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Vehicle information specialist HPI is calling for used car buyers to be sure they fully understand the meaning of the term an “insurance write-off”, as fresh reports confirm a significant rise in vehicle write-offs over the past 10 years. Daniel Burgess, automotive director of HPI, explains: “A recent report into the UK Car Body Repair Market* found the number of annual total losses declared by insurance companies has risen by an astonishing 86% since 1998, meaning ... read more

HPI has appointed Jonathan Blackmore as its marketing manager. With a wealth of marketing expertise in the motor industry, Blackmore’s role  will be to develop HPI’s comprehensive suite of products and services. Jonathan Blackmore joins HPI from Experian, where he was consumer marketing manager, responsible for the AA Car Data Check. He launched the AutoCheck consumer product, as well as AA’s Vehicle Inspection product with Car Checkers. Prior to that, Blackmore was a marketing ... read more

Fleets are being warned to invest in cars that are going to retain their value well according to HPI. For the past seven years, September has been the key month for new car registrations following the introduction of the new style number plates. However this year the credit crunch looks set to take its toll on the number of new 58 plate registrations so with this in mind HPI are advising on what car’s keep their value best at present. Martin Keighley, HPI’s used car valuation’s ... read more

HPI has announced that the company has agreed a new three year contract with Jemca, one of the largest Toyota groups in the South East. Under the new agreement, HPI will provide a range of services including its NMR investigations, Dealer Exchange, HPI’s online stock location and online publishing system, and short-term insurance cover product, Driveaway. Jemca has six Toyota sites and three Lexus sites, and claims to provide a service with an emphasis on superior customer care. David ... read more

Further to Simon’s post on the rise of cloned cars, HPI is now warning traders to protect themselves from the growing threat of van cloning as well. Latest research from vehicle provenance expert, HPI, reveals that the Ford Transit van is number two in the UK’s top ten cloned vehicles. Criminals create a ‘clone’ of a van by stealing the identity from another similar vehicle. They replace the number plates and VIN on their van with the stolen identity from an almost identical vehicle ... read more

HPI is warning that there is a growing threat of buying a cloned car and buyers should protect themselves against financial loss. Cloning a car is the vehicle equivalent of identity theft. Latest research from vehicle provenance expert, HPI has revealed that many buyers are falling prey to the clone connoisseur and is urging buyers to apply simple but effective measures to avoid being left seriously out of pocket. At present criminal gangs create a “clone” by stealing the identity ... read more

Fleet managers selling off-loading used cars need to know the rules on CO2 for these vehicles. HPI has applauded the government’s move to make CO2 emissions information clear on new cars, but calls for the same measures to be applied to the used car market. Under the new guidelines from the EU the Department for Transport (DfT) and all its promotional literatures,  must include CO2 emission information, however these guidelines only apply to new car sales. A HPI Check includes a free CO2 ... read more