Ad_87 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Hi, Just done a hpi check and the car is listed as red but it's morello purple, does this sound dogdy? The seller has confirmed it's down as red on the v5. I know the dvla use generic colors but wouldn't purple be one of them? A quick reply would be appreciated, Thanks, Ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinSteve Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I don't think it's anything to worry about, I read about something very similar where a new car in very dark metallic blue was listed as grey (or something similar) on the V5. The only issue might be if it got stolen and the Police end up looking for a bright red car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I don't think it's anything to worry about, I read about something very similar where a new car in very dark metallic blue was listed as grey (or something similar) on the V5. The only issue might be if it got stolen and the Police end up looking for a bright red car I agree, the problem is that these companies who do the HPI check are not allowed to access the government systems. To my knowledge every X days, they purchase a copy of the database, and then update theirs. So if my car was stolen, it may not appear on a hpi check for 30 days. The other issue is that when they buy a copy of the database, they can input their data incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad_87 Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Cheers guys, opted for a mk6.5 instead.. Was set on getting a titanium but a zetec climate came up at the right price having done only 16,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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