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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 check returns every MOT test on record: pass and fail outcomes, the testing station name where DVSA publishes it, the mileage figure entered at the test and every advisory issued. Repeated advisories on the same component across multiple tests, where the report shows no corresponding work, are worth raising directly with the seller.
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.
Compare the mileage stamped in the service book against the mileage recorded at each MOT for the same period. Genuine records track closely. A service stamp showing lower mileage than an MOT taken earlier the same year is either a clerical error or a fabricated stamp, and it is worth resolving before you commit.
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freeukcarcheck.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, 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 freeukcarcheck.co.uk continue to resolve here. If you were referred to freeukcarcheck.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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Yes, through DVA. Digital MOT coverage before 2014 is less complete there than in Great Britain, so an older NI vehicle may legitimately show a shorter test history.
Read it as a maintenance record. Advisories that recur year after year suggest deferred work; advisories that appear once and disappear suggest the repair was done. The pattern is more informative than any single test.
It provides strong evidence but not proof. The recorded figures are entered by testers at each test, so a consistent upward sequence is reassuring, while gaps between tests remain unverified.
Vehicles are frequently built in one year and registered in the next, and pre-registered stock can sit unsold for months. Registration date is what determines age for valuation, tax and warranty purposes.
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