UK vehicle history checks
Know exactly what you're buying.
One in three used cars hides something. Check the full history of any UK-registered car in minutes — outstanding finance, theft, write-offs, mileage — before you hand over a penny.
Sample check · what we surface
Ford Fiesta 1.1 Zetec
- Outstanding finance £6,150 owed
- Write-off history Cat S · repaired
- Stolen register Clear
- Stolen mileage checks 3 MOT records
This car was checked by a buyer like you. See what the full report shows →
40+
data sources checked
£30,000
no-quibble guarantee
< 2 min
from plate to report
4.7 / 5
rated by our customers
Why check the history?
A used car can hide a lot. Most of it expensive.
Private sellers don't have to tell you a thing. A car can be repossessed at your front door, be a repaired insurance write-off, or simply have far more miles on the clock than the advert says.
We pull together the records DVLA, police and finance companies hold on a vehicle and give you one clear, plain-English report.
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Outstanding finance you didn't know about
If the seller still owes money on the car, the finance company can legally take it back — even from you.
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A write-off that's been "repaired"
Category S or N cars often look perfect — until you try to insure them or sell them on.
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A clocked car
Mileage discrepancies between MOT records are the classic sign of a rolled-back odometer. We spot them.
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Stolen or cloned identity
A car reported stolen, or a number plate cloned onto another vehicle — both flagged from police records.
Everything we check
One report. The full story.
Every Fast HPI Check pulls together records from the DVLA, police, insurers and finance houses — then puts them in plain English.
Outstanding finance
Loans, HP and logbook agreements still registered against the car.
Stolen vehicle register
Checked against police records to see if it's wanted or cloned.
Insurance write-offs
MIAFTR register — category A, B, S and N recorded losses.
Mileage & clocking
Every recorded reading compared to spot odometer roll-backs.
Plate & VIN history
Previous number plates and identity changes across its life.
MOT history
Every MOT result, failure reason and advisory on record.
Vehicle specs & tax
Colour, fuel, engine, CO2 — plus current tax status and rate.
Safety recalls
Manufacturer recalls that are still open against the model.
Pricing
Start free. Pay only if you want the full report.
No subscription, no account needed. Run a check in under two minutes.
Car valuation
Free
Forecourt, retail, private & trade-in
- Retail & private sale values
- Trade-in and forecourt prices
- Free with every reg lookup
Full history check
£19.99one time
Everything on one vehicle, delivered by email
- Outstanding finance check
- Stolen & police register check
- Write-off category (A, B, S, N)
- Mileage & clocking anomalies
- Full MOT history & advisories
- Plate, VIN & identity changes
- Tax status & full vehicle specs
- £30,000 no-quibble guarantee
MOT history
Free
Passes, failures and advisories
- Every MOT result since 2005
- Failure reasons & advisories
- Recorded mileage each year
How it works
Your report in three steps
No forms to fill in. No phone calls. Just the plate, a couple of minutes, and a report you can actually read.
Enter the registration
Type the number plate in the box. That's the whole form — no VIN or logbook needed.
We check 40+ data sources
DVLA records, the police stolen register, finance houses, insurers and MOT history are all pulled together in seconds.
Read it on screen or in your inbox
Your report is sent to your email the moment it's ready — clear flags, dates and figures, not jargon.
Where we get the data
Only reputable, reliable sources. Refreshed daily.
We don't guess and we don't scrape forums. Every report is built from the same registers the industry relies on:
DVLA
Vehicle keeper, registration and tax records.
Police (PNC)
Stolen and vehicles of interest to the police.
Finance companies
Banks, HP and logbook lenders' live ledgers.
Insurers (MIAFTR)
The motor insurers' theft and write-off register.
DVSA
National MOT testing records.
SMMT
Manufacturers' technical vehicle data.
Auctions & dealers
Sales, remarketing and provenance history.
Manufacturer recalls
Open safety recall campaigns by model.
Reviews
Buyers who checked first
★★★★★
“Private Ford Focus turned out to have £6,200 of finance still on it. Seller cleared it the same day after I showed him the report — money well spent.”
★★★★★
“Spotted a mileage discrepancy between two MOTs that I'd never have caught. Used it to knock £400 off and walked away. Report arrived in under two minutes.”
★★★★★
“Plate in, report out in minutes. Clear layout, no jargon, and the guarantee gave me the confidence to go ahead with the deal.”
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