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procarvalue.co.uk 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 car valuation for dealers, traders and serious buyers. Experian data. From £1.99.

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Data sourced live from DVLA, MIAFTR, PNC and the UK lender register at lookup time.

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Typical lookup completes in under one second from the UK.

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Built and supported in the UK as part of the trade-facing side of the network.

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Cover for the situation you're actually in

Trade and forecourt visitors to procarvalue.co.uk regularly need driving-other-cars cover for road tests, single-day cover for collections and standalone policies for stock that isn't on the motor-trade book. The panels below route to the underwriters that price those cases properly.

We earn a commission on policies bound through these partners. The commission does not affect the price you are quoted.

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Mileage, MOT and condition adjustment

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.

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Live UK transaction data

Values are derived from a rolling window of UK transaction data — auction hammer prices, dealer trade-in figures and listed private adverts — not from a single annual reference book. The window is short enough that a sharp market shift, for example after a fuel duty change or a high-profile model recall, is reflected within days rather than months.

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When a basic check is not enough

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

procarvalue.co.uk is now Expert Car Check

procarvalue.co.uk 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 procarvalue.co.uk continue to resolve here. If you were referred to procarvalue.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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/ Common questions

Questions buyers ask about procarvalue.co.uk

Why does this differ from another service's valuation?+

Different services use different datasets, different definitions of trade vs retail and different update cadences. A 5-10% variation between two reputable services on the same vehicle is normal.

Should I use the trade value when selling privately?+

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.

Where do the prices come from?+

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.

Are classic and specialist cars valued the same way?+

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.

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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.