Buying a car from Hertz, should I do an hpi check?

[king12345]

Hi guys,

I am about to buy an ex rental car from Hertz and I was wondering if it's worth doing an hpi check or just accept the one they will provide.

Also, on a separate note, do I have to register the road tax in my name even though the car is road tax exempt?

Thanks

[ssparks2003]

You still need to apply for road tax, it will just be issued at zero cost. Remember failure to apply is the same level of fine as not taxing a vehicle does need paid road tax.

[JoeyJoeC]

If it's on your mind, I would say do it. Paid just under £3 for mine on https://totalcarcheck.co.uk/ for some piece of mind.

 

EDIT: TCC doesn't check HPI, that's a separate thing altogether.

[Conniff]

So who is this total car check?

Will they have all the information that HPI has?

 

 

They, like lots, have jumped on a bandwagon so will you get the full picture or will someone come knocking at your door in a few months saying the car has finance?

I think I would rather pay a few pounds extra.

 

 

Having said that, I don't think I would use any when buying from such a large and well known company, it will be easy to get redress should all not be in order.

[renegadeimp]

Full hpi check is a bit more than £3. Don't skimp on a check. Especially when it could mean you are risking hundreds even thousands of pounds.

[JoeyJoeC]

You're right. Didn't notice that before.

 

How old is the car you want to buy?

[king12345]

It's only 7 months old.

It's registered to Hertz uk car rental and I would buy directly from them, no middle man.

Could it really be on finance?

Thanks for the info on road tax.

[renegadeimp]

You should always get hpi on any second hand car no matter who you get it from.

[king12345]

Thanks guys, I will invest the £20 to do a proper check.

One last thing, I've seen that ebay offers hpi check from hpicheck.com itself for less than half price.

Any difference?

[kabukiman]

For an extra fiver you can do 5 with autotrader/experiian, should you wish not to proceed and I think there's some extra guarantee that goes along with the check.

[Conniff]

So have you got the car and did you do a check ?

[king12345]

Hi, I got the car yesterday on a rental basis for 10 days and if I go ahead and purchase it they will knock the £10/day rental off the price.

It's basically a new car, apart from an almost invisible scratch on the bonnet, I can't fault it.

I haven't done the hpi check yet, but i will surely do it, just in case.

I don't want to get to the first service and being told the car was registered as a total loss

Thanks for your help.