

Stupid question - has the car had an MOT yet? (If it's less than three years old it probably won't have)

The mileage gets recorded when the car changes hands, if the seller writes the mileage on the V5 (it's an optional field).

I also thought it got recorded after each MOT...

Does the car have its historical MOT certificates and a service record? You could look through those if the HPI report doesn't show any mileages but of course they could be faked...

There are loads of other events which cause the mileage to be recorded.