Used Gold Service , came back as " Not Clear - vehicle on Police stolen list " Police unhelpful - would not clarify vehicle status Data Protection act , recommended contact DVLA. Contacted... See more
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These guys mugged me for 15 quid. I only wanted and paid for one car history check but was charged 15 GBP again next month for no reasons. Someone should report these guys to small claims court !
The report is ok but what they don't tell you on the homepage or selection page for silver £2.99 gold £7.49 or platinum £11.99 is for the full platinum check you will need the V5 registration documen... See more
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Car Status Check is powered by HPI. Car Status Check will provide you with a snapshot of the car history, and tell you if the car you are looking to buy has been recorded by the Police as stolen, has been declared a total loss or insurance theft by an insurance company, still has outstanding finance recorded against it, has had any previous plates, is at risk of being sold illegally, or has been inspected following an insurance write off.
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More simple than simples
This couldn't be easier, type reg number, select level of information required and there you have it, all on screen.
What was a surprise is that you can pay with Paypal to make life even easier, so click pay, enter Paypal password and get back to your life within 1 minute start to finish !
May 21, 2013
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Poor
Wasnt happy with what I got for my money, Done a review on a van came back with no info about van just age,no finance owing and not been invold in accident ,have used someone else before for less money and I had a copy sent to me in post to keep, wouldn't use you again !!!!!!
May 21, 2013
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Reply from Car Status Check
Thank you for your review. I am sorry to hear you were not happy with the service. I can confirm that the vehicle registration number that you checked is not returning DVLA data. If the vehicle has recently had a plate transfer, then we will only have the information, once the V5 document is returned with the new registration number. As your check returned no information, I have refunded your check. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us- info@carstatuscheck.co.uk.
Great service , fast , helpful
Great service , fast , helpful , gave me confidence to buy, would recommend to anyone.
May 21, 2013
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Some piece of mind with little effort
As this was the most I'd spent on a used car, and in a private sale with "caveat emptor" I thought it would be worth doing a check to make sure there was nothing dodgy, All my other research and gut feel told me the deal was straight but it did seem worth checking. I searched a few HPI type sites and there is quite a difference between the prices and the level of service and the cheapest is definitely not the best value. The one feature that I deemed essential (outstanding finance secured on the car) was missing from many of the offers. My only niggle with this one was that there was no back-up the mileage on the car given. This wasn't clear in the service description, but it didn't say that it did so the fact that it didn't should be a surprise. Overall worth the fee for the peace of mind.
May 21, 2013
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Reply from Car Status Check
Hi James,
I am sorry to hear that you were not happy with the service. I am concerned that you did not receive a response and wanted to find out more information as to how you contacted us. So that we can look into this further, are you able to provide more information on email to info@carstatuscheck.co.uk.
Saved us from buying an "Insurance total loss" vehicle!!
We had actually written out the cheque for the vehicle, but at the last minute decided to do a HPI check. So glad we did - it showed that the vehicle had been subject to a total loss claim (either damaged and written off or stolen and not recovered).
Very happy and will definitely use the service again next time we are in a similar position.
May 21, 2013
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Amazing response told me that van I was on my way to buy was a total write off in 2009 saved me thousands
I was on my way to buy the van with cash in my pocket the eBay site did not tell me the van was a write off the guy was a little economical with the truth
May 21, 2013
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Best Bargain Ever
The best thing I ever did was to get a check done by yourselves,
thank you for your services, cannot say enough good things about you, cheers
May 21, 2013
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Quick and easy check
Very easy and quick to buy, and gave me the information I wanted to find out. Spot on.
April 23, 2013
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Bought Trust Pilot check and then bought my Shogun with confidence.
For peace of mind I upgraded my initial 'Silver' check to a Platinum check which gave a comprehensive check on all of the issues that can be a nightmare when red flagged if no check is taken out prior to parting with ones money.
March 30, 2013
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Easy to use cost effective service
An important service at a very reasonable price.
Would recommend to anyone buying a car, for assurance.
March 27, 2013
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very importaint to check tthe car i looking at
the car i was looking at was a rightoff i was lucky i didnot waste my time vewing it
March 26, 2013
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Great service
Very quick service and provided me the information i needed.
March 26, 2013
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Bought after using this check
I bought a new car after being told to check about it from a family member. Really quick reply and a great service. I will definitely use this website again to check to see if the car is stolen or written off. Big weight off my mind.
March 26, 2013
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Very satisfied
Pleasurable and friendly service and I was we'll informed on the product and would recommend to anyone
March 21, 2013
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Good priced service
The bronze service is a very good low cost service ideal for checking essential info like write offs.
March 10, 2013
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this was very good site and quick thank you
This help me a lot I felt the answer I needed to buy my car with ease
March 8, 2013
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