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A car history check is probably most commonly referred to as a HPI check, HPI being the registered trade mark of the oldest operating car data check company, it originally stood for Hire Purchase Investigations. However in the UK today there are other companies also offering vehicle history checks under various names but the purpose is the same to reveal any adverse history data of a vehicle before you buy it. You can obtain a used vehicle history check on any UK DVLA registered vehicle commercial or private i.e. lorry, bus, van, car, motorbike, scooter, moped etc. With 1 in 3 checked showing some form of adverse history its a must to perform a history data check first before buying any used vehicle, so don't get caught...check before you buy!
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Auto Check, from Experian, perform a comprehensive car data check which includes a finance check and guarantee. They also offer a multi check discount, 5 checks for £24.99 very handy if you are choosing between a number of cars. Free vehicle discription check available aswell. |
£19.99 |
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AutoExpress say: Clear, well laid-out and packed with information. There’s a five checks for
£25 deal – ideal if you’re scouring the classifieds. Details arrived quickly on
screen and via E-mail, and gave extensive detail on our cars’ problems. We like
the report on how green the car is, while the user interface is very smooth,
too. A worthy Best Buy. |
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FREE vehicle discription Check: Enter registration number here |
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The AA car data check covers all the main elements and also gives a valuation. Price currently reduced from £39 to £29 when you buy online and a further £4 reduction for AA members to £20 **now £20 for non-members as well** |
£20.00 |
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AutoExpress say: Our previous champ loses its crown because of its price £20 and online only now. Yet that’s not to say it’s a poor service. It took four minutes to
get our reports online, and E-mailed links followed soon afterwards. Both
problems were spotted, and the AA check provided excellent details on the
finance. Findings are guaranteed up to £30,000, and info is clearly presented |
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My Car Check offers 3 different check options, Classic, Gold & Platinum, all offering excellent value with many unique elements included such as a stolen & recovered check and all now carry a guarantee. Full details from their site... |
from £3.95 |
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AutoExpress say: Report was ready in 90 seconds. It spotted the Subaru’s issues, but couldn’t
tell there was money owed on our BMW because a finance check isn’t included.
Worse still, this flaw in the service isn’t spelled out to users. You’re given a
link to access the info highlighted by the report online for 30 days, plus a
£5,000 guarantee. |
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Check A Bike is the only history check specifically for motorbike's and uses MCIA (Motor Cycle Industry Association) data as part of the standard history check as well checking all the other major elements. Multi check discount offered. |
£19.99 |
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We say if your buying a motorbike this is the check to use. With all the elemens of Experian's Autocheck with the MCIA data checked as well and the multi check offer, 5 checks for £24.99 making it a fiver a check its fantastic value |
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The original vehicle history checking company with the best known name HPI have been the market leader for many years particularly with trade use, and were the first to introduce a public check. Now owned by Solera Holdings, a leading global claims solution provider |
£19.99 |
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AutoEpress say: Cost of this service has halved since our last test, although you pay an
extra £1.75 for results in the post as well as via E-mail. It clearly warned of
the Subaru’s past, plus the finance and a possible mileage discrepancy on the
X3, with extra info in a follow-up phone call. But the website was slow one
test took nearly 13 minutes. You get a £30,000 guarantee and seven days’ free
insurance. |
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The RAC Car Data Check is powered by HPI. They do offer a multi check discount, and offer one of the cheapest comprehensive checks available |
Multi check £19.99 |
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AutoExpress say: Check is provided by HPI, as it’s part of the RAC group. And as we found with
HPI’s own service, the website was slow. But we can look past that as the price
is so low. While finance data could be better, the report investigates all the
basics, and spotted both problems, giving clear info in an E-mailed PDF within
seconds. |
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AutoTrader's vehicle check is now supplied via Experian elements as Autocheck |
£19.99 |
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AutoExpress say: Experian-backed service offers same £25 for five checks deal as our Best Buy
(top). Reports took less than three minutes to complete, and had a clear layout.
Our write-off was well explained, it spotted the BMW’s finance and has a £30,000
guarantee. You can only buy the check online, but there is a helpline – although
we got no answer from this |
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CarweB-it cover the basic stolen, damaged ,scrapped elements and gives a lot of car specification info but does not included a outstandng finance check |
£4.95 |
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AutoExpress say: If you’re in a hurry, this is super-quick. But it missed our written-off
Subaru and didn’t recognise BMW’s reg number. Confusing screen and poor layout
made Carwebit hard work to read, and we got lots of irrelevant info. There’s no
guarantee, either; it states it ‘can’t be held liable’ for decisions based on
its data – hardly inspiring confidence. |
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Ebay offer 1 check for £6.99 or 3 checks for £13.99 very competitive but is only available when purchasing a vehicle through the ebay motors site but with 100,000's of vehicles on offer it may be worth a look. |
£6.99 |
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The ebay history check service is provided by HPI |
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* Please note providers may change elements and or costs of there services without notice * |
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for the basic check
Sites offering a free car check: Car data check providers need access to various databases including DVLA, insurance history, finance, national police computer, national mileage register etc. some require a license all are expensive to access and maintain this is why there is a charge for a history check. All the providers accessed from the Car History Checks link here or above all have access to all the relevant, up to date, information necessary to perform a thorough vehicle history check for you.
Important information: When you obtain your history check you should check the numbers/details against those on the actual vehicle as well as the registration documents...do not take things as read!! a Vehicle Data Check cannot tell you If a vehicle has been cloned i.e. is baring false Vehicle Registration Marks(VRM) or Vehicle Identification Number(VIN) so check the document details against the numbers/details on the actual vehicle. Click here for more information on Cloning and Ringing