▸ Motor / Trade · UK Network
motorhpi.com is built for the trade side of UK vehicle data. The same lookups that sit behind retail checks, exposed at a pace that suits a forecourt or auction lane rather than a customer reading on a phone. Motor HPI checks for UK cars, vans and bikes. Full finance, theft, write-off and mileage reports.
Data sourced live from DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC 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 trade-facing side of the network.
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The report stops where the public and licensed data ends. It does not contain information from any single insurer's internal claims database beyond what insurer has shared with MIAFTR. It does not contain manufacturer service records unless the manufacturer participates in the relevant data-sharing scheme.
For trade users, the lookup is callable via API with batch endpoints for auction-lane workflows. The same report data, the same risk scoring methodology, parameterised to return JSON for integration into stock management systems and bid-decision tools.
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 HPI-grade 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.
/ Brand consolidation
motorhpi.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, 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 motorhpi.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to motorhpi.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 — Northern Ireland DVA records are included, with the caveat that NI MOT digital records pre-2014 are less complete than GB records of the same era.
Yes — trade accounts get a callable API with batch endpoints for auction-lane workflows. Same data, same risk model, returned as JSON for integration into stock and bid-decision tools.
A weighted composite: 35% outstanding finance, 25% write-off markers, 20% mileage anomalies, 10% theft markers, 5% plate change pattern, 5% MOT advisory pattern. The weights are listed alongside the score in every report.
Only where the manufacturer participates in a data-sharing scheme. Most do not, so the service record is best obtained from the seller's service book and verified at the issuing garage.
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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.