$ ecc query --domain motstatuscheck.co.uk --category mot, tax & ulez
› motstatuscheck.co.uk 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. MOT status check for any UK reg. Confirm test validity, expiry date and full historic test record. Read on for what each finding means in practice and where a check stops being enough on its own.
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.
Bulbs, wipers, screenwash, tyre pressures and a clear view of the plates account for a large share of avoidable failures and cost very little to fix beforehand. Checking them the evening before the test is the difference between an advisory and a retest fee.
If the report shows nothing of concern, ask to see the V5C in person and compare the VIN on the document to the one stamped on the chassis and printed on the dash. If the report flags something, raise it directly: a Category N write-off is not necessarily a deal-breaker, but a seller who claims a car has no history when MIAFTR shows otherwise is telling you something important about the rest of the conversation.
A partial retest is free where the vehicle is left at the station and the repair is completed there, and free within ten working days if the vehicle leaves and returns for specified items only. Outside those conditions a full test fee applies again. Ask the station which route applies before taking the car away.
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motstatuscheck.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 motstatuscheck.co.uk continue to resolve here. If you were referred to motstatuscheck.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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Up to a month before expiry, while keeping your existing expiry date — effectively giving 13 months of cover. Test on the expiry day or after and you get a fresh 12-month period from the test date.
Yes, outright. A diesel with a factory-fitted filter fails if it has been removed or tampered with, or if the exhaust emits visible smoke, which matters when buying anything advertised as having had a 'DPF delete'.
Bulbs, wipers, screenwash, tyre pressures and obscured plates account for a large share of avoidable fails and cost very little to sort the evening before the test.
Genuine DVLA V5Cs are printed on red-and-yellow secure stock with a watermark visible against light, plus a serial number that verifies with DVLA. If the serial doesn't verify, treat the document as suspect.
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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.