HPI check - Mileage Discrepancy

[JimClark49]

Hi All,

Just put a deposit down on a car this evening, did an HPI check and it shows a mileage discrepancy. The car is currently on 78,800 miles. A screenshot is below. My feeling is that the slight discrepancy in 2007 might be causing the alert. Could you please advise further?

[Roo]

March 2007 mileage is from the DVLA where you can, optionally, put the mileage on the V5 when you sell a car.

Seller was unsure of exact mileage but knew it was roughly 18,000.

Wouldn't worry about it.

[EeeTea]

Sold by BMW bike. The buyer did an HPI check and then emailed me to say that there was a discrepancy.

At the 11th hour I got the HPI people to change their records by sending through services records etc. Turned out that some duppy MOT tester made a typo

So definitely worth giving the other party a chance to check things. There are somre thick lazy don't give a stuff type peeps out there that don't give a stuff whether it affects resale or value.

To be honest the discrepency is few hundred miles a few days apart and the 18000 is such a nice round figure it certainly wouldn't bother me...but I would get it changed in the future just to save the ball ache.

Edited by EeeTea on Saturday 10th October 10:43

[rallycross]

Nothing to worry about just someone using round numbers.

[TooMany2cvs]

So in the course of three days, nearly a decade ago, there were three entries made...

19/3 - 17900. 19/3 - 18000. 22/3 - 17877

Pause for two seconds and apply Occam's Razor to it. Do you think that is even remotely likely to be a genuine discrepancy, or just somebody being a bit slapdash?

"Oi, Dave... What's the mileage on that... <insert vague description>"
"<peers in window> It's about 18k, Trev."
"Ta. <scribble>"

[Martin4x4]

Nothing to worry about, but good grounds to use to negotiate a discount.

[StuTheGrouch]

Martin4x4 said:

Nothing to worry about, but good grounds to use to negotiate a discount.

I would laugh if someone tried to use such a thing to gain a discount on a car I was selling. It is from 8 years ago and is hardly worth even mentioning- why would someone adjust the mileage to that extent within a few days? Surely the most beneficial thing to do, in the spirit of fraud, is to slash off thousands of miles!

OP- check the miles on past MOTs. That will give you another perspective.

[mcford]

EeeTea said:

Turned out that some duppy MOT tester made a typo

Edited by EeeTea on Saturday 10th October 10:43

Which is why it states on the certificate to check that all the details are correct.

[EeeTea]

mcford said:

Which is why it states on the certificate to check that all the details are correct.

I do.


Some previous owner didn't.

[Mojooo]

what does NMR stand for and when would mileage be entered udner that heading

and when would DVLA isnert a number? when the car is sold? i.e as suggested someone has guessed 18k when sellign the car. i presume it had a MOT shrotly after which is where the correct mileage was entered.

[Fastpedeller]

It's done 61k now.... Oh no my correction 60,890 , so it's half worn -out anyway, so I'd not buy it

[rfn]

Mojooo said:

what does NMR stand for and when would mileage be entered udner that heading

and when would DVLA isnert a number? when the car is sold? i.e as suggested someone has guessed 18k when sellign the car. i presume it had a MOT shrotly after which is where the correct mileage was entered.

National Mileage register.

Could have been mileage entered on an HPI check or similar.

[Gallen]

The discrepancies happen over 4 days.

- Likely when someone's had the car up for sale and a few people HPI'd it.

Wouldn't bother me at all!

G.