just hpi check the vin not the reg

if it comes back clear its the plate.

Problem is it puts people off in the future when they are too thick to understand what youre saying to them

I hqad the same problem with my private plate on my skyline, sold the car but got no end of abuse after he done a hpi check due to him being such a cock and not understanding how to read a hpi report.

If the cars cheap and not gonna be worth a lot when you sell it then buy it

If it was 20k id walk away