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courierinsure.com is a straightforward registration lookup for UK drivers and second-hand buyers. It reports what is recorded, says so plainly where a field is unavailable, and leaves the judgement to the person about to hand over the money. Courier insurance for UK self-employed drivers. Hire-and-reward cover including same-day and food delivery. The rest of this page explains the data, its boundaries and the practical steps that sit either side of a check.
Data sourced from DVLA, MIAFTR, contracted stolen-vehicle data 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 consumer side of the network.
The 'driving other cars' extension on some annual policies, where it exists at all, is normally third-party only and excludes vehicles owned by the driver. It is not a route to collecting a car you have just bought. A short-term comprehensive policy in your own name is the recognised way to drive a newly purchased vehicle home.
If your vehicle has been impounded for an insurance offence, releasing it requires evidence of at least 30 days of insurance from the date of release. Standard annual policies are routinely refused for this purpose. A specialist impound release policy is the recognised route. The recommended next step is to call the pound first to confirm the release fee and required documents, then bind cover, then collect.
DVLA holds registration, keeper counts, VED and technical detail. DVSA holds MOT tests and advisories. MIAFTR is the insurance industry's own total-loss register. Stolen-vehicle markers come from contracted UK data providers, which aggregate insurer theft notifications and police-issued alerts. The finance position comes from participating UK lenders. Each finding in the report names the register it came from, so nothing is presented as fact without a source.
/ Brand consolidation
If you've used courierinsure.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, contracted UK data providers for stolen-vehicle markers and the UK lender register for outstanding finance. The team 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 courierinsure.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to courierinsure.com by a previous report, broker or print listing, this is the right page — there is no further redirect to chase.
Visit expertcarcheck.com →/ Common questions
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.
Telematics meaningfully reduces premiums for younger and new drivers but penalises late-night driving, motorway speed above 70mph and short sharp braking. Worth understanding before you take the policy.
Rarely. Where the extension exists at all it is normally third-party only and excludes vehicles you own, so it does not cover a car you have just bought. Arrange cover in your own name instead.
Excess levels, whether a courtesy car is guaranteed, approved-repairer requirements and how a claim is handled if you use your own garage. Those terms decide what the cover is worth after an incident.
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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.