HPI - How Much

[N10k]

Been looking at getting a car HPI'd but im shocked at the cost, £20....
Thats alot i think.

Is there a cheaper website other than the AA?

Thanks

[Mr Trophy]

Try here mate -

http://www.pistonheads.com/HPICarCheck/

[N10k]

Mr Trophy said:

Try here mate -

http://www.pistonheads.com/HPICarCheck/

thanks

[Mr Trophy]

N10k said:

Mr Trophy said:

Try here mate -

http://www.pistonheads.com/HPICarCheck/

thanks

You're welcome

[N10k]

Ahhh haaaa
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Looking at buying a shed, 2k. Done 90k on the clock just been serviced. But missing service book, this has now been replaced and added with the recent service

Is it a deal breaker?

[LocoBlade]

The thing is there are different levels / quality of HPI checks. The cheap ones often only give you the basic information perhaps without outstanding finance information or other checks missing. They also tend to be a one off enquiry so if you do this before looking at the car but subsequently find out additional information such as engine/chassis numbers or V5 serial number, you have to pay again to run another check. Not sure how the AA one works but the HPICheck.com website lets you add and re-check as you go at no further cost, for instance when I bought my car I put in the registration to satisfy myself the car was worth looking at, then having viewed the car I logged back in and added chassis/engine/V5 numbers plus the original registration (it was on a private plate) to check all those tied in with the car OK.

Having added all this additional information meant the results were backed up with a guarantee that will compensate you should the information subsequently be proven wrong, I doubt you get that with most of the cheap ones.

I guess at the end of the day it depends on how much you're spending, whether you have any suspicions about the car and how much peace of mind you want. If it's cheap car then I'd be tempted to run a basic check for £3-£5, but if spending larger amounts I'd personally go with the full £20 option from the likes of HPI Check.