Is this usual?
Is this usual?
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Too much info if you ask me 
Can't see why all that info is needed. Don't need it for an insurance quote or an HPI check. Don't need it for checking the service details at a friendly dealer etc...
To clone a car all you really need is the make, model, reg and colour. If someone starts asking questions about a car when it's apparently the right colour and reg then they will soon spot the age, wear and tear and other differences never ming checking the VIN
Can't see why all that info is needed. Don't need it for an insurance quote or an HPI check. Don't need it for checking the service details at a friendly dealer etc...To clone a car all you really need is the make, model, reg and colour. If someone starts asking questions about a car when it's apparently the right colour and reg then they will soon spot the age, wear and tear and other differences never ming checking the VIN
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I've just checked the HPI website (www.hpicheck.com) and in order to qualify for their guarantee (cover up to
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Originally Posted by bigbadben,Apr 3 2007, 03:36 PM
Seems ludicrous! 
They're offering an insurance policy. They're going to want to make sure that everything stacks up, and to get as much information as they can to guard against exposing themselves to having to pay out, so as to protect their own position.
I think it just means you're dealing with a switched-on prospective purchaser.
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Fair point Mark!
Surely though, an unscrupulous buyer could use those details to make, for instance - a stolen car - appear more genuine than it is by forging a V5?
^ Thinking about it; this seems like a lot of effort for a
Surely though, an unscrupulous buyer could use those details to make, for instance - a stolen car - appear more genuine than it is by forging a V5?
^ Thinking about it; this seems like a lot of effort for a
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[QUOTE=bigbadben,Apr 3 2007, 02:36 PM] I've just checked the HPI website (www.hpicheck.com) and in order to qualify for their guarantee (cover up to
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Originally Posted by Lurking Lawyer,Apr 3 2007, 02:51 PM
Why?
They're offering an insurance policy. They're going to want to make sure that everything stacks up, and to get as much information as they can to guard against exposing themselves to having to pay out, so as to protect their own position.
I think it just means you're dealing with a switched-on prospective purchaser.
They're offering an insurance policy. They're going to want to make sure that everything stacks up, and to get as much information as they can to guard against exposing themselves to having to pay out, so as to protect their own position.
I think it just means you're dealing with a switched-on prospective purchaser.
So the guy is just covering his arse, and in turn HPI are covering theirs.
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[QUOTE=bigbadben,Apr 3 2007, 02:36 PM] I've just checked the HPI website (www.hpicheck.com) and in order to qualify for their guarantee (cover up to
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