Free Car Check — Instant UK Vehicle Lookup
Enter any UK registration to run a free basic car check in seconds. See the make, model, year, fuel, colour and current MOT & tax status straight away — then unlock the full history when you're ready to buy. No signup, no card details.
- Free basic check
- Official DVLA & DVSA data
- No signup needed
- Results in seconds
- Make & model
- Ford Focus
- Year
- 2018
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Colour
- Blue
- Engine size
- 1,499 cc
- MOT status
- Valid
- Tax status
- Taxed
- DVLA
- DVSA
- GOV.UK
- MOT history
- Police records
- Experian
What is a free car check?
A free car check is an instant lookup of a UK registration that returns a vehicle's core details — the essentials you can confirm before spending a penny. It's the fast first step that helps you screen a car before paying for its full history.
See the essentials, instantly
The free check confirms the basics straight from official records: make and model, year, fuel, colour and engine, plus whether the car is currently taxed and holds a valid MOT. Enough to spot a mismatched advert before you go further.
- Free checkMake, year, fuel, MOT & tax status
- Full reportFinance, stolen, write-off, mileage…
No signup, no card — just the reg
There's nothing to register and no payment details to hand over for the basic check. Type the plate, get the summary. You only ever pay when you choose to unlock the full vehicle history, and the price is always shown up front.
- 1Enter reg
- 2Free summary
What your free car check shows
Pulled straight from DVLA and DVSA records and laid out so you can confirm a car's core identity at a glance — before you ask for the full history.
Your free car check in three steps
- 1
Enter the registration
Type the UK number plate into the search box. No account and no card details for the free basic check.
- 2
Get an instant free check
We query official DVLA and DVSA records in real time and return the core vehicle summary in seconds.
- 3
Unlock the full report
When you need the complete picture, unlock the full history — finance, stolen, mileage and write-off checks.
Free check vs full vehicle report
We're upfront about it. The free check confirms what a car is. The full report uncovers what a seller might not tell you — and it's the part that protects you from costly surprises.
Free car check
Instant basics — no signup, no payment.
- Make & model
- Year & registration date
- Fuel type & engine size
- Colour
- Basic MOT status
- Basic tax status
- Outstanding finance
- Stolen / police marker
- Write-off & salvage categories
- Full MOT history & advisories
- Mileage timeline (clocking)
- Keeper history
- Valuation
- Euro NCAP safety
- Import / export records
- Plate & colour changes
Full vehicle report
Everything in the free check, plus the full history.
- Make & model
- Year & registration date
- Fuel type & engine size
- Colour
- Basic MOT status
- Basic tax status
- Outstanding finance
- Stolen / police marker
- Write-off & salvage categories
- Full MOT history & advisories
- Mileage timeline (clocking)
- Keeper history
- Valuation
- Euro NCAP safety
- Import / export records
- Plate & colour changes
Run your free car check now
Enter a registration for an instant free basic check — no signup, no card details.