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Vehicle
Check
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Editors Comments |
Editors
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Price |
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VehicleCheck
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This data is provided by
Autotrader (Trader Data Systems, TDS), They also give a car
valuation free with their report to tell the customer an
approximate value the car in the current marketplace depending
on the the age/mileage of the car. |
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AutoCheck
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AutoCheck is one of the
top
vehicle history checking companies online. They offer
more than what other online sites including a finance check,
and they give a £30K check guarantee -
if they are at fault they will pay out.
Autocheck offer an excellent service allowing
you to choose to check a single vehicle (for £19.99) or 5
for £25 - That means you get a full check for just £5. This
is a full report that includes all the important checks,
including the Finance Data - and if you are considering
checking more than one car, then this is an excellent deal.
So by paying just £5 more above their single vehicle check,
the cost per check goes down significantly – and when you
are buying a car, the chances are that you will have more
than one car on your shortlist. Auto Check gets our 5 star
rating, and no #1 vote for most value for money for the
comprehensive check you get and multiple check discount
given. |
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MyCarCheck
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Mycarcheck
offers the best value for money if you are checking a
single car and you don't need to check the Finance details.
I Have voted this no #2 as you get pretty much everything
else all for under a tenner. They seem to be pretty reliable
and get all their data from a reliable source e.g. DVLA. The
other feature they give is a car valuation, which I thought
was pretty handy as you get a car check as well as an idea
on what the car's market value is. |
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HPICheck
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The HPI Check provides the most
comprehensive check - they give you every last bit of data
or check they can get their hands on. However this
is also reflected in the price - it is the most expensive
check. However, don't let that put you off because if you
are buying an expensive car, this fee is insignificant. I would only
opt for this check if I was about to buy a very expensive
car.. |
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AACarDataCheck
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AA Car check gives you all the
main checks that you would need to make an informed decision
about a vehicle. However, it does not provide
information on vehicle valuation or document check and it is slightly cheaper than the HPI check. If you are thinking
of spending this kind of money, I suggest you pay the extra
£2.95 and get the full HPI check |
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RAC
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RAC obtains its data from HPI
Check, their check is fairly comprehensive and is quite good
value at £24.99. The RAC report omits certain checks that
the HPI report gives - check our
Features Matrix and view
the
sample reports. |
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Hpi
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Hpi.co.uk is a portal into the
Trade Account area and available only to Traders. If you are
in the trade, consider this servce, |
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KwikFit
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KwickFit gets
its data from MyCarCheck, See comments above. |
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CarStatusCheck
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This company sources its
information from HPI CHECK, it only offers a £10, 000
guarantee if the check is proven to be incorrect. This
is cheaper than the actual HPI Check. Please see the sample
reports. |
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CarWebIT
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CarWebIT provide all the
information that you would require except mileage
and finance checks. The report style I thought was a little
"all over the place" and difficult to read. However the
information is there and for £4.95 you can't complain.rmation is there and for £4.95 you can't complain. |
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MotorDataCheck
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MotorDataCheck only give you part
of the information for £5.99 if you want more checks like :
Insurance, finance, and mileage check, you are
required to pay up to £19.99. |
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eBay
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Ebay will give you a cheap check,
by the look of it you can only check cars purchased
through ebay - and even then the facility is not available
on all the listed cars. In my opinion, its better to go for
one of the more established companies that specialise in Car
History checks. |
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