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Car Check

See the VehicleScore® out of 999, tax status, MOT mileage and the vehicle identity before you buy.

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  • MOT dates
  • VehicleScore®
  • Mileage
  • Tax status
  • Free car check
  • Risks before you buy
  • No account needed
  • MOT datesStatus and history
  • VehicleScore®Out of 999
  • MileageFrom MOT records
  • TaxTaxed or SORN

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Free report and Hidden History

MOT history

On the free report: status, test date, pass or fail, advisories, and the mileage at each test.

Tax status

Taxed, Untaxed or SORN, and a due date when the record includes one.

Vehicle details

Make, model, year, colour and fuel, plus ULEZ when we hold it.

VehicleScore®

A score out of 999, and average miles per year when that can be calculated.

Not on the free report

No finance, stolen marker, write-off, salvage, import, recalls, dealer service book, or sale price.

Hidden History

The paid check adds outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, salvage records and images where held, plate and colour changes, previous keepers, import and export flags, VIN confirmation, and a market valuation when available.

Free check and Hidden History

The free report uses DVLA and DVSA records. It shows MOT status and history, tax status, make, model, year, colour and fuel, a VehicleScore® out of 999, average miles per year when that can be calculated, and ULEZ when we hold it.

Hidden History is separate and paid. It adds outstanding finance, the write-off category, stolen markers, salvage auction records and images where held, plate changes, colour changes, previous keeper count, import and export flags, VIN confirmation, and a market valuation when available. The paid report includes £10,000 Experian data cover. Terms, eligibility and claim limits apply.

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What the free car check shows

Enter the registration and open the free report. It uses DVLA and DVSA records. It shows the MOT history, whether the vehicle is taxed, untaxed or on SORN, and the vehicle details listed below. It does not show a sale price.

  • MOT status, test date, pass or fail, advisories, and mileage at each test. The MOT record on its own is the MOT check.
  • Tax status: Taxed, Untaxed or SORN, and a due date when we hold one. Tax detail is also on the car tax check.
  • Make, model, year, colour and fuel
  • VehicleScore® out of 999
  • Average miles per year, when that can be calculated
  • ULEZ, when we hold it

How to run it

  1. Enter the registration above and press "Run car check".
  2. Read the MOT expiry, results, advisories and recorded mileages.
  3. Read the tax line: Taxed, Untaxed or SORN, and any due date.
  4. Note the VehicleScore® out of 999.

Hidden History

The free report does not include outstanding finance, a stolen marker, an insurance write-off category or salvage records. Those sit on the paid vehicle history check. This page does not replace the MOT check, and it does not list every field in the paid report.

The paid report includes £10,000 Experian data cover. Terms, eligibility and claim limits apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

MOT status and history (date, pass or fail, advisories, and mileage at each test), tax status as Taxed, Untaxed or SORN, and a due date when we hold one.

It also shows make, model, year, colour and fuel, a VehicleScore® out of 999, average miles per year when that can be calculated, and ULEZ when we hold it.

Hidden History is the paid vehicle history check. It covers outstanding finance, insurance write-off category, stolen markers, salvage auction records and images where held, plate changes, colour changes, previous keeper count, import and export flags, VIN confirmation, and a market valuation when available.

The paid report includes £10,000 Experian data cover. Terms, eligibility and claim limits apply.

The free report uses DVLA and DVSA records for that registration.

It does not include finance, stolen, write-off or salvage data.

The free report covers MOT, tax and the VehicleScore®. It does not show outstanding finance, a stolen marker, a write-off category or salvage records.

Those are on Hidden History.

It shows the mileage recorded at each MOT, and average miles per year when that can be calculated.

It does not confirm that the odometer is correct.

No. The check uses the registration. It does not update the V5C.

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