DVLA Vehicle Check

The check contains a complete MOT History and status including the expiry date of the most recent certificate. It also includes the Road Tax status and expiry date as well as the make, model, fuel type and other vehicle related data.

We also add our full free car history check.

Any vehicle registered in the UK, but we hold more information on cars, bikes, and vans. If a vehicle has just been registered (for example if it has recently been imported) it may not show up in our check.

Our check will allow you to see when the current keeper (who is usually also the owner) acquired the vehicle. Just scroll to the car history timeline on the check. To find out how many keepers the vehicle has had you can purchase our Basic or Comprehensive car check.

That information can only be requested from the DVLA directly. You can make a request for information here. You would need to provide a justification to get the information.

We’d recommend you do and it’s free. The DVLA check includes a full MOT history which can be useful in identifying any problems a vehicle might have or had. If you want more information you can get our Basic or Comprehensive car checks for car buying peace of mind.

You can use the gov.uk E10 checking service to find out if your vehicle can use E10 petrol. E10 Petrol was introduced in 2021 can contains 10% ethanol compared to 5% under the old E5 petrol.

If your vehicle can’t run on E10, you will probably need to use Premium/Super unleaded as these usually have either 5% or 0% ethanol.

You can use the gov.uk Driving License information service to generate a check code that you can use yourself or send to anyone you want to provide your driving licence information to. The check codes are valid for 21 days.

You can use the MID car insurance check service to find out if a car is currently insured.