What’s checked
Five hard record checks and three more for the vehicle’s historical context, plus the free lookup results. Each check explains what a clear result means, and what to do if something is flagged.
Outstanding finance
Whether a finance agreement is still recorded against the vehicle, so you can ask for it to be settled before you pay.
Stolen vehicle
Whether there is a live police report against the registration or the vehicle’s unique identification number.
Insurance write-off
Whether an insurer has ever declared the vehicle a total loss, and in which category, so you know what happened and can ask for evidence of the repair.
Salvage auction record
Whether the vehicle has been listed at a salvage auction, where damaged vehicles are usually sold.
Third party risk marker
Whether an outside organisation has registered an interest in the vehicle, for a reason outside the other checks.
Keeper history
How many keepers the vehicle has had, and when it last changed hands.
Plate history
Whether the vehicle has carried a different registration before.
Colour history
Whether the recorded colour has ever changed.
How it works
Enter the registration and the email address the report should go to.
Pay securely by card. Your card is authorised, and only charged once your report data comes back.
Your report is usually ready in moments. It opens on screen and is emailed to you as a PDF, with your VAT receipt.
Get your Confidence Report
VAT included. See a sample report
Where the data comes from
Our vehicle history data comes from a wide range of different, independent sources, from the DVLA and DVSA to crime and safety databases. Information such as finance, stolen, salvage and write-off is supplied by Experian, and Motoble presents it as provided. Full details are in our Terms.
Other checks can start from some of the same records, but bringing it all together, benchmarking against other vehicles of the same model or type, and the plain-English explanation of every result, whatever it shows, read together with the car’s official MOT record and, most importantly, guidance on what to do about it either way, is Motoble’s own intelligence, and you’ll only find it here. We also bring in other sources beyond the MOT history and the finance and stolen records, such as tax, Clean Air Zone, safety rating and recall information, so the answers to your questions are in one place.
You’re paying for the check itself, not for a particular outcome. A clean result is real information: it means you now know, rather than hope. That is exactly what the check exists to give you, whichever way it comes out.
It’s also how Motoble stays free and ad-free for everyone else. We’ve chosen not to run ads or take paid referrals on the site, so the Confidence Report is what funds keeping the free lookup free.