Know the car before you buy it
Type in a reg and we'll pull everything on record. Spec, MOT history, tax and mileage, ready in seconds and saved to your account.
Everything that matters, in one report
One check gathers the records worth having when you're weighing up a car, laid out so anything odd jumps straight out.
Seven checks, one verdict
Scrapped, exported, imported, mileage, MOT, plate and colour changes. Each one is called clearly, with the reason behind it, so you are not left reading between the lines of a status code.
- Every check answered, not just the ones that pass
- Anything that needs a second look is flagged where you will see it
The mileage trail, plotted
Every recorded odometer reading in one chart, with the raw numbers underneath. A line that dips is how a wound-back clock gives itself away, and it is obvious at a glance rather than buried in a table.
- Readings taken from the official MOT record
- Gaps and reversals marked, with the dates they happened
Tax and MOT, dated and priced
The exact VED rate for this car, the band it sits in, and whether the expensive car supplement applies. Alongside it, the MOT expiry and what the last test actually said.
- Rates from the DVLA table for the current tax year
- Expiry dates in plain English, not just a status flag
27.7%
of cars fail their MOT first time.
DVSA testing figures, 32,727,686 car tests in 2025
From a registration to a full report
Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.
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Enter the registration
Type it into the yellow plate above. We check the format before you pay, so an invalid plate never costs you anything.
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Pick your check
£5.00 for the DVLA and MOT record, or £14.99 to add outstanding finance, write-off and theft records.
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Pay through Stripe
Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No account needed, and your card details never touch our servers.
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Read your report
It opens straight away and stays in your account, ready to download as a PDF, CSV or image whenever you like.
Just after the MOT date?
The free checker tells you whether a car holds a valid MOT, when it runs out and how the last test went. No account, no card.
Built on the records
the motor trade actually uses
DVLA · DVSA
Every MOT test with its advisories and failures, the full mileage trail, tax position and registered spec. Pulled live.
In both checks · from £5.00
Finance houses
Outstanding agreements with the lender and the agreement type named, so you know the seller can pass you clear title.
Full check · £14.99
MIAFTR · PNC
The insurance write-off and theft register, plus the police stolen marker. None of the three appear in free DVLA data.
Full check · £14.99
Do your homework first
Short, straight-talking guides on the checks that save buyers real money, written for people, not search engines.
Start here · Buying
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Registrations
UK number plate formats, explained
Insurance
Car insurance groups, explained
Ready when you are
£5.00 for the record, £14.99 with finance and write-off
No account to create first, no subscription to cancel later. Enter a registration, pay, read it. And if a registration turns up nothing at all, the fee comes straight back as credit for another check.
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