Bulk vehicle history checks from £7.99 a check
Buy history check credits in volume and spend them whenever you need to. Exactly the same Full Report a retail customer pays £19.99 for, at a fraction of the price. No subscription, no monthly minimum, and nothing expires.
Every check is built from official UK records, not scraped listings
Why the trade buys credits up front
One undisclosed finance marker costs more than every pack on this page.
One miss wipes out a year of checks
An undisclosed finance agreement can leave you without the vehicle and without the money. At bulk rates a check costs less than a set of mats.
Instant, at auction or on the forecourt
Type a registration, get the report in seconds on any device. No callbacks, no account manager, no waiting for a desk to open.
No contract, nothing to cancel
Credits are bought outright and sit on your account until you spend them. No monthly minimum, no auto-renewal, no notice period.
Trade pricing
Pay once, use the credits whenever you like. Every price on this page is the full cost, with no per-check extras and nothing to cancel.
- £274.00 one-off payment
- Saves you £225.75 against single checks
- Credits never expire
- VAT receipt by email
- £449.00 one-off payment
- Saves you £550.50 against single checks
- Credits never expire
- VAT receipt by email
- £799.00 one-off payment
- Saves you £1,200.00 against single checks
- Credits never expire
- VAT receipt by email
Need fewer than 10? Single checks and smaller bundles are on the standard history check page.
What one credit gets you
The complete Full Report. Nothing is held back on the bulk packs.
Outstanding finance
Hire purchase, PCP, lease and unit stocking agreements registered against the vehicle
Stolen markers
Police National Computer stolen register, plus insurance theft records
Write-off category
Cat A, B, C, D, N and S insurance write-off classifications
Mileage integrity
Full MOT reading history with discrepancies and rollbacks flagged
Identity and plates
VIN confirmation, plate change history and recorded colour changes
Keepers and paperwork
Previous keeper count, V5C issue history, import, export and scrappage flags
Sourced from DVLA, MIAFTR (Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud and Theft Register), UK Finance Register and the PNC (Police National Computer). Data is subject to availability.
Easy as 1-2-3
How it works
Three steps, no sales call, no onboarding.
Buy your pack
Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal. It takes under a minute and a VAT receipt is emailed straight away.
Credits land on your account
They're added instantly. If you checked out as a guest, create an account with the same email address and they attach automatically.
Run checks whenever you like
Enter a registration or VIN on the history check page and the report opens right away. One credit, one full report.
Inside every check
Exactly what each check in the pack returns
The same full report your customers would buy individually, on every check in the pack. Tap through the panels to see what your team gets back.
Is the vehicle still on finance?
If a lender still has an interest in the vehicle, they can repossess it from your driveway. The seller keeps your money.
- Searched against
- The UK finance register
- Agreement types
- PCP, HP, lease, unit stocking
- Report shows
- Agreement type, date and status
- Recorded by
- The lender, not the seller
Source: UK Finance Register
Has it been written off?
Insurers record a category when a vehicle is damaged badly enough to be uneconomical to repair. Cat S and Cat N vehicles can legally return to the road.
- Searched against
- MIAFTR, the insurance loss register
- Categories covered
- A, B, C, D, S and N
- Report shows
- Category, and the date of loss
- Also covered
- Salvage and total-loss records
Source: MIAFTR
Does the mileage add up?
Every MOT reading is on record. A reading that goes down, or a jump that does not fit the pattern, is the clearest sign of a clocked vehicle.
- Readings used
- Every MOT reading on file
- Looking for
- Readings that fall, or jump
- Report shows
- The full run of readings, in order
- Also covered
- Average miles a year
Source: DVSA MOT history
Is it recorded as stolen?
A car reported stolen and never recovered stays flagged on the Police National Computer. Buying one means losing the vehicle and the money.
- Searched against
- The Police National Computer
- Marker covers
- Vehicles reported and not recovered
- Report shows
- Whether a theft marker is held
- Also covered
- The vehicle's registration status
Source: Police National Computer
How many hands has it passed through?
Frequent keeper changes can mean a problem car being passed along. The V5C record shows every change of keeper since first registration.
- Source record
- The DVLA keeper record
- Report shows
- How many keepers it has had
- Dates given
- First registration and last change
- Also covered
- How many V5Cs have been issued
Source: DVLA
Has it crossed a border?
An import can be fine, but it changes the history you should expect to find, and an exported marker on a vehicle still being sold here is a red flag.
- Markers checked
- Imported and exported
- Covers
- Vehicles first registered abroad
- Report shows
- Which marker is held, and when
- Also covered
- Whether UK history starts late
Source: DVLA
Has it been scrapped?
A certificate of destruction means the vehicle should not exist on the road. Vehicles with cloned plates borrow the identity of scrapped vehicles.
- Markers checked
- Scrapped, and destroyed
- Covers
- Certificates of destruction
- Report shows
- Whether the record was closed, and when
- Also covered
- Whether the VIN matches the record
Source: DVLA
Has the plate been changed?
Plate changes are legal and common, but they are also how a past identity gets buried. The full history lists every registration the vehicle has worn.
- Source record
- The DVLA registration record
- Report shows
- Every plate the vehicle has worn
- Dates given
- The date of each change
- Also covered
- Personalised plates added and removed
Source: DVLA
What does the MOT record say?
Every test, pass, failure and advisory since the vehicle's third year. Advisories are the useful part: they are a mechanic telling you what was already wearing out.
