The cheapest way to check vehicle history

• What exactly do I get for my money?

  CarCheckUK offers 2 different packages: an entirely free check which includes an MOT check, full MOT history, and general car information. It also works for any UK registered van or motorcycle.

  If you want to get the full range of checks - which we recommend strongly before buying a used vehicle - then our Gold check is more fully-featured.

• What does the Gold check include?

  At only £9.99, CarCheckUK is about 50% cheaper than the industry leader "HPI Check®". But we include the same vehicle history checks, and even offer a £30,000 Data Guarantee should the data we provide be inaccurate.

   

  Fill out the vehicle's registration plate (VRM) to begin. Our Gold check includes everything you need, including if any vehicle has:

  1. Ever been reported stolen;
  2. Ever been involved in an accident i.e. write-off claim;
  3. MOT History & full list of failures/advisories;
  4. Change of vehicle plates (i.e. clone check); and
  5. Scrapped, grey imported, imported or exported, plus 32 more checks

• What's the difference between you and HPI Check®?

  CarCheckUK are not connected to HPI Check®. HPI Check® are the most well-known company offering vehicle history checks in the UK today. CarCheckUK provide the exact same checks and coverage as HPI Check®, but at around -50% of the price. Why pay more?

  
  

  If you're unsure whether you need a car check then consider this:

  Almost 1 in 3 of our checks show something critical that the buyer didn't know about - for example it's a stolen vehicle, been written-off, etc.

  And our checks don't stop there. There's also the increasingly common practice of "cloning" or "ghosting" - this is where a legitimate car's vehicle plate is copied to another one, and used for illegal purposes (crime etc). It's similar to identify theft, but for vehicles. And it's an increasing problem for many.

  Don't become another statistic. We specialise in full history checks: protect your investment and get instant peace of mind today for the lowest price around.

  Did you know: We can also check classic or heritage cars, motorbikes, vans, tractors, even lorries. As long as it's a UK-registered vehicle, the history can be verified instantly.

• Are you open 24 hours a day?

  Yes. All history checks are available 24/7, no matter what time. With every upgrade to a 'Gold' report, you also get a downloadable PDF copy to show to dealers, potential buyers etc.

• I have a specialist vehicle, will this still work for me?

  Try entering the vehicle's number plate above. In 99.9% of cases, any UK registered vehicle will be fine. If you can view the 'free' report, then upgrading to a Gold report is guaranteed to work.

Why do I even need to check vehicle history?

It's not a legal requirement to check a vehicle's history before buying it - but frankly you would be very silly not to. For the sake of £9.99, you can get peace of mind instantly. And remember that if you don't check the vehicle's history and end up buying a dud, you will have very little recourse or right to a refund.

Nowadays a lot of dealers include an HPI Check® with their vehicle stock - you will often see this mentioned as "HPI Clear". This means that, according to them, there is no adverse history on the vehicle. But what exactly IS 'adverse history' and can you trust the dealer? There is no industry-wide definition of what "HPI Clear" even means. It's always best to do your own due diligence yourself, too.

CarCheckUK runs many data checks and verifies the validity of the data too - in other words, this means our Gold checks look for things like: Stolen history from the Police National Database (PND), full DVLA history including colour changes and scrapped data, full MOT history (both passes and failures) as part of our FREE plan - offered nowhere else online!, checking for plate changes (cloned check) and also verifying the vehicle against the 'high risk register'. All for only £9.99 per vehicle!