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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 HPI check for £6.

Data from DVLA & MOT History API · HPI 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
HPI full 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 + HPI tells you the paperwork. A physical pre-purchase inspection tells 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 £35 → EV battery certificate · £79
Common questions

Reg check questions.
Short answers.

The HPI check is processed manually by PAD — usually same day during working hours (weekday evenings 5:30–9pm / weekends 9am–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. HPI tells you what's happened to it — finance, write-off, stolen, mileage history. That costs £6 because HPI providers charge PAD per check. DVLA is a basic sanity check; HPI 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 official GOV.UK MOT history tool.
Yes — if PAD's HPI 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 HPI 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.