chassis number for hpi check?
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HI, first time selling a car privately.
if someone is offereing cash or CHAPS before seeing the car and then wants to the chassis number to do HPI Check, am i right to be wary?
DO i need to give chassis number out to do an HPi check?
whats safest method of payment?
probably two stupid questions i know but i dont know
if someone is offereing cash or CHAPS before seeing the car and then wants to the chassis number to do HPI Check, am i right to be wary?
DO i need to give chassis number out to do an HPi check?
whats safest method of payment?
probably two stupid questions i know but i dont know
HPi check is more thorough if the VIN (chassis number) in entered as well as the reg. and the HPi site will probably say it's always better to check more information.
If you give out the reg, they will get the VIN from an HPi check anyway, so you wouldn't be giving out secret info by also disclosing then VIN, just confirming that the car you have is the one that should bear the reg you've given them. The purchaser should check very carefully that the VIN is on the car in the right places and looks authentic. They rarely do, but unless you do this, the car you're looking at could be an entirely different one to the paperwork you're checking!
If you give out the reg, they will get the VIN from an HPi check anyway, so you wouldn't be giving out secret info by also disclosing then VIN, just confirming that the car you have is the one that should bear the reg you've given them. The purchaser should check very carefully that the VIN is on the car in the right places and looks authentic. They rarely do, but unless you do this, the car you're looking at could be an entirely different one to the paperwork you're checking!
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