▸ History & Provenance · UK Network
motorhpicheck.com answers one question properly: what do the UK registers hold against this registration? DVLA, DVSA, the insurance write-off register and the lender register, returned in plain English with the source of each finding named. Full motor history check. DVLA, DVSA, MIAFTR and contracted UK data providers cross-referenced. From £1.99. What follows is the detail behind the lookup — sources, limits and the questions worth asking the seller.
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.
For vehicles over £10,000, ex-fleet stock, anything advertised as 'just imported' or any car where the registered address sits a long way from the listing, treat a summary check as a starting point rather than the verdict. a full vehicle history report, a pre-purchase inspection at the seller's address and a finance settlement letter where applicable are the three layers that catch the cases a quick lookup will not.
Every MOT, service stamp and previous V5C transaction records a mileage figure. When those figures are plotted in time order, rollback or 'clocking' typically shows as a sharp drop in recorded mileage followed by a slow climb. The report flags any decrease above 100 miles between consecutive records and any year where the change implausibly exceeds normal annual mileage for the make.
Several competing services issue a single 1-to-10 'risk score' that is not derived from any defined methodology. We don't. Where this report applies a score, the underlying factors and weights are listed beside it, so a buyer or trade-in customer can see exactly which finding moved the number.
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motorhpicheck.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 motorhpicheck.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to motorhpicheck.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
Walk away. Any legitimate UK seller has no reason to object to a vehicle check — they should be running one themselves before listing.
Yes. The same lookup engine covers cars, vans, motorbikes and HGVs, and the report adapts to the vehicle class — van checks include plated weights, motorcycle checks include frame and engine number verification, HGV checks include operator licence notes.
A basic free check returns MOT, tax and a stolen marker. A full history check adds outstanding finance, insurance write-off categories, full mileage history with anomaly detection, plate change history and provenance flags. For any purchase over a few thousand pounds, the full check is the relevant one.
It means DVLA could not establish the vehicle's identity or age with confidence, usually after a rebuild. Q-plated vehicles are legal but harder to insure and worth considerably less, so the price should reflect it.
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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.