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Audit trail
Every report you run is timestamped and stored against your account for 12 months, with the raw inputs available on request for any dispute. Trade accounts retain reports for the duration of the agreement.
procarcheck.com
Issue 32
Motor / Trade — A field study
Professional Car Checkon procarcheck.com
procarcheck.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. Professional-grade vehicle intelligence. DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC, Experian. AI scanner. £1M guarantee.
01 · TRUST
Data sourced live from DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC and the UK lender register at lookup time.
02 · TRUST
Typical lookup completes in under one second from the UK.
03 · TRUST
Built and supported in the UK as part of the trade-facing side of the network.
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Coverage across vehicle classes
The lookup engine covers cars, vans, motorcycles and HGVs through a single registration entry point. The report adapts to the vehicle class returned by DVLA: van checks include plated weights, motorcycle checks include frame and engine number verification, HGV checks include operator licence and tachograph notes, car checks include passenger-vehicle specifics.
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What a clean report does and does not mean
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.
/ Brand consolidation
procarcheck.com is now Expert Car Check
procarcheck.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 procarcheck.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to procarcheck.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
Questions buyers ask about procarcheck.com
Is there an API?+
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.
How is the risk score calculated?+
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.
Does it include manufacturer service records?+
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.
Can I download a PDF?+
Yes. The PDF is one page of summary at the top followed by the underlying detail for every flag. Designed to be shareable with insurers, brokers and solicitors without further explanation.
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Enter a registration. See the record.
One field. A typical lookup completes in under a second, using the same UK vehicle records relied on by trade buyers and insurers.