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

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cap hpi. HPI works alongside the police,

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and finance and insurance companies to generate detailed

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s for consumers in the second-hand car market. The report, called the HPI Check, informs consumers whether a vehicle has outstanding

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, been stolen, written off as a

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, has a mileage discrepancy, had a plate change, been cloned, or has an outstanding

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. The HPI Check can be performed on any

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that is registered in the UK with the

. In 2008, HPI were acquired by

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. HPI's Headquarters are currently situated in

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