What HPI check means for you
A vehicle history check shows what the records say about a car before you pay. A Full Check at £9.99 covers finance, stolen status, write-off category, keepers, imports and exports, and the VIN. Check the VIN matches the car: it's 17 characters, found on the windscreen, the door pillar and the V5C.
The free check covers MOT history, mileage warnings and recalls, so start there. Finance matters most: on hire purchase and PCP, the finance company owns the car until the last payment, so run the check before you hand over money.