The UK used car market can be a minefield if it’s not navigated with caution, this is why we have started issuing free warnings on vehicles we know have issues via our initial check. In July 2020 alone we issued over 14,000 warnings on our initial
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In the never-ending process to provide more free vehicle data to our customers, we have finally introduced our free warning system, which includes 3 types of warnings on our free initial check. 3 Warning Types We have introduced 3 new warnings to our initial check (which you
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Since mid-March 2020 we have been monitoring salvage auctions, we have done this to alert used car buyers of potentially accident damaged vehicles on our free report. All you have to do is enter the registration of the vehicle on the homepage (or below) to see
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The MOT test is a yearly road safety test and a legal requirement for any vehicle that wants to use public roads in the United Kingdom. So, knowing when your vehicles MOT is due is important. If you want to know when your next MOT is
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Please note: We have since performed a much larger test of 7 million vehicles, you can find this test on our blog post here. Vehicle clocking and mileage issues are a potential problem for used car buyers, the scale of the problem is what we want
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When your looking to buy a second-hand vehicle, it can be a minefield. BUT that’s not to say you shouldn’t do it, the UK used car market is a great place to pick up a bargain. You just need to make sure you do your
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Updated: 05-Jun-2019 - New and Improved Mileage Report! Checking a cars mileage before buying it is a good idea, we recently released statistics that show 6.47% of used vehicles we checked have questionable mileage. Further to this, there are an estimated 2.47 million vehicles with mileage issues
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Rapid car check provides a free report which allows you to see a vehicle's specifications simply by entering its registration. The report is available within seconds of you entering the vehicles registration and doesn't cost anything. Feel free to give our free check a try by
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A vehicles brake horsepower (bhp) is a way of measuring the power a vehicle has before losses of power are caused by other components in the vehicle, such as the power steering pump, gearbox and many other vehicle components. If you are looking for a quick
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