Free Car Check

Enter your car registration below for a free car check. Find out key details like when your car tax and mot are due plus over 20+ data points all for free

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The most comprehensive car check on the market.

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Vehicle Identity Make, Model, Type... check check
Vehicle Details BHP, Engine, Max Speed... check check
Vehicle Specifications Dimensions, Economy Rating, Engine Spec... close check
Standard Factory Spec List Exterior & Interior Features close check
Tax Status & MOT History check check
Running Costs check check
Emission Zone Charges ULEZ & Clean Air Zone Compliance check check
Recall Alerts See if a vehicle has an outstanding recall check check
MOT Mileage Details Mileage records based on MOT check check
National Mileage Registry Readings from sources such as DVLA, Manufacturers & Garages. close check
Stolen Includes data from PNC & MIAFTR close check
Outstanding Finance Powered by Experian close check
Written-Off Identity if written off by insurer close check
Salvage History Check if a vehicle appeared at a salvage auction close check
Ex-Taxi, Ex-Police, Ex-NHS Check if a vehicle was used as an ex-taxi or for public services close check
Scrapped/Unscrapped close check
Exported/Imported close check
Mileage Alerts Detect mileage rollbacks close check
VIN Check VIN check to prevent cloning close check
Ownership History Timeline Check number of previous owners close check
Valuation 5 Band Valuation close check
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See what's included in our full vehicle history check

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Outstanding Finance Check

Buying a car with outstanding finance can be an expensive mistake, avoid this by upgrading your car check

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Car Write-off Check

How can you tell if a car is an insurance write off? We scan insurance databases to uncover if a car has been in an accident

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Stolen Car Check

Get the assurance that you aren't buying someone else's property. Stolen car checks can help avoid that costly mistake

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Previous Owner Check

How owners has it had? Frequent owner changes? Our vehicle keeper history check can uncover that information instantly

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Mileage Anomaly Check

Uncover clocked cars with high mileage. Check if a vehicle has mileage issues.

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Import/Export Car Check

Is the vehicle an import? Is the vehicle running on cloned plates while being marked as exported?

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Scrapped Car Check

Make sure the vehicle you're driving is meant to be on the road and not scrapped or ordered to be destroyed.

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Previous Number Plate Check

A numberplate check reveals the previous number plates linked to a vehicle and when it was changed.

If you’re looking to buy a car you should always do your research and find its history. With our free car check, we’ll let you know the vehicles tax and MOT status, technical specifications, emissions data, colour, fuel type, engine size and more.


Use our free vehicle history tool to find out key dates like when your car tax is due, MOT history and insightful details such as how many MPG your vehicle can achieve. Keeping a vehicle on the road isn’t cheap and that’s why we include real-world figures to let you know the true cost of owning a car, we also include how much it costs to tax your car.

Find out where a vehicle was registered

All you need is a car registration number and we can tell you the tax and MOT expiry date of a vehicle. Using the numberplate we can also tell you when and where the car was registered with DVLA. If you’re looking to find out when your vehicle was manufactured, our free check will display this information under “Vehicle identity”. You can also find out technical specifications related to a vehicle such as how many BHP a car has, the engine size and the fuel type.

How reliable is the free car check?

We source of vehicle data from the DVLA and with over a million scans completed you can count on us. If you upgrade to the premium car check, you’ll be backed by a £30,000 data guarantee.

Is the free car check sufficient when buying a used car?

No. We’re not just saying this because we’d like to sell you a paid car check and here’s why. We always recommend our customers to upgrade to a premium car check because the free car history does not reveal if a car is on finance if it’s been involved in an accident that has resulted in the vehicle being written off.

In addition to those critical data points, we’ll also let you know if a car has been marked as stolen, how many users it has had, the number plate changes and more. We’re so confident about our data we back it with a £30,000 peace of mind data guarantee.

In the month of October 2020

33% of vehicles failed our tests

24% of vehicles had outstanding finances

19% were written off

Our free vehicle history includes the following data for free.

  • Vehicle’s Make & Model
  • Vehicle Colour
  • Vehicle BHP
  • Technical Specs
  • Fuel Type
  • Engine Size
  • Year of Manufacture
  • Tax Status
  • MOT status and a full history
  • Mileage timeline
  • Vehicle Type
  • Registration data
  • Emissions Data
  • Running costs

 

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