HPI is a British vehicle history checking company founded in 1938. The company was set up to prevent the wrongful sale of hire-purchase cars and were the first organisation of its kind. HPI works alongside the Police, DVLA, Finance houses and insurance companies to generate detailed vehicle history reports for consumers in the second-hand car market. The report, called HPI Check, informs consumers whether a vehicle has outstanding finance been stolen, written off (Total loss), has a mileage discrepancy (clocked), had a plate change, been cloned, has an outstanding logbook loan and several others. The HPI Check can be performed on any vehicle that is registered in the UK with the DVLA, including Caravans and Quad bikes. In 2008, HPI were acquired by Solera, a leading global provider of clai