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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 trade-facing side of the network.
No UK data service sees cash repairs, undeclared accident damage, work carried out abroad, or a fault a seller has simply not mentioned. Where a field is unavailable for a particular vehicle the report says so rather than filling the gap with an estimate, because an invented figure on a report used for a purchase decision is worse than an honest blank.
For vans used commercially above 3.5 tonnes the report flags whether the vehicle is registered against a current operator licence (O-Licence) and whether the chassis has been recorded against a previous DVSA tachograph download. These are operator-side records, not buyer-side, but they're useful corroboration of the vehicle's claimed history.
Fitted racking suits the previous trade, not necessarily yours. Removing it usually reveals drilled panels that need sealing to prevent corrosion. Price the strip-out and the remedial work into the offer rather than treating the racking as a free extra.
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vanhistory.com now operates as part of Expert Car Check — the same van-friendly lookup, with the wider car, finance and insurance tooling layered alongside it. 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 vanhistory.com continue to resolve here. If you were referred to vanhistory.com by a previous report, broker or print listing, this is the right page — there is no further redirect to chase.
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Most diesel vans first registered from September 2016 onwards meet ULEZ. The report returns the recorded Euro classification and the daily charge that would apply in each active UK clean-air zone.
Almost. Vans frequently sit on commercial HP, finance lease or contract hire agreements rather than personal HP or PCP. The check searches both consumer and commercial registers so commercial agreements don't slip through.
Yes, particularly Sprinters, Transits and Vivaros from 2014 onwards. Recovery rates are also lower than for cars. A stolen-vehicle marker check is included; buyer-side prevention measures matter more for vans.
Vans sit on finance lease, contract hire and commercial HP far more often than cars, and those agreements come from different lenders. An ex-lease van sold without the funder's release is a recurring cause of disputed title.
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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.