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Data sourced from DVLA, MIAFTR, contracted stolen-vehicle data and the UK lender register at lookup time.
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The history record does not include unreported damage, cash repairs, modifications fitted between MOTs, or work undertaken under warranty without an MOT log. Treat history data as the public, verifiable trail; treat the seller's own service record and an in-person inspection as the private, unverifiable trail that fills the gaps.
Each report is timestamped and retained so it can be produced afterwards. If a seller later disputes what was disclosed, or an insurer questions when a marker first appeared, a dated report from before completion is usually the strongest document either side has. Keep the PDF with the receipt and the V5C green slip.
Statutory Off-Road Notifications and VED status are returned with their dates. Long, recent SORN periods may indicate a vehicle that was laid up after an incident, which is a useful corroborating signal against any insurance markers found elsewhere in the report.
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fullcarhistory.com 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 fullcarhistory.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to fullcarhistory.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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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.
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.
Previous keeper count and dates, full MOT pass and fail history with advisories, recorded mileage at every MOT, plate change history, SORN periods, import marker if applicable, and the recorded VIN, engine number, colour and fuel type from DVLA.
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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