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Car History Check

Is it on finance, stolen or written off?

Finance, theft, write off, MOT and tax on any UK registered car or van.

£9.99 to £19.99 for the report. The count of problems is free.

The first step is free. You see what we found the number of, not the findings, and then decide.

This is not a government website. Car History Check is a private company service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by DVSA, DVLA or any government body. We charge £9.99 for our own service, which finds, checks and explains the records listed here and delivers them as a report. You can get the underlying records yourself: MOT history from DVSA at https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/, free, and Tax status from DVLA at https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax, free.

What the report contains

Basic, £9.99

  • Outstanding finance, yes or no
  • Reported stolen, yes or no
  • Insurance write off record, yes or no
  • Full MOT history with every advisory
  • Tax status
  • Report on screen and as a PDF by email

Full, £19.99

  • Everything in Basic
  • Finance agreements with the lender named
  • Write off category and date
  • Mileage timeline with any step backwards flagged
  • Keeper count and last change of keeper
  • Plate and colour changes
  • Import, export and scrapped markers
  • Report on screen and as a PDF by email

Every section of the report shows its source and the time it was read. Where a record could not be read, the report says so and says why. It never prints a blank.

What the law says about finance

If you buy a car from a private seller and it turns out to still be on finance, the law is on your side more than most sites tell you.

Part III of the Hire Purchase Act 1964 says a private buyer who pays in good faith, and who did not know about the finance, generally keeps the car. The finance company cannot take it back from you.

That protection is only for a private buyer. It does not cover a dealer or a trader, and it does not cover a buyer who knew.

So the real value of this check is not that it stops a repossession. It is that it is written proof, with a date on it, that you checked before you paid. That is the exact thing the law asks you to show.

Hire Purchase Act 1964, Part III. legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/53/part/III, read 23 September 2026.