BlueSmoke

Would really appreciate it. A mate and his girl are buying a car and they've been told by the guy it has had a smash but they still haven't HPI'd it to check if it's been written off or not and I need to find out cause I can't let him buy blind even if it is his own ignorance!

It's R793 BDX

Cheers to anybody who can help

BlueSmoke

Stu.H

get him to pay £25 and get a full proper one.

best way IMHO.

Alan s1

There is a txt number but i dont have it Sorry m8

Someone may have it costs about £4 i belive

BlueSmoke

They have told the guy they'll buy it tho... They may be happy to be reckless but I can't stand by and let them buy something I have suspicions about without at least trying to get a check done.

andy_st200

BLACK FIAT BRAVO 2.0 HGT

4 keep since it was registered in 1998 - last change of keeper 10/04/2004

Category C Insurance Loss. Vehicle Extensively Damaged But Repairable -Insurer Decided Not To Repair

Stu.H

Chipperx2

andy_st200, could you do a check on a car for me if I Pm the Reg?

pleassssseeeee

Alan s1

I hope its cheap

Whots cat B my m8 went to slough to but a scooby (in red) and was'nt told any thing about it being on the hit list and when he check it came back as a cat B

Mr Brannen

Cat A and B shouldnt be allowed back onto public roads IIRC, i may be wrong like, sure someone will correct me if I am, Cat D aint too bad, mate sold his Cat D Golf TDI on an 02 plate recently for £7,200, lovely looking car

lil_me

CAT ‘A’
A written-off vehicle that must be totally destroyed, including all of its parts.
CAT ‘B’
A written-off vehicle from which the spare parts may be re-sold, but from which the body-shell should be destroyed so that the vehicle cannot be returned to the road.
CAT ‘C’
A vehicle that is written-off by the insurers because the repair costs are greater than the value of the vehicle itself, but which can nonetheless still be potentially repaired to a roadworthy condition.
CAT ‘D’
A vehicle that has been written-off by the insurers, for various possible reasons, even though its physical repair costs are less than the vehicle’s actual value.
CAT ‘X’
A vehicle that is “not recorded” as being damaged on the HPI register, or which has very minimal damage only. Generally speaking, these vehicles are “stolen-recovered” cases.


Whats the trick with the free part HPI checks ?

andy_st200

trick?

paul16v

I heard a rumour at the local salvage auctions the other day that cat d cars now come off the register after about 2-3 years does anybody know if this is true, or is it just bollox im repairing a cat d golf gti atm.

jonnyturbo

what else do hpi checks show? do they show if it has outstanding finance on it? and what does hpi stand for?

Stu.H

yes a full one shows every penny owing and to who.

i bought a full one for current motor and got a full wallet with all hp documents.

HPI - Hire Purchase Information

andy_st200

it shows standard things like when the car was built, its colour, engine no, vin no, engine size,how many owners, when the last owner got it..

also if changes of plates have been done and when, outstanding finance and who the finance is with along with company contact details..

"hpi" is just the name of the company like "hoover", probably stands for something but now is just a commonly used phrase

BlueSmoke

Andy, cheers mate, really appreciate that.

Alan s1

CAT ‘B’
A written-off vehicle from which the spare parts may be re-sold, but from which the body-shell should be destroyed so that the vehicle cannot be returned to the road.

Fourt so Bloody hell my m8 said the car was mint aswell could'nt find nothing wrong with it BUT when the report came back he turn away from it The car was a 1995 and was writhen off in 2000 so must have had a BIG HIT

How can they get away with it tho C*NTS

BlueSmoke

Whoever that was needs reporting mate. Simple as.

There's not much lower than selling unsafe cars to people. When you do that you play with people's lives.... and not just the driver's.

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

cat 'b' cars can be put back on the road legally but the insurance company normally get shirty with the approved breaker/salvage yard that originally bought the vehicle which mostly leads to exclusion from buying such cars. The car would have been inspected by the police or vosa before a log book was issued.

Martin-Hadland

iTrader: (2)

i agree with what you say above but how do you know that a 'cat b' car is unsafe?

We have a Rover 75 at work that was categorised as a 'b', i have put up a pic below. It has n.s.f. door, sill & a lower a pillar damage and is now repaired and awaiting paint. It will be safe and i guarantee that you would not be able to tell the difference between this one and any other non damaged one, other than the price!

paul16v

Ive never heard of cat 'B' cars being put back on the road and tbh at our local salvage auctions they put several axe holes in the roof's of the car so to make it harder for them to be repaired, cat 'B' cars are also referred to as spares only salvage.

BlueSmoke

Is there anything you CAN'T do to a car Martin?

I guess I stand corrected, but to be honest there are not many places I would trust to buy a Cat B car from.

Alps Pacino

My mate bought a crx vtec, when he came to sell it it turned out to be a cat b. That was a very straight car, all panels lined up nothing on the car that was out of the ordinary.

Alan s1

Sounds just like the scooby my m8 went and looded @ the bloke might not have even know any thing about it im not sure

Martin