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The most comprehensive free car check in Britain
29 checks on every plate. No account, no card, no catch. Live DVLA and DVSA records, read properly: mileage benchmarked against the model's own kind, time off the road found, discrepancies explained rather than flagged, and what to ask the seller before you buy.
Buying? Run the plate before you view. The check tells you what to look for underneath and what to ask the seller.
SPECIMEN
Ford Fiesta 1.25 · 2011
Example result. Every figure below comes from a real check.
22checks run17 CLEAR4 ASK THE SELLER
Driven less than most of its kind18,178 mi under
Off the road for 20 monthsASK
Logbook reissued, MOT taken earlyASK
Outstanding safety recallNone
Still on the road from its year61,204
Every check, listed
Mileage intelligence
- Benchmarked against its own kind, by age and fuelONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
- Miles a year, recent and lifetime, and the usage trend
- Discrepancies explained: kilometre mix up, entry error or genuine concernONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
- Kilometre readings converted, unreadable odometer events flagged
Time on the road
- Off the road periods found and datedONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
- Sale preparation signals: early MOT, fresh logbookONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
- Registration changes across its MOT life
- Import detection and ownership length signals
Condition and risk
- Outstanding safety recall status
- Full MOT history with every defect and advisory
- Advisories possibly still outstanding from the last pass
- Dangerous defects, repeat failure patterns, repair speed
- What usually fails on this model at this ageONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
Costs and compliance
- Vehicle tax cost a year, computed from the record
- Clean air zones nationwide, not just London
- MOT and tax countdowns, historic exemption dates
Identity
- Colour and engine cross checked across both registers
- Premium car marker: listed above £40,000 new
- Export marker and goods vehicle classification
The census
- How many are left from its year, and its Red List statusONLY ON AUTOCENSUS
- How many share its exact recorded description
What no free check includes, here or anywhere. Outstanding finance, theft markers and insurance write off history live on paid registers. Our paid check covering them is coming; until then, be wary of any free checker implying otherwise.
40,870,499
cars counted, licensed and SORN
8,369
model families benchmarked
Every quarter
recounted from DVLA releases
2 sources
DVLA and DVSA, checked live