- Tests listed
- Every test on record
- Report shows
- Result, date and mileage for each
- Also covered
- Advisories and reasons for failure
- Goes back to
- The vehicle's third year
Source: DVSA MOT history
Is there an outstanding safety recall?
Manufacturers issue recalls when a fault could be dangerous. The work is free, but it only happens if somebody books it in, and a recall can sit unactioned for years.
- Searched against
- The DVSA recalls database
- Report shows
- Recalls affecting this vehicle
- Also covered
- Recall history for the model
- Cost to put right
- Free, at a franchised dealer
Source: DVSA recalls database
Has it been resprayed?
A recorded colour change can be a personal choice. It can also be how accident repairs or a previous identity stop being obvious at a glance.
- Source record
- The DVLA vehicle record
- Report shows
- Every recorded colour change
- Dates given
- The date of each change
- Also covered
- The colour at first registration
Source: DVLA
Does the vehicle match its paperwork?
The VIN on the vehicle should match the one on the record. When it does not, you are looking at a cloned or altered identity, and everything else in the history belongs to a different car.
- Compared
- The VIN against the DVLA record
- Report shows
- Whether plate, VIN and record agree
- Catches
- Cloned and altered identities
- Also covered
- How many V5Cs have been issued
Source: DVLA
What will it cost to tax?
The rate depends on emissions and registration date, and the difference between bands is large enough to change which vehicle you should buy.
- Source record
- The DVLA tax record
- Report shows
- Tax status, and the date it runs out
- Rate given
- The annual rate for this vehicle
- Based on
- Emissions and registration date
Source: DVLA
What is actually under the bonnet?
Engine size, power, fuel type and economy, taken from the manufacturer record rather than the advert. Useful for checking a listing describes the vehicle it is actually selling.
- Taken from
- The manufacturer record
- Report shows
- Engine size, power and fuel type
- Also covered
- Economy, emissions and gearbox
- Useful for
- Checking the advert is accurate
Source: Manufacturer data
What will it cost to keep?
Fuel, servicing, insurance group and tax in one place, so the monthly cost of owning the vehicle is visible before you commit to it rather than after.
- Report shows
- Fuel, tax, insurance and servicing
- Fuel worked out from
- The vehicle's own economy figures
- Adjustable
- By the mileage you actually drive
- Also covered
- Typical service and MOT costs
Source: Car Owl running-cost model
What will it be worth later?
What the vehicle is worth now and what it is likely to be worth in three years. Depreciation is usually the largest single cost of owning a vehicle, and the easiest one to ignore.
- Report shows
- What the vehicle is worth today
- Ranges given
- Private sale and trade
- Projected to
- Three years ahead
- Based on
- Age, mileage and market data
Source: Car Owl valuation model
What has happened to this vehicle?
Keeper changes, MOT tests, mileage readings and plate changes on one timeline. Patterns that are invisible in a list of dates tend to be obvious once they are in order.
- Events shown
- Keepers, MOTs, mileage and plates
- Ordered by
- Date, from first registration
- Also covered
- Stretches with no record at all
- Drawn from
- DVLA and DVSA records
Source: DVLA and DVSA records
What should you check in person?
A checklist built around this specific car, including what its own MOT advisories say to look at. It turns a viewing into something you can work through rather than guess at.
- Built from
- This car's own MOT advisories
- Also built from
- Known faults for the model
- Report shows
- What to check, in viewing order
- Includes
- Questions to ask the seller
Source: Car Owl
Also in every full report: VIC marker · Unpaid loan records · Common faults and typical repair costs · Fuel cost calculator · Priority support · 100% money-back guarantee
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Where does the data actually come from?
Every report is assembled from official UK sources: the DVLA for registration and keeper records, MIAFTR for insurance write-off categories, the UK Finance Register for outstanding finance, the Police National Computer for stolen markers, and the DVSA for MOT and mileage history. Nothing is scraped from classified listings.
Is this the same report a retail customer gets?
Yes. A bulk credit buys the identical Full Report sold at £19.99 as a single check. Nothing is downgraded, throttled or held back on the larger packs.
Do the credits expire?
No. Credits sit on your account until you spend them. There is no expiry date, no monthly minimum and no use-it-or-lose-it clause.
Is there a contract or subscription?
No. You buy a pack outright, once. There is nothing to cancel, nothing that auto-renews and no notice period.
What if a report comes back with no data?
Data availability varies by vehicle and is always subject to what the official sources hold. If a report genuinely fails to return, contact us and we'll refund the credit. Every purchase is also covered by our money-back guarantee.
Can my team share one pot of credits?
Credits are held against the account that bought them, so anyone signed into that account can spend them. If you need separate logins across a team, get in touch and we'll set it up.
Do I get a VAT receipt?
Yes. A receipt is emailed automatically as soon as payment clears, and every purchase is listed in your account for your records.
How quickly can I start checking?
Immediately. Credits are applied the moment payment completes, and a report is returned in seconds once you enter a registration.
What if I need more than 100 checks?
Get in touch and we'll price it for your volume. The packs on this page are the standard self-serve rates.
Can I buy a smaller amount first?
Yes. Single checks and 3, 5 and 10 packs are available on the standard history check page if you'd rather try it before committing to trade volume.
Stop paying retail for checks you run every week
Buy once, check whenever. Credits sit on your account until you use them, and every report is backed by our money-back guarantee.
Prefer to talk it through? Get in touch and we'll size a pack for your volume.