HPI, Ltd.

Type	Private
Industry	Software
Founded	1938 (1938)
Headquarters	Leeds, England
Key people	Christopher Wright (Managing Director)
Number of employees	422
Parent	Solera Holdings
Website	hpi.co.uk

HPI is a British vehicle history checking service founded in 1938 and part of UK automotive data business cap hpi.

The company was started to prevent the wrongful sale of hire-purchase cars and was the first organization of its kind.^[1] HPI works alongside the police,^[2] DVLA, finance and insurance companies to generate detailed vehicle history reports for consumers in the second-hand car market. The report, called HPI Check, informs consumers whether a vehicle has outstanding finance, been stolen, written off as a total loss,^[3] has a mileage discrepancy (clocked),^[4] had a plate change, been cloned, or has an outstanding logbook loan.^[5][6][7][8] The HPI Check can be performed on any vehicle that is registered in the UK with the DVLA, including caravans^[9] and quad bikes. In 2008, HPI were acquired by Solera.^[10] HPI Headquarters are currently situated in Leeds.^[11]

HPI Check

HPI Check is a vehicle history check service^[12] provided by HPI (formerly known as Hire Purchase Information) in the UK. HPI originated the vehicle history check in 1938. The HPI Check produces a report that provides information about a vehicle's history, mainly if it has outstanding finance, or if it is written off, stolen^[13] or clocked. You can also see all the specs, tax checks and other basic vehicle data.^[14]

References

External links

• New campaign urges used car buyers to 'check it not regret it.'
• Mileage discrepancy could affect 2.5m vehicles in the UK
• Car clocking warning as mileage cheating hits an all-time high