Dealer not informing me vehicle had been in a crash

verityboo

HPI will only show if the car was damaged and written off by the insurers.

If the car was damaged but was simply repaired by the insurer it would not show on an HPI check.

The only way the dealer would know is if they were told the truth by the person who sold to them, or if they went over it forensically and were able to tell. How obvious is the repair work?

Nobbie1967

How did you notice it had undergone repairs?

shaun_from_Africa

Nobbie1967 wrote: »

How did you notice it had undergone repairs?

[Deleted User]

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

But it`s not always easy to spot a little respray if it`s blended well

bigjl

tir21 wrote: »

When I pointed out to the dealer that the car had had repairs - they denied all knowledge

An Insurance claim and repair doesn't show up on a HPi check.

Only outstanding finance, wether it had previously been stolen and recovered and if it was a considered a total loss by the insurance and either sold back to the previous owner or sold at auction.

Some cars, more than you may think, will have damage repaired even before it leaves the docks.

A decent repair makes no difference to the operation and resale value of most cars, high end stuff like a 911 or a 458 might be devalued but not an Octavia.

As an example every vehicle at my old work had been repaired at some point.

With damage from minor fender benders to a reshell.

I have never heard of an Insurer querying a previous claim on a car when owned by a previous keeper.

The only time I can think of that being an issue was when fraud was suspected, basically buying an unrecorded damaged vehicle, insuring it and then claiming for the damage yourself.

tir21

Nobbie1967 wrote: »

How did you notice it had undergone repairs?

Gaps not being uniform distance apart. It wasn't noticeable to I noticed it then it was very noticeable

neilmcl

tir21 wrote: »

Gaps not being uniform distance apart. It wasn't noticeable to I noticed it then it was very noticeable

Car body shut lines may not be uniform even on a brand new, undamaged car and tbh, this is the sort of thing to look for BEFORE you purchase the vehicle. I'm not sure why an insurance query regarding a previous claim on your car for a previous owner (and tbh I've never heard of such a thing) would have any adverse effect for you.

facade

neilmcl wrote: »

Car body shut lines may not be uniform even on a brand new, undamaged car

In The Olden Days BL used to have teams of men whose job it was to "make the doors fit" by bending them, swapping them for bigger or smaller ones, packing or bending the hinges, and filling some of the gap with lead.

This was because there were poor standards of quality control and every one was made a slightly different size. :eek:

Nowadays machines just screw any old door on anywhere, and the gaps are all over the place.

This is because today there are high standards of quality control, and every one is made to the same degree of wrongness:rotfl: