Find out if a vehicle is written off, stolen or has outstanding finance
Know the history of the car before you buy it
Retrieve an existing vehicle check
Help and FAQsHas it been written off?
A badly-repaired write-off can be dangerous, so check where you standIs the car stolen?
You will probably have to give it back — and you may not get any compensationIs there outstanding finance?
If you buy a car with outstanding finance, the real owner might be the finance company.
Why get a Vehicle Check?
1 in 7 has outstanding finance recorded*
104,519 Vehicles were reported as Stolen in 2017**
With our Vehicle Check you get
Peace of mind
We will check all of the information listed plus confirm key vehicle spec and data.
Vehicle Check promise
If the vehicle you check is revealed to have been written off (Category A and B only), scrapped or currently listed as stolen, we'll give you another Vehicle Check for FREE. Learn more
£30,000 data guarantee
All our checks include up to £30,000 of data guarantee in case of any inaccuracies. More details
A Vehicle Check tells you about
Key information
- Reported stolen
- Outstanding finance
- Written off
- Scrapped
- Plate changes
- Number of previous owners
- Recorded mileage
- Colour changes
- Imported
- Exported
- Risk of third-party trace
Specification
- Make
- Model
- Colour
- Transmission
- Number of gears
- Fuel type
- Body type
- Engine capacity
Vehicle data
- Engine number
- Year of manufacture
- Date first registered
- If used before registered
- Annual road tax rate
- CO2 emissions
- Environmental Report
What it costs
1 Vehicle Check Report
£14.95
Find out instantly whether the car you are interested in has a background you're happy with.
5 Vehicle Check Reports
£24.95
Check a vehicle for only £4.99 by buying a multi check - allows you to check the background of up to 5 vehicles within a 60 day period
What our customers are saying
Saved me
I can’t thank Vehicle Check enough as, by choosing their report over others, I escaped inheriting a significant amount of debt.
Steve Doors, HampshireThank goodness for Vehicle Check!
Thank goodness for Vehicle Check! It saved me a 430 mile round trip and stopped me buying a clocked, written off car. What a fantastic service.
Robert Manning, BirminghamCompletely satisfied
Completely satisfied with the service from A-Z. Telephone contact was very efficient & helpful.
Ed Pritchard, NewcastleDisclaimer
Vehicle Check is provided by Experian Ltd (Registered number 653331)
Experian Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Experian Ltd is registered in England and Wales with registered office at The Sir John Peace Building, Experian Way, NG2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ.
* Checks carried out on Vehicle Check in 2017. ** Vehicles registered as stolen on the Police National Computer in 2017.
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