Vehicle Type Approval Check

Yes. The free car check shows the DVLA record (make, colour, tax and MOT status) and the full MOT history with our mileage anomaly check, for any UK registration. Outstanding finance, write-off and stolen records come from licensed databases, so they are in the full car history check. A single full report costs £11.99 including VAT.

A reg check (or number plate check) looks up a vehicle's details from its registration: make, model, colour, tax and MOT. A car history check goes further and searches the records a seller may not mention: outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, stolen markers, plate changes and mileage records.

Outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, police stolen markers, high-risk markers, scrapped and certificate of destruction status, salvage auction records, mileage records and anomalies, full MOT history with advisories and failures, previous keepers, number plate and colour changes, V5C log book dates, import and export status, previous searches, and manufacturer specification, performance and emissions data.

Yes. Choose "VIN / Chassis No." above the search box and enter the 17-character VIN shown on the V5C log book and at the base of the windscreen. We find the vehicle's current registration through the DVSA MOT database and run the check as normal. A vehicle that has never been in the MOT database may need a registration search instead.

Yes. The free check shows the MOT history with advisories and failures, mileage history with a mileage anomaly check, tax and MOT status and key DVLA vehicle details at no cost. You only pay if you want the full history report.

It compares every recorded mileage reading for the vehicle in date order. If a reading is lower than an earlier one, we flag it as an anomaly: it can be a typing error at a test, a replaced dashboard or a clocked car. The free check runs it on MOT readings; the full report adds mileage recorded by dealers and insurers. If an anomaly is flagged, ask the seller for service records that show the mileage.

A single full report costs £11.99 including VAT, and multi-check bundles are cheaper per check. There are no subscriptions or hidden fees.

From official UK sources: the DVLA, the DVSA MOT database, and Experian, which supplies finance, write-off and high-risk records and police stolen markers from the Police National Computer.

Instantly. The full report opens on screen as soon as your payment is confirmed, and a copy is sent to your email.

Yes. CarCheckUp covers the key checks buyers look for in an HPI check, including outstanding finance, write-off, stolen and mileage records, using official UK data with no subscription.

Do not buy it until the finance is settled. The finance company owns the car until the agreement is paid off and can repossess it, even from a new owner. Ask the seller to clear the agreement and get written confirmation from the lender before you pay.