dannysupratt Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Hi guys i have decided to delete this information I apologise to mycarcheck as it looks like there information could be correct as they do use the national database the same as rac, hpi and the information i posted was not factual and was merely a matter of opinion thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 nice one bro. These guys should be shut down. where is the law? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 i know its terrible but unfortunatly there is no law and they are allowd to get away with it, It could end up costing someone dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thats not good at all:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 If you don't get a written guarantee for up to a specific amount in losses, what do you expect? You can't take them to court claiming hearsay and memories of a phonecall, can you. Just look at the picture of a customer they display on their front page: speaks volumes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 sorry had to delete for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 There is laws that regulate this area and the company DO have a duty to provide reasonably accurate information. Terms and conditions limiting negligence are also frowned on by the courts so if someone did take them to court they would likely get their asses kicked. Problem is that no one is likely to realise the error until some time has passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 sorry had to delete for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Lol just typed in the car's reg across the street and it said "Warning important information about this car, a merc slk" Shite my mate just bought it last week lol Hope these people get closed down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knox Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I am the developer for the mycarcheck.com site. This topic was brought to our attention and we wanted to clarify a few points. I can assure you that we receive information from the insurance companies via the same system as HPI/RAC and Experian/Autocheck do, namely MIAFTR. The information primarily comes in the form of an automated data feed, which is included in our database, but we also have the ability to manually log into the MIAFTR system directly and perform searches. When customers believe that our report is wrong we use the direct MIAFTR search on both the VRM and VIN to check the information provided. In the case of the two vehicles in question, I have rechecked them on MIAFTR and there is no information held for them. Occasionally, and for various reasons, we do have data that our competitors do not and vice versa. In addition, it is up to the individual companies as to what information is released from the data they receive - e.g. we include whether the vehicle has been stolen and recovered whereas HPI/RAC do not. We are looking into the reasons behind the discrepancy and will be contacting dannysupratt soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 That's funny, every single car I've ever owned you have important information about. I must be the unluckiest car buyer in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I am the developer for the mycarcheck.com site. This topic was brought to our attention and we wanted to clarify a few points. I can assure you that we receive information from the insurance companies via the same system as HPI/RAC and Experian/Autocheck do, namely MIAFTR. The information primarily comes in the form of an automated data feed, which is included in our database, but we also have the ability to manually log into the MIAFTR system directly and perform searches. When customers believe that our report is wrong we use the direct MIAFTR search on both the VRM and VIN to check the information provided. In the case of the two vehicles in question, I have rechecked them on MIAFTR and there is no information held for them. Occasionally, and for various reasons, we do have data that our competitors do not and vice versa. In addition, it is up to the individual companies as to what information is released from the data they receive - e.g. we include whether the vehicle has been stolen and recovered whereas HPI/RAC do not. We are looking into the reasons behind the discrepancy and will be contacting dannysupratt soon. Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I am the developer for the mycarcheck.com site. This topic was brought to our attention and we wanted to clarify a few points. I can assure you that we receive information from the insurance companies via the same system as HPI/RAC and Experian/Autocheck do, namely MIAFTR. The information primarily comes in the form of an automated data feed, which is included in our database, but we also have the ability to manually log into the MIAFTR system directly and perform searches. When customers believe that our report is wrong we use the direct MIAFTR search on both the VRM and VIN to check the information provided. In the case of the two vehicles in question, I have rechecked them on MIAFTR and there is no information held for them. Occasionally, and for various reasons, we do have data that our competitors do not and vice versa. In addition, it is up to the individual companies as to what information is released from the data they receive - e.g. we include whether the vehicle has been stolen and recovered whereas HPI/RAC do not. We are looking into the reasons behind the discrepancy and will be contacting dannysupratt soon. what a bullshit site I own a few cars and apparently you have "Important information" (in red!) about all of them. Most notably my 07 shogun that I bought brand new.......is the "important information" that it has never been stolen/financed/crashed? Oh wait....i'd have to pay to find out wouldn't I?! lol You must think people are mugs.....now added a warning on some of our sites/blogs and work intranet.....soon to be on pistonheads too. Bin your company, it's not worth the internet bandwidth it's relying on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fish Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 scum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I own a few cars and apparently you have "Important information" (in red!) about all of them. To be fair, 'important information' doesn't always mean a problem. For example the important information in this case might be that it is owned by you Lewis!! (surely that adds value to the car and is 'important info'??? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Looking at the site, it seems that the "important information" could just be the VIN details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Cheers for the heads up danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ......the important information in this case might be that it is owned by you Lewis!! ..... (surely that adds value to the car and is 'important info'??? ) Good point, must be worth at least twice market value now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 sorry had to delete for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I am the developer for the mycarcheck.com site. Big compay then, eh? Just a word to others here about using the term 'hpi' when saying 'I did an hpi check with MYCARCHECK' or whoever. HPI is a company in its' own right, so be careful about using their brand name with reference to other companies and then saying they were sh!te - HPI them selves might not like it and it just confuses things a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 sorry had to delete for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Knox Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Big compay then, eh? ~250 employees in total. I work on the consumer websites but obviously there are many others who work in related areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 i used this website a few days ago for my gf's new car, so your telling me the information could be incorrect!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysupratt Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 i used this website a few days ago for my gf's new car, so your telling me the information could be incorrect!?!? Hopefully it will be ok anyway mate, but try the rac its only a fiver and its the same company as the original HPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ~250 employees in total. I work on the consumer websites but obviously there are many others who work in related areas. Isn't most of the site automated? What do the rest of the 249employees do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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