HPI check

[Cragus]

Hello strangers!

 

Just a quick one. Which company is the best for doing a HPI check on a car or are they all much the same? Thanks in advance!

[Exec]

I work within the motor industry and use Experian. However I'm not sure how much this costs to the public. Should also give you CAP & Glass price guides with the check.

 

Shows if finance outstanding, if classified as insurance write off, car stats, previous plates assigned to the vehicle, fuel economy, cap & glass price guides, no of owners etc etc

[ZMANALEX]

Craig, as Exec has said, Experian is the way to go.

[Cragus]

There doesn't appear to be an option to do a check as a member of public with experian. Am I missing something?

[ZMANALEX]

Try this one: https://hpicheck.com/

[ZMANALEX]

And another: https://www.autocheck.co.uk/

[Strudul]

Is it for a car you are buying or selling? Or just a general question?

 

Reason I ask, if you are buying from a reputable dealer, they will have probably already done an HPI check. How comprehensive it is and whether you trust them is another matter.

[Ekona]

If a dealer has carried out a HPI check which later then turns out to be false, you have recourse against the dealer.

[Cragus]

Done! Cheers Alex - appreciate it!

[Cragus]

Its a private sale guys so doing it for my own piece of mind. :-)

[Strudul]

If a dealer has carried out a HPI check which later then turns out to be false, you have recourse against the dealer.

Of course, but best to avoid the hassle.

[LRF4N]

Me and Dan know all about this lol

 

Don't use Experian- I found out the hard way. If you're spending a lot of hard earned pay the extra for a full HPI check

[Exec]

LRF4N, please explain? I was aware Experian was a full HPI check? Though there are varying levels of check - I think it's 'Gold' check which I use by default.

[LRF4N]

Hi mate. Basically I bought a car from a used dealer who used Experian and motors.co.uk for his checks. The car was written off (cat C) 17 months prior to me buying it

 

A court case later and much help from Dan, I'm now getting compensation

 

When I made enquiries and gathered my evidence for the case, both Dan and other dealers who helped me said Experian was below par

 

Not entirely sure what happened in the background with my case- could've have been an ongoing insurance battle which delayed it, could've been the dealer lying about the HPI check, I'm not sure. But with 3 people saying it was crap- that's good enough for me to avoid it

 

Maybe Dan will share why he thinks they're crap, but if you use them regularly I hope you don't have the same issues we had

[Exec]

It's certainly pointed out cars which have been written off. But as with everything, if it's not declared as a write off, nobody (including HPI) will know it was a write off.

 

It's only when you get it on the ramps can you see its been in an accident. Most cars have had paintwork in their lifetime and providing its been fixed up, cosmetically you may never know what it's been involved in until you delve into it. By which time it may be too late, granted.

 

 

[LRF4N]

I found out it was a cat c when the Lexus garage said they wouldn't take it as a trade in. They use the full fat HPI and it came up immediately