HPI offers 25% discount on car history checks
Leading vehicle history check provider HPI is reminding used car buyers to remain aware of the potential dangers when purchasing a used car, as statistics show 1 in 3 vehicles checked by HPI has a hidden history. To encourage used car buyers to protect themselves with an HPI Check before purchase, HPI is offering a 25% discount on all online checks until 31st October 2010.
Nicola Johnson, Consumer Services Manager for HPI says, “Buying a used car can still be a risky business, so we hope by offering this discount we will encourage consumers to check a vehicle before parting with their money – so they don’t potentially end up out of pocket and with no car.”
By carrying out an HPI Check, consumers can easily prevent themselves from becoming a victim of car fraud. Consumers simply log on to hpicheck.com and quote the code PT25 to claim their discount.
The risks remain many and varied when it comes to buying used:
Outstanding Finance
The biggest risk to used car buyers - with 1 in 4 vehicles HPI check still subject to outstanding finance. If you purchase a vehicle with outstanding finance, you could lose the car and the money you paid for it.
Stolen
Figures from HPI show that nearly 30 vehicles are uncovered as stolen every day
Clocking
6 in every 100 vehicles checked by HPI have a mileage discrepancy which could add hundreds, or even thousands, to the value of a vehicle.
Write-offs
4 in every 100 vehicles that HPI checks have been registered as a write-off by an insurer. The HPI
Check reveals the category of write-off which allows buyers to judge whether the vehicle is a repairable bargain or too badly damaged to be back on the road.
Nicola Johnson concludes, “Criminals use a range of ever evolving tricks to scam buyers out of their money; from selling a stolen car that has been cloned, to vehicles which have had their mileages reduced to increase their value. Car crime is a continuing threat, and, with our 25% discount – why wouldn’t buyers perform an HPI Check?”
To take advantage of HPI’s discount offer, simply log on to hpicheck.com, and input the discount code PT25 to get 25% off the price of the check.