HPI checks -what data is safe to give out??

[W210 Fan]

Im selling the Audi, we know that any passer by could get the license and VIN plate off the car, ones on the front and the back and the other is on the windscreen, the guy who is emailing me is asking for;

V5 registration document serial number &
V5 registration document issue date

I dont remember needing these on HPI checks so am I giving him enough to clone the identity with?

yours a little paranoid,

Mark

 

[A-AvantGarde]

Im selling the Audi, we know that any passer by could get the license and VIN plate off the car, ones on the front and the back and the other is on the windscreen, the guy who is emailing me is asking for;

V5 registration document serial number &
V5 registration document issue date

I dont remember needing these on HPI checks so am I giving him enough to clone the identity with?

yours a little paranoid,

Mark

Yes, if you supply HPI with the V5 registration document serial number &
issue date they can confirm whether the V5 is genuine. Think they also do it with MOT certificates too.

http://www.hpicheck.com/newfrontend/glossary.jsp

 

[The G.F.P]

not widly known but you can get a hpi check for £5

the full check gives you lots of doccuments via the post

this one emails you the stuff

http://www.rac.co.uk/web/vehicle-checks/car-data-check/?&lid=centreNav&lpos=VehicleDataCheckH4

there is a site for one for about £2.95 but i prefer the RAC one

 

[glojo]

My guess is they want to look at the MOT history and the advisories.

Whenever we went to look at vehicles for both the son and the daughter I always asked for enough detail to get this history.

You would be amazed at the number of sellers that say the car sailed through an MOT without any problems but when you see the advisories they tell a completely different story.

I would explain to the seller why I needed the information and if they declined then I would not even bother to look at the vehicle

John

 

[Dieselman]

My guess is they want to look at the MOT history and the advisories.

You would be amazed at the number of sellers that say the car sailed through an MOT without any problems but when you see the advisories they tell a completely different story.

So using this as a springboard, what do people think is acceptable as an advisory, before feeling uncomfortable.

Mine has 'brake pads wearing'. Is that a non item or are alarm bells ringing.?

 

[glojo]

So using this as a springboard, what do people think is acceptable as an advisory, before feeling uncomfortable.

Mine has 'brake pads wearing'. Is that a non item or are alarm bells ringing.?

It's a negotiating item

Regards
Crafty John

 

[stevesey]

You would be amazed at the number of sellers that say the car sailed through an MOT without any problems but when you see the advisories they tell a completely different story.

Advisories aren't fails - so just because they note that my tyres and brakes are a bit low - doesn't mean I can't claim it sailed through without any problems. I suspect a lot of people don't even look at the advisories - so as long as it passes it has sailed through.

Steve the Pedant

 

[Shude]

It's a negotiating item

It's only a negotiating item if the work hasn't been carried out! I had a list as long as my arm of MOT advisories that had appeared since the last inspection and I had them all carried out the next time the car was in a workshop.

 

[glojo]

It's only a negotiating item if the work hasn't been carried out! I had a list as long as my arm of MOT advisories that had appeared since the last inspection and I had them all carried out the next time the car was in a workshop.

Exactly and folks are coming out with all sorts of arguments but it is each to their own.

A seller that has had the work done will be proud to show you the paperwork. They will probably produce the MOT with the advisories and with the follow-up receipts, that is my type of seller.

The one that says, "The car flew through the MOT without any problems but has lost all the paperwork and only has the one MOT is worthy of closer attention.

Yes I know an advisory about a spec of dirt on the driver's nose is not an issue. However I will tactfully suggest hat some advisories can warn us that a cheap bargain.... might actually be on its last legs and will be a bottomless money pit.

Buying any second-hand car is a gamble; I simply like to adjust the odds as best I can

John

 

[stevesey]

Agreed - advisories are well worth knowing about - at least you can then check that the work has been done.