What vehicle checker?
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Others may comment but I’ve used vcheck in the past and it’s been accurate with good info on the car. I’ve not had any issues flagged up mind you, so can’t personally vouch for its efficacy in picking up salvage etc.
What I would say is that most of the guarantees I’ve seen with these checks only guarantee that they, themselves, have collected the data and passed it on correctly. As far as I can understand, all the check sites generally collect the data from the same sources. So, if those sources are incorrect, eg the insurance write of database had a delayed update, they don’t pay out.
What I would say is that most of the guarantees I’ve seen with these checks only guarantee that they, themselves, have collected the data and passed it on correctly. As far as I can understand, all the check sites generally collect the data from the same sources. So, if those sources are incorrect, eg the insurance write of database had a delayed update, they don’t pay out.
Edited by b8575 on Wednesday 24th April 23:17
I use totalcarcheck - which only yesterday put me off a "well looked after" Mini Cooper S that I was thinking of buying when it showed me that the car had spent some time as a guest of the good people at Copart, including a link to the Copart auction photos of the car in many many pieces.
Just a wee heads up for anyone looking to get a car check done,
If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I used V Check for my last purchase. It picked up a mileage discrepancy due to an error from service advisors/MOT testers but I was satisfied everything was ok with the car. No issues with V Check.
Car Vertical seem to be the equivalent of Squarespace which are all over YouTube as well. Every YouTuber recommends them and says what great value but when you look into you’re a bit shocked at the price
Car Vertical seem to be the equivalent of Squarespace which are all over YouTube as well. Every YouTuber recommends them and says what great value but when you look into you’re a bit shocked at the price
Terzo123 said:
Just a wee heads up for anyone looking to get a car check done,
If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I got stung by this - I tried to email the company for a refund and they (obviously) refused and stated that it does mention this in the T&Cs. Vile company who have probably made thousands off people having no idea about it. If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I use Car Vertical now. Yes I know people hate the ads and to be honest its annoying how you have to buy 2-3 checks to get any kind of value for money. However, its the only check I can find that gives me the full VIN without hiding part of it. If there's an alternative that does this I'd love to hear about it.
fezst said:
I got stung by this - I tried to email the company for a refund and they (obviously) refused and stated that it does mention this in the T&Cs. Vile company who have probably made thousands off people having no idea about it.
I use Car Vertical now. Yes I know people hate the ads and to be honest its annoying how you have to buy 2-3 checks to get any kind of value for money. However, its the only check I can find that gives me the full VIN without hiding part of it. If there's an alternative that does this I'd love to hear about it.
vinwiki gives you the vin from the reg. Don't give car vertical your cash for this, as it's free to getI use Car Vertical now. Yes I know people hate the ads and to be honest its annoying how you have to buy 2-3 checks to get any kind of value for money. However, its the only check I can find that gives me the full VIN without hiding part of it. If there's an alternative that does this I'd love to hear about it.
Edited by Jiebo on Thursday 9th January 13:01
Thank you mate. Terzo123 said:
Just a wee heads up for anyone looking to get a car check done,
If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I just got caught by this.If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I did exactly the same as you - wanted V Check, and the first link says V Check - so I clicked on it and used it (on Sunday), thinking it was V Check.
Got a text from the credit card company this morning (Nationwide - credit to them) saying that they suspected an illegal transaction of £39.90. Called them - and it was car-checking.com who'd decided I should have a monthly subscription. What an absolute scam.
Nationwide have refused payment and card is now blocked. And now - since I don't trust a bunch of scammers - I have paid for a proper V Check report (fortunately, I'm not paying / collecting the car until Thursday)
Edited by davek_964 on Tuesday 1st July 12:39
Edited by davek_964 on Tuesday 1st July 12:45
davek_964 said:
Terzo123 said:
Just a wee heads up for anyone looking to get a car check done,
If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I just got caught by this.If you purchase a single vehicle check from Car-Checking.com they will automatically set you up on a monthly subscription.
What should be a single fee of £5.95 becomes £39.90 per month.
I thankfully found out in time and had my bank cancel the direct debit the company had set up without my consent.
By the looks of their Trust Pilot reviews hundreds have been caught out by this.
(I had googled Vcar check and selected the first link sponsored by google. Turns out it wasn't Vcar but this mob instead. My mistake)
I did exactly the same as you - wanted V Check, and the first link says V Check - so I clicked on it and used it (on Sunday), thinking it was V Check.
Got a text from the credit card company this morning (Nationwide - credit to them) saying that they suspected an illegal transaction of £39.90. Called them - and it was car-checking.com who'd decided I should have a monthly subscription. What an absolute scam.
Nationwide have refused payment and card is now blocked. And now - since I don't trust a bunch of scammers - I have paid for a proper V Check report (fortunately, I'm not paying / collecting the car until Thursday)
Edited by davek_964 on Tuesday 1st July 12:39
Edited by davek_964 on Tuesday 1st July 12:45
Terzo123 said:
I'm astonished that this scam is still allowed to continue.
Yep, so am I.It's not so much the outrageous charge (who would ever choose to pay £40 a month!) - but the fact that they intentionally appear as other companies in Google search really shouldn't be allowed. It's intentional fraud even if it doesn't qualify as that legally
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