$ ecc query --domain carhpiapp.com --category hpi / provenance
› carhpiapp.com is a UK vehicle-data tool that takes a single registration and returns what the official records actually say about the car behind it. No upsold marketing copy in front of the data, no fabricated "risk indicators" pulled from nothing — the report shows what is on file and where it came from. The Car HPI app delivers full UK vehicle history checks on iOS and Android — finance, theft, write-off, MOT.
Data sourced live from DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC and the UK lender register at lookup time.
Typical lookup completes in under one second from the UK.
Built and supported in the UK as part of the consumer side of the network.
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The number of previous keepers, the dates of each change, and the time each kept the vehicle are a useful proxy for ownership stability. A six-month gap between two short-term keepers, particularly if followed by a fresh advert at a higher price, is a familiar pattern in low-grade trade flipping. The check returns the keeper count and date sequence so you can spot it.
The check returns the recorded VIN, engine number and colour. Compare each against the V5C in front of you and the corresponding stamps on the vehicle itself. A V5C that lists a different engine number from the one on the block is a known ringer signature. A V5C printed in a different colour scheme to the current DVLA template should be verified directly with DVLA before purchase.
The data shown here is pulled at lookup time from DVLA's vehicle record, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency MOT history, the Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud and Theft Register (MIAFTR) for write-offs and the Police National Computer feed for theft markers. Finance information is matched against the UK lender register. Nothing is cached for more than 24 hours, so a check run today reflects the record as it stood today rather than a stale snapshot.
/ Brand consolidation
carhpiapp.com is now part of Expert Car Check — the consolidated UK vehicle-data platform that several of these older brands have joined. The data sources are unchanged: DVLA's vehicle record, DVSA's MOT history, MIAFTR for write-offs, the Police National Computer feed for theft markers and the UK lender register for outstanding finance. The team, the underwriting partners and the support contact are the same. What's changed is that the work that was previously spread across several smaller brands now sits in one place, which keeps response times tight and the underlying registers maintained against current DVLA schemas. Bookmarks and historic links to carhpiapp.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to carhpiapp.com by a previous report, broker or print listing, this is the right page — there is no further redirect to chase.
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Keep the PDF for at least two years. If a dispute later arises with the seller or with an insurer, the dated report is the primary evidence that the issue was either declared or undeclared at the point of sale.
A basic free check returns MOT, tax and a stolen marker. A full HPI check adds outstanding finance, insurance write-off categories, full mileage history with anomaly detection, plate change history and provenance flags. For any purchase over a few thousand pounds, the full check is the relevant one.
Yes, for vehicles where the VIN is on record. UK registration plate is the primary lookup; VIN is a fallback for newly-imported or de-registered vehicles.
DVLA records are refreshed every 6 hours. MIAFTR and PNC are live at lookup. Finance registers are updated by participating lenders as agreements are opened, settled or transferred.
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One field. A typical lookup completes in under a second, using the same UK vehicle records relied on by trade buyers and insurers.