It's from a dealer who's offering a free 3 month warranty.

Thanks, will ask them to call the finance company.

3 month warranty doesn't mean any thing , either the car is for peanuts or do not sign the 3 month warranrt, the "dealer will say that you have given up your rights under the sale of goods act" it is obviously not a vag dealer as you would get 1 year. WALK AWAY!

Lazy dealer can't be bothered to solve a problem on a car he's selling.. Go elsewhere. Lots more around.

I apply that rigoroously and also avoid buying from liars attempting to restrict your legal rights.

People like that are scum. (and I use the word advisedly - there is no need for them to lie)

Utter rubbish. That is standard HPI practice and how it works for any car and cannot be removed. It is just how HPI report it. If a plate which has ever been on a car has any finance or write offs against it even if it was on a MGB in 1977 and we're now talking about a DB9 in 2010 it will still report it.

As long as there is nothing on the CURRENT plate on the CURRENT car you are buying there is no issue. A huge percentage of cars have reports like this, particularly on cars which tend to have private plates.

From what the OP has posted the car he is looking at is clear. The dealer has done nothing wrong and it cannot be removed as it does not apply to the current car - it is merely there for information.

It may be utter rubbish but If I was the buyer , that's what I would do.

Life does not have to be so complex.

You accused the dealer of not being bothered to solve an HPI issue but there is no issue. You just don't understand how HPI reports work. There is nothing to solve.