Roughly 1 in 3 cars we check comes back with something the advert never mentioned.
Roughly 1 in 3 cars we check comes back with something the advert never mentioned.
Sellers tell you what they want you to hear. We show you what the records say — crashes, real mileage, hidden owners. Just type the number plate.
A used car keeps its secrets. A £9.99 check gives you the whole story in plain English.
Cars get written off, patched up and sold on as clean. We tell you if this one was.
Check the car before you drive across the country to look at a bad one.
Knowing what's on the record is the easiest way to get money off the asking price.
Six of the things a seller is least likely to bring up.
We look for insurance write-offs — cars badly damaged, then repaired and sold on quietly.
Every MOT records the miles. If the number ever went backwards, you'll see it straight away.
Police and scrap records, checked in seconds. Buy a stolen car and you lose the car and the money.
Taxis do hard miles. Sellers rarely mention it. The licensing records do.
Every MOT it's ever had, what the tester warned about, and any safety recall never fixed.
The real number of previous keepers, when each one had it, and the paperwork behind it.
No membership. No card saved. Nothing to cancel later.
A quick look to see if the advert is telling the truth.
Everything on the record for this car, in one document.
The same report, but explained to you in plain English.
Four steps. No forms to fill in, no account to make.
The yellow one on the back of the car. That’s all we need.
Make, model, tax and MOT straight away, for nothing.
Card or Apple Pay. It takes about twenty seconds.
It appears on screen and downloads as a PDF.
Look deeper before you drive away. Type the plate and see the free check now.
It’s a look at everything official records hold about one car. You type the registration — the yellow plate on the back — and we gather what the DVLA, the MOT centres, the police and insurers know about it. Then we put it in one easy document for you.
No. You type the plate, you press a button, you read the answer. If you can send a text message, you can do this. And if you get stuck, a real person will help you — just call or email us.
The basic check is free. The full report is £9.99 for one car. If you’d like it explained in plain English, that’s £12.99. You pay once, for that car. There is no membership and nothing to cancel.
About a minute. Your report appears on the screen and you can save it or print it straight away. Nothing arrives by post and you don’t have to wait for an email.
Yes. Every paid report downloads as a PDF, which is about nine pages. Print it, take it to the viewing, or hand it to the seller. It’s yours to keep and it doesn’t expire.
Then you’ll know that, in writing, before you hand over thousands of pounds. That’s worth having too — and you can show it to a buyer when you sell the car on.
