HPI??

danza · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:09

Hi all,

I'm looking at a car tomorrow, but it's a fair distance away. I don't want to travel a 200 mile round trip and find out it's got dodgy history :/

I need to get a HPI check done, but what do I need to know about the car, and can anyone recommend what service to use, i.e is RAC the best etc.

Cheers

loltim · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:23

Outstanding finance and history, accidents/repairs etc.

Use hpi's site.

commited · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:30

Just used RAC's data check. Exact same as the HPI site, only £15 cheaper.

loltim · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:31

commited said:
only £15 cheaper.

Crikey, thought an HPI check was a standard charge, didn't realise prices differed so much.

Use RAC then I guess.

danza · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:35

Cheers guys.

What info do I actually need to know specific to the car in order to carry the HPI out?

I took this from the RAC website:

Is that all the stuff I need to find out?

Cheers

loltim · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:37

I think you can get a full HPI check just from the VIN no?

danza · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:56

I've emailed the guy asking for all the above. At least that way I can spot any discrepancies before I'm there.

divine` · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:57

Tim said:
I think you can get a full HPI check just from the VIN no?

You can do an HPI check off the Registration alone.

Edit - vaguely on topic, what happened to the free thing on RAC where you could whack in a reg and it'd tell you what car it was but not much else? I can't see it anywhere :/

danza · 13 Jul 2007 at 18:02

Here's the link:

http://www.rac.co.uk/web/vehiclechecks/status_checks/

They used to give a little more info than they do now, such as number of owners.