What's checked
Everything we look at, and what it costs to look.
DVLA identity and the DVSA test record are free to query, so we don't charge for them. The provenance checks are bought from commercial registers per vehicle, which is the part a paid report pays for.
Free · no account needed
- Vehicle identity
Make, model, colour, engine, fuel and first registration, from DVLA.
- Tax and MOT status
Whether it is taxed, whether the MOT is current, and when each expires.
- Full MOT history
Every test DVSA holds — passes, failures, advisories and recorded mileage.
Paid report · from £1.99
- Outstanding finance
Whether money is still owed against the vehicle, which can follow it to you.
- Insurance write-off
Category A, B, S or N, and when it was recorded.
- Stolen markers
Whether the registration is recorded as stolen.
- Mileage anomalies
Readings that fall or jump against the recorded history.
Evidence inventory
What a reportcan show.
Every result states what was checked, what was returned and where the record came from.
Outstanding finance
Active hire-purchase or lease agreements recorded against the vehicle.
Paid reportInsurance write-off
Category A, B, S or N entries recorded by an insurer.
Paid reportStolen marker
Theft markers returned by UK data providers.
Paid reportMileage anomalies
Recorded odometer readings checked for decreases and unusual jumps.
Free summaryMOT history
Test results, advisories and failures with recorded dates.
FreeWhere each field comes from, and how current it is, is set out on data sources. How the checks are run is on how it works.