Did someone mention a loophole on autotrader to get hpi checks on vehicles for free? 
Could a good samaritan point me to the thread 
I can tell you how…
Make a new ad on auto trader. Put in reg. Press next.
When it goes to the confirm page if there is a C or D in the corner then its a write off.
Use mine as a test if you want. Cat C - OV56 OVO
That’s not a HPI check, as far as I know it’s not possible to get a free HPI check.
It’s not a full HP check. Autotrader do not allow CAT A or B cars/bikes/vans etc to be sold on there so it is just a basic check on whether it is a CAT A, B, C, or D write off, it won’t tell you if it has outstanding finance or any of the other checks a full HPI check will give
Sorted now… Thanks anyway, thought there was some catch to it
For future reference, I think Big D can do you an HPI check. Not free, but low cost to LB’ers
also remember HPI checks dont show log book loans as I found out to my cost
Good point… This is for a 15year old car so not really a big risk - hence why I wanted to get it on the cheap 