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› carvaluationonline.com exists because most UK buyers do not want to pay £20 to find out whether a car has tax. The free or low-cost summary here covers the questions that matter first, and only escalates to a paid report when the data behind it actually warrants one. Get your car valuation online in seconds. Experian market data for any UK registered vehicle.
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Selling privately through a classified site typically lands between the private and retail figures. Trading in at a franchise dealer typically sits below the trade figure once preparation costs are deducted. An auction lane will sit at or slightly below the trade figure depending on time of year. The report's value figures are not predictions of any single transaction.
Where data density allows, the report includes a forecast value at 6 and 12 months from today, derived from the historic depreciation curve of the same model and trim. The forecast is shown as a range rather than a single number, because the underlying confidence varies widely between models with thick transaction histories and rare specifications with very few comparable sales.
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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carvaluationonline.com has consolidated into Expert Car Check, the UK valuation and history service many of its users already cross-referenced. 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 carvaluationonline.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to carvaluationonline.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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It's a forecast, not a guarantee. Confidence is high for high-volume models with thick transaction histories and lower for rare specifications. The forecast is shown as a range rather than a single number for that reason.
Different services use different datasets, different definitions of trade vs retail and different update cadences. A 5-10% variation between two reputable services on the same vehicle is normal.
No. Private sale typically lands between private and retail. Trade value is the floor a dealer would offer, not the ceiling a private buyer would pay.
From a rolling window of UK transaction data: auction hammer prices, dealer trade-in figures and listed private adverts. Updated continuously rather than republished annually.
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