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Free MOT, tax & vehicle check

Check any
UK vehicle instantly.

Instant vehicle details, MOT test history with mileage, and tax status, free, no sign-up. For a full history check (finance, written-off, stolen), add the paid vehicle history check for £6.

Data from DVLA & MOT History API · History report from PAD

Step 1 · Basic DVLA check
Enter your registration
GB
Source
DVLA Direct
Speed
Instant
Privacy
No sign-up
Smart
MOT alerts
What you get

Two checks.
Both useful.

DVLA basic check FREE

Vehicle details

Everything the DVLA holds about the vehicle itself: make, model, year, colour, fuel type, engine size, CO₂. Plus current MOT and tax status. Instant, no sign-up.

  • ✓ Make, model, year, engine
  • ✓ MOT expiry + status
  • ✓ Tax status + due date
  • ✓ Fuel type + CO₂ emissions
Recommended
Full history check £6

History & risk

What's happened to the vehicle: finance held against it, insurance write-offs, stolen markers, mileage anomalies, plate transfers. Essential before buying any used car.

  • ✓ Outstanding finance check
  • ✓ Insurance write-off category
  • ✓ Stolen vehicle markers
  • ✓ Mileage & plate transfer history
Buying a used car?

Don't rely on the reg check alone

DVLA + a history check tells you the paperwork. A physical pre-purchase inspectiontells you what the car's computer knows: cleared fault codes, hidden battery degradation, electrical faults. Combine both for the full picture.

Pre-purchase check · from £50 → EV battery certificate · £95
Common questions

Reg check questions.
Short answers.

The history check is processed manually by PAD, usually same day during working hours (Mon, Thu & Fri 5:30–9pm / Wed 6:30–9pm / Sat 10am–7pm / Sun 10am–6pm). Pay via Square, provide reg + email at checkout, and the report lands in your inbox as a PDF. For urgent viewings, WhatsApp first and we'll do our best.
DVLA tells you what the car is, make, model, MOT, tax. That's free. A history check tells youwhat's happened to it, finance, write-off, stolen, mileage history. That costs £6 because history data providers charge PAD per check. DVLA is a basic sanity check; a history check is essential before spending real money on any used car.
Data comes directly from the DVLA's official Vehicle Enquiry Service, same source the DVLA uses itself. That said, the DVLA can have occasional lag (recent MOT tests can take 24 hours to appear). For absolute certainty on MOT, cross-reference with the officialGOV.UK MOT history tool.
Yes: if PAD's data provider returns no data for the reg you provided (very rare, usually only on cars fresh out of the factory or with DVLA registration errors), PAD refunds the £6 in full via Square. We'll always contact you before issuing a refund.
For the DVLA check: just the reg plate. For the history check: reg plate and a working email address. Square will ask for both during checkout. No ID, no account, no phone number needed. We only use your email to deliver the report.