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Other UK valuation services use different reference datasets, different definitions of trade vs retail and different update cadences. A 5 to 10 percent variation between two reputable services on the same vehicle is normal. A 30 percent variation usually means one of the two is using stale data or has misidentified the trim level.
The headline price assumes a vehicle in typical condition for its age, with annual mileage close to the UK norm of 7,400 miles. The report adjusts up or down for recorded mileage, MOT outcomes and any insurance markers found in a paired HPI lookup, so the figure shown is the figure for this specific vehicle rather than a generic make-and-model average.
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.
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glassguidevaluation.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 glassguidevaluation.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to glassguidevaluation.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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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.
No. Comparable transaction data is sparse for classics and the standard model under-reports value. The report flags such vehicles and recommends a specialist valuer's opinion as the primary figure.
The headline price assumes UK-typical annual mileage (about 7,400 miles). Above-average mileage reduces the figure; below-average increases it. The size of the adjustment depends on the model and the gap.
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