HPI’S TIPS ON SPOTTING A CLOCKED CAR
• Shiny steering wheel/gear stick can indicate high mileage. However, clever clockers may replace them, so look out for brand new ones too.

• Worn pedals are a tell tale sign. Most clockers are wise to this one, so look out for new pedal rubbers, as there should be some signs of wear.

• Poorly aligned digits on odometer. Many cars have wonky digits, so look for other signs too. Some digital odometers will show irregularities such as missing numbers and strange symbols if they have been tampered with.

• Worn screw heads around instrument panel. This could be a sign of tampering, but instrument panels can be removed for a number of innocent reasons. Look for other signs too.

• Worn driver’s seat. Seats are expensive to replace, so a saggy, worn seat is definite indication of high mileage.

• Excessive tyre wear. A car with very low mileage (under 10,000 miles) shouldn’t have worn tyres, especially the spare.

• Excessive stone chips. High mileage cars usually have lots of chips on the front ends.

• Check service history. Odometer changes are often recorded in the service history. If in doubt of the service history, call the garage.

• And finally… Any one of the signs of high mileage mentioned may be perfectly innocent and explainable. Look for a cluster of several tell-tale signs. Do not take any one in isolation. If in doubt, conduct an HPI Check.

To conduct an HPI Check: log on to www.hpicheck.com, or call the dedicated number 01722 422 422