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Every recorded plate transfer is returned with the previous registration where DVLA holds it. The check does not infer intent: a personalised plate is normal. A pattern of plate changes around the same period as a write-off entry is the part worth questioning.
Each registered keeper since first registration is returned with the date that keeper took ownership and the duration they held the vehicle. Short tenancies clustered around an insurance event, or a previous registered keeper recorded as a UK auction house, are useful prompts for further questions.
A clean check confirms that, at the moment of lookup, no UK insurer has filed a total-loss marker, no lender has registered an open agreement and no police force has reported the vehicle stolen. It does not confirm mechanical condition, repair quality, or work carried out in cash and never declared to an insurer. Treat the report as the legal and financial backstop to an in-person inspection, not a replacement for one.
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carcheckapp.co.uk is now part of Expert Car Check — the consolidated UK vehicle-data platform that several of these older brands have joined. The data sources are unchanged: DVLA's vehicle record, DVSA's MOT history, MIAFTR for write-offs, the Police National Computer feed for theft markers and the UK lender register for outstanding finance. The team, the underwriting partners and the support contact are the same. What's changed is that the work that was previously spread across several smaller brands now sits in one place, which keeps response times tight and the underlying registers maintained against current DVLA schemas. Bookmarks and historic links to carcheckapp.co.uk continue to resolve here. If you were referred to carcheckapp.co.uk by a previous report, broker or print listing, this is the right page — there is no further redirect to chase.
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The vehicle was first registered outside the UK and later imported. Imported vehicles can be entirely sound, but the absence of pre-import history is itself worth recording in the buyer's notes.
Every recorded mileage point — MOT records and change-of-keeper submissions — is plotted in date order. A drop of more than 100 miles between consecutive records, or a year with implausibly high mileage, triggers a flag.
Digital MOT records start in 2005 in England, Wales and Scotland. Older tests pre-date the digital register and are not retrievable.
It shows the recorded number of previous keepers and the date each took ownership. It does not return the names or addresses of previous keepers, which are protected under data-protection law.
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