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if you are buying private always check with hpi.

we bought a challenger and found the number was not right.turns out it had been stolen and they had tried to alter the chasis number.hpi told us to tell the police.-which we did not.we took it back to the person who sold it us and got our money back---we were very lucky i know.

the police would have taken it off us and we would have lost everything.i did report it after  though.

cheb

Thanks for all your help on this, all the comments were very useful and i purchased the van today after having had a cris check. The hpi(cris check) did say that the current owner had not reg'strd the van, he had only bought it in june and i see the purchase invoice with his payment methods, ie; p/x his old van, part pay on debit card and some cash, so it all seemed to stack up. The van was bought from a dealer by this chap but there was no reg doc.  Am i right in thinking that if i send my £12.00, register the van with cris,i will receive a new reg doc? It seems that the modern day caravans, unlike the old ones we have had do have a reg doc just like a car. Once again, thanks for your comments in advance!  Gary.

yes you will get a new document if you pay the fee.

cheb