HPI Car Status Check

Buying a used car can be a risky business

If you purchase a car that has outstanding finance owing on it, it doesn’t matter how much you pay, you will not acquire title to it and nor will you be protected by The Sale of Goods Act 1979. You will lose all the money you pay for the vehicle.

Vehicle theft is on the increase in the UK. If you buy a stolen vehicle, again, you will not acquire title to it and you will lose your money.

Each year, nearly 500,000 vehicles in the UK are deemed by insurance companies to be too badly damaged to be repaired safely. Despite the seriousness of the damage, some of these vehicles still make it back onto the road via unscrupulous traders. Buying a vehicle like this would put your safety and that of your family and friends at risk.

“Clocking” is a serious problem (where the odometer has been tampered with to reduce the apparent mileage of the vehicle). It is not yet compulsory to declare a vehicle’s mileage reading on the V5 registration document when a vehicle changes hands but many people do provide this information. Where the information exists, it is possible to check the mileage history and this can help to prevent you purchasing a vehicle that is worth far less that the false mileage reading would suggest.

What can you do to reduce the risk?

For just £9.99 we can check the following for you:-

• Is there outstanding finance on the vehicle?
• Has the vehicle been declared by an insurance company as having been “written off”?
• Is there a record of the vehicle’s mileage?
• Is the vehicle on the “stolen vehicles” register?
• Has the vehicle had its registration mark changed?
• The VIN number (vehicle identification number allocated by the manufacturer).

A car is usually the second most expensive thing a person buys after the house they live in. £9.99 – it could prevent you from making a costly mistake - that’s a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Call us now on 0121 335 6777.