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MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:55 pm

Hi
Would anyone bother paying for a HPI check if buying a used (demonstrator) from a BMW main dealer?
Cheers

v8 ego · Post by **v8 ego** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:19 am

No, they should provide you with one.

dep · Post by **dep** » Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:13 am

Dealers do a HPI check when they buy a car to ensure a) it has not been subject to an insurance write off b) its not stolen & c) to ensure that there is no outstanding finance.

Though a HPI is never final. The dealer I work at brought a vehicle in from another trader HPI clear & a week later the vehicle was seized by police after they picked it up on ANPR driving past.... It was stolen from someones house with keys & log book whilst they were away on a long holiday. Hence the HPI coming up clear when we brought it from the other trader....

Easy-pd · Post by **Easy-pd** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:45 pm

I bought my D3 fully aware it was Cat d stolen recovered, as my mileage wipes any resale off them anyway. Did a hpi, but it came back clean. Had to do another from a different company to show the cat d details. Wasn't worth the paper it was printed on, complete waste of money. Pot luck I reckon as to whether you get a truthful report.

If I made a claim for loss of value, do you reckon I'd get anywhere, considering the car was advertised as such? Long shot Id say...

ali · Post by **ali** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:05 am

you possibly might depending on the wording of your HPi supplier as some will guarantee up to Â£10k back if their report turns out to be false

Easy-pd · Post by **Easy-pd** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:13 am

The HPI Guarantee excludes any loss you suffer which is not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of us providing the inaccurate or incomplete information to you.

That covers them I guess, as I knew it was one.

Still a waste of money from that company.