Used Hpi checks?

allyli · 14th February 2008, 17:47

I'm looking at a 1.8se civic and some of the panels don't line up.
If a car has been accident repaired and the guy has claimed through his insurance, will this show up in a hpi check?

Or is it just write-offs that are recorded?

Thanks,
Al

Dimplyred · 14th February 2008, 17:51

Hi allyli, welcome to civinfo.

As I understand it there are categories of repairs and if the car has been repaired and registered in one of these categories then it will show up on a HPI check.

But even if it doesn't do you really want to buy a car that has mis-aligned panels

allyli · 14th February 2008, 20:13

hmmm yeah but the price was attractive.

Ahh well I'II look at some other ones..

Thanks anyway!

pcr · 14th February 2008, 20:30

Worth mentioning that my door panels were say 2mm misaligned from new, and the bonnet isn't exactly central. How bad is the one you are looking at ?

M99TT P · 14th February 2008, 20:54

I agree with 'PCR' that the panels are not perfect from new, I have had 2 x Civic's and both had to be adjusted because they did not align.

It may be worth going to your local dealer and looking at a few new and pre-owned to compare to the one you have seen.

allyli · 14th February 2008, 23:40

The one I was looking at had door panels around 2-3mm out.
Hmmm so all Civics look accident repaired!? lol!

LNT · 15th February 2008, 21:43

This might be useful...

http://www.abi.org.uk/Public/Consume...cleSalvage.pdf

It would appear that notifications of theft or damaged vehicles are passed to HPI. So an HPI check should, in theory, show it up.

It depends how attractive the price is. Bear in mind that if it is subject to a total loss, or the report appears on HPI then when you come to sell it you'll get next to nothing.

I'd steer clear if I were you.

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Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 16 Thanked 40 Times in 40 Posts	Hi allyli, welcome to civinfo. As I understand it there are categories of repairs and if the car has been repaired and registered in one of these categories then it will show up on a HPI check. But even if it doesn't do you really want to buy a car that has mis-aligned panels

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allyli Valve Cap Join Date: 5th January 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmmm yeah but the price was attractive. Ahh well I'II look at some other ones.. Thanks anyway!

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pcr Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th September 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 841 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Worth mentioning that my door panels were say 2mm misaligned from new, and the bonnet isn't exactly central. How bad is the one you are looking at ?

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M99TT P Valve Cap Join Date: 11th February 2008 Location: Devon, Uk Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with 'PCR' that the panels are not perfect from new, I have had 2 x Civic's and both had to be adjusted because they did not align. It may be worth going to your local dealer and looking at a few new and pre-owned to compare to the one you have seen.

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allyli Valve Cap Join Date: 5th January 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The one I was looking at had door panels around 2-3mm out. Hmmm so all Civics look accident repaired!? lol!

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LNT Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 24th March 2007 Location: England Posts: 207 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This might be useful... http://www.abi.org.uk/Public/Consume...cleSalvage.pdf It would appear that notifications of theft or damaged vehicles are passed to HPI. So an HPI check should, in theory, show it up. It depends how attractive the price is. Bear in mind that if it is subject to a total loss, or the report appears on HPI then when you come to sell it you'll get next to nothing. I'd steer clear if I were you.