HPI...National Mileage Register...discrepancy- runaway?
Discussion
theironduke said:
As per title....
Date recorded Recorded by Mileage reading Total
26-Nov-1999 NMR 77,355 77,355
05-Jun-2002 NMR 64,000 64,000
Ideas/explanations?
Nothing else came back, just the above.
I think you already know that answer - you haven't said what car it is, but to be honest, IMHO around of 80% of cars get a hair-cut at some point ! Date recorded Recorded by Mileage reading Total
26-Nov-1999 NMR 77,355 77,355
05-Jun-2002 NMR 64,000 64,000
Ideas/explanations?
Nothing else came back, just the above.
Could be someone not associated with the vehicle doing a HPI and entering an incorrect mileage.
I've had the same thing on a Z4 in the past....there was 2 "NMR" indicated readings at exactly 20k miles in Feb yet the month earlier it had been in the main dealer for some warranty work and they had recorded the mileage at 12k, car was being sold in April at 13k miles on the clock!
After complaining to the NMR they couldnt tell me who it was but they said it was a garage in the south of England yet the car was being sold by a guy from Edinburgh. They removed the 20k readings after i sent them copies of the service book with the mileages stamped.
This was a 2yr old car though, yours sounds like there is a possibility of dodgy goings on.
I've had the same thing on a Z4 in the past....there was 2 "NMR" indicated readings at exactly 20k miles in Feb yet the month earlier it had been in the main dealer for some warranty work and they had recorded the mileage at 12k, car was being sold in April at 13k miles on the clock!
After complaining to the NMR they couldnt tell me who it was but they said it was a garage in the south of England yet the car was being sold by a guy from Edinburgh. They removed the 20k readings after i sent them copies of the service book with the mileages stamped.
This was a 2yr old car though, yours sounds like there is a possibility of dodgy goings on.
quite often see discrepancies on the mileage when doing hpi checks - if there is enough data to show its a mistake (ie by referencing against mots/service book/bills etc) then fine, and usually mistakes are pretty obvious like 70,000 instead of 7,000.
But if all you have is that and nothing else I'd take it as being clocked at least once.
And why not? - so many cars get clocked.
But if all you have is that and nothing else I'd take it as being clocked at least once.
And why not? - so many cars get clocked.
Hpi mileage is all cock.
I can Hpi anyones car and enter any mileage I want. Could be a mistake or could be malicious but it will show up on the next check and could be considered gospel.
Use other methods to verify mileage; MOT database, service history invoices, your eyes.
Bottom line is you can never be 100% sure of mileage accuracy unless you buy a new car.
I can Hpi anyones car and enter any mileage I want. Could be a mistake or could be malicious but it will show up on the next check and could be considered gospel.
Use other methods to verify mileage; MOT database, service history invoices, your eyes.
Bottom line is you can never be 100% sure of mileage accuracy unless you buy a new car.
cptsideways said:
There seems to be a common point to which cars are clocked back to: 69,000 is always a dead giveaway especially on anything that might have had several owners & a be few years old.
*nods*Sub 70,000 for used engines too. For some reason this is the mileage up to which people feel comfortable.
Denis O said:
Hpi mileage is all cock.
I can Hpi anyones car and enter any mileage I want. Could be a mistake or could be malicious but it will show up on the next check and could be considered gospel.
Use other methods to verify mileage; MOT database, service history invoices, your eyes.
Bottom line is you can never be 100% sure of mileage accuracy unless you buy a new car.
I can Hpi anyones car and enter any mileage I want. Could be a mistake or could be malicious but it will show up on the next check and could be considered gospel.
Use other methods to verify mileage; MOT database, service history invoices, your eyes.
Bottom line is you can never be 100% sure of mileage accuracy unless you buy a new car.
Look at the condition instead, or get the car inspected.
You could be looking at a higher miler that's been cosseted
or a low miler used with concrete feet and digital arms
HPI checks of course reveal many facts over a used car, a mileage check being just one. As a motor dealer myself, I always HPI a prospective vehicle before I set of to view it, and as such when talking to the owner ask for the exact mileage. Many traders don't just quoting the mileage in the add. If an add states 65k whilst the actual mileage is 64895, then mileage discrepancies will occur!
HPI is a fantastic service and has saved thousands of people thousands of pounds, but I feel they should ask if the reading being supplied is actual or estimated.
HPI is a fantastic service and has saved thousands of people thousands of pounds, but I feel they should ask if the reading being supplied is actual or estimated.
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