Enodreven

Hi, John

Thanks, I have been looking on the HPI site and it appears there are a number of different schemes and the one for caravans is something like "CRiS " which appears to have a very limited liability as shown hear:-

CRiS terms and conditions

which seems it could fit in to exactly what happened to your friends.

However, if you use the HPI scheme for motor vehicles they provide a £30000/£15000 guarantee as shown hear

HPI Check – Used car history check guarantee

Thanks for raising the point as I thought they would both be the same, so I can still recommend it for motor vehicles, albeit the amount of liability is not that high when you compare it against some motorhomes ?

Thanks again, it was really worth looking at what is covered



QUOTE=Road Runner;62297]Blimey I 'll do some searching back to my vanning days[/quote]

Road Runner

Yes it's Cris that' the problem not HPI

When I bought my last brand new Caravan in 2005 I had to ask 3 times for my Cris doc and finally arrived after 6 month ownership.

Sorry got that slightly wrong.

I alway do HPI on motor vehicles too!

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Johns_Cross_Motorhomes

True but there are crooked dealers and couldn't care less dealers once they have got your money!

Tips:

A genuine V5 is watermarked like a banknote
Check VIN and engine numbers against V5 and service book and MOT
HPI check.
Original invoice and service receipts made out to seller
Service stamps in service book can be checked against owners address.


(PS you can always buy one of me, I cant run very fast these days )

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d2debs

i can see how it could be a good idea for both seller and buyer.. but when we contacted the sellers to ask if it would be possible for us to possibly fly over and collect the vehicle .. we got no response or a resounding NO - one reason was that that the MH was already with the shipper?? another was they weren't there and a *friend* was dealing with the process for them as they had work commitments.. etc.,

So you can see why we were very wary of the whole thing and thought it was probably a scam..

regards
debs
~X~

TJ-RV

You're very astute Debs. Unfortunately, as we say in Wales, there's a sucker born every minute. There are enough people falling for scams that it makes it worthwhile for the scammers.

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Jim

Just because you are selling your motorhome to a bone-fide dealer does not mean that you will not be “ripped off”. On the contrary you can easily be legally “robbed” if you do not know the value of the motorhome that you have for sale. Ring plenty of dealers, tell them what you have and see what they will offer you, many will be cagey and not want to offer over the phone, they will even make derogatory offers just to get rid of you. But if you persist and ring quite a few you will nearly always get a ‘ball park’ estimate. Look at completed sale listings on Ebay these will give you an excellent idea of what your motorhome is worth. Look at what the SOLD for, not what they were up for. Plenty of small ads in magazines go unsold or sell for a lot less than the asking price. Remember to be realistic, do not expect dealers to pay you anything like the prices on their forecourts. They will try to buy your vehicle for as little as possible, but they do have taxes and overheads that will need to be built into the resale.

Private sales whether they are from a classified advert or an internet sale have more inherent dangers and criminals do prey on the unwary. Here are a few tips to assist.

Confirm the buyers contact information. No genuine buyer, even if they are pretending to be trade will want to spend 000’s without checking out your motorhome. So be particularly wary of buyers willing to purchase your motorhome sight-unseen, there might be lots of excuses, they may say they are located overseas etc. It might be tempting; especially if you are desperate to sell and they are offering the asking price, but do not buy into this you could lose the money and the motorhome. Ideally you should never really sell to someone you have not met. When you do meet them get all of their details, verify the buyer's street address and phone number.

Secure payment first and see that it is Genuine. Do not transfer the title until you have payment in hand at the agreed upon price. Before you deposit a bankers draft or certified cheque, verify authenticity with the issuing bank-not just your bank. Make sure the account contains sufficient funds and the issuing bank guarantees payment on the cheque. It may take a week or more for the cheque to clear. It hasn't cleared just because your bank has accepted it and credited your account. Many people have released a motorhome after their account has shown the credit only to discover that the money disappears after the bank discovers that the draft is a forgery. Always check with the issuing banks that the draft in your hand is genuine, and of course you must do this before you release the motorhome. Do not accept any story about why the buyer can’t wait, do not let it go until you are ready.


Beware of overpayment or other complicated payment schemes. Don't agree to any plan where the buyer asks to send a cheque or draft for more than the sale price and requests that the seller refund the difference. And be suspicious of any buyer who proposes making payment through a friend or agent of the buyer even if they offer an Escrow service.

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TJ-RV

Great advice Jim.

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