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cartradeinsure.com is built for the trade side of UK vehicle data. The same lookups that sit behind retail checks, exposed at a pace that suits a forecourt or auction lane rather than a customer reading on a phone. Motor trade insurance for UK dealers, mechanics and traders. Compare specialist policies.
Data sourced live from DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC and the UK lender register at lookup time.
Typical lookup completes in under one second from the UK.
Built and supported in the UK as part of the trade-facing side of the network.
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Every check on cartradeinsure.com sits alongside a working insurance shortcut. The four panels below route to specialist UK underwriters in the situations that conventional comparison sites either price badly or refuse to quote at all.
Fully comprehensive 1–28 day cover on any UK car you don't own. Quote in under two minutes, policy documents and MID registration delivered before you set off.
Get a day quote →via TempcoverLearner driverShort-term learner insurance for new and provisional drivers on a borrowed or family car. Claims are isolated to the learner's policy so the car-owner's no-claims bonus is protected.
Quote learner cover →via VeygoImpounded releaseStandard annual insurers routinely refuse impound cases. This is the specialist 30-day standalone policy every UK pound and police force accepts. Documents in minutes.
Quote impound cover →via Tempcover ImpoundedAnnual comparisonAnnual fully comprehensive quotes from the UK panel of insurers, with named-driver, telematics and classic-car options included on the same quote stack.
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Driving licence number for any named driver; vehicle registration; postcode where the vehicle is kept overnight; the actual purpose of the journey (commuting, social, hire-and-reward, courier). Misrepresenting any of these voids the policy and can void any claim that follows, even one unrelated to the misrepresented field.
Quotes are routed through a panel of UK insurers that specialise in the situation you describe: convicted drivers go to underwriters who actually price IN, DR and TT endorsements rather than refusing to quote; modified vehicles go to insurers with engineer-led inspection processes; classic and agreed-value cover goes to insurers that hold to the agreed figure at total loss rather than reverting to market.
If the report shows nothing of concern, ask to see the V5C in person and compare the VIN on the document to the one stamped on the chassis and printed on the dash. If the report flags something, raise it directly: a Category N write-off is not necessarily a deal-breaker, but a seller who claims a car has no history when MIAFTR shows otherwise is telling you something important about the rest of the conversation.
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If you've used cartradeinsure.com before for a quick UK insurance quote, the same service now runs as Expert Car Check. 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 cartradeinsure.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to cartradeinsure.com by a previous report, broker or print listing, this is the right page — there is no further redirect to chase.
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Driving licence number for each named driver, vehicle registration, postcode where the vehicle is kept, and the actual purpose of the journey (commuting, social, hire-and-reward, courier). Misrepresenting any field voids the policy.
Yes. Short-term policies are fully comprehensive and MID-registered within minutes of purchase. They are recognised by every UK police ANPR camera. The underwriter is a specialist UK insurer, not a workaround.
Yes. Standard 'social, domestic and pleasure' or 'commuting' cover does not include carrying paying passengers or delivering parcels for any third party. Hire-and-reward cover is required by law.
Two policies at the same premium can differ in excess, in approved-repairer requirements, in courtesy-car provision and in whether a subsequent claim will be partially reduced for contributory factors. Headline premium first, conditional terms second.
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One field. A typical lookup completes in under a second, using the same UK vehicle records relied on by trade buyers and insurers.