Vehicle History Check
Premium Vehicle Check
Try our premium vehicle check and find out hidden secrets behind any vehicle
- Plate Changes
- Finance Check
- Stolen Check
- Write off & Damage
Feel more confident when making a significant purchase with our comprehensive vehicle check, putting your mind at ease.
What do our vehicle reports offer?
Powered by officially licensed data from the DVLA and other trusted sources. Our comprehensive reports provide accurate and up-to-date information on vehicle history, ensuring you make informed decisions when buying a used car.
- Full vehicle info
- MOT & Tax Check
- Stolen Check
- Write-off Check
- Damage Check
- Finance Check
- Damage check
- Tax Calculation
- Finance Check
- Damage Check
- Tax Calculation
- Vehicle Value
- MOT History
- PDF Download
- Fuel Consumption
- 100+ Data points
Vehicle Finance Check
At NPS, when searching for outstanding finance, a series of comprehensive vehicle checks are undertaken to ensure there are no current agreements linked to the vehicle. The checks we perform typically compromise of the following:
Vehicle Finance Agreement Status: We verify if the vehicle has any outstanding hire purchase (HP), personal contract purchase (PCP), or existing leasing agreements.
If the vehicle is found to have outstanding finance agreements, the vehicle is still legally owned by the finance company, and any debt owed must be settled in full before the vehicle can sold legally.
Vehicle Identification: We perform a range of robust checks to cross-reference the vehicle’s details, including the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), registration number, and make/model, with popular finance databases to ensure the correct car is being checked.
Data from Finance Companies: We access data from the largest finance companies and lenders across the UK. This allows us to identify any existing financial commitments associated with the vehicle.
Our vehicle finance checks are crucial to protect you from inadvertently purchasing a vehicle that still belongs to a finance company and has outstanding finance, helping ensure a secure and transparent vehicle purchase.
Vehicle Write-off/Damage Check
Our stolen vehicle check comes with several important benefits that ensure you make informed and secure decisions when purchasing a vehicle:
Police National Computer (PNC): This database contains records of stolen vehicles across the UK.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA): The DVLA provides details about a vehicle's registration history, including current tax status and MOT records.
Motor Insurers Anti-Fraud and Theft Register (MIAFTR): Maintained by the insurance industry, this database lists vehicles that have been written off or reported stolen to insurers.
Stolen VIN Cross Verification: Our stolen vehicle check includes a thorough VIN cross-verification process that enhances the accuracy and reliability of our report.
VIN and Engine Number Checks: Compare these numbers against official records to ensure no tampering has taken place.
Registration Plate Check: Ensure that the number plate matches all vehicle details in databases such as the DVLA.
Stolen Vehicle Check
Our stolen vehicle check comes with several important benefits that ensure you make informed and secure decisions when purchasing a vehicle:
Police National Computer (PNC): This database contains records of stolen vehicles across the UK.
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA): The DVLA provides details about a vehicle's registration history, including current tax status and MOT records.
Motor Insurers Anti-Fraud and Theft Register (MIAFTR): Maintained by the insurance industry, this database lists vehicles that have been written off or reported stolen to insurers.
Stolen VIN Cross Verification
Our stolen vehicle check includes a thorough VIN cross-verification process that enhances the accuracy and reliability of our report.
VIN and Engine Number Checks: Compare these numbers against official records to ensure no tampering has taken place.
Registration Plate Check: Ensure that the number plate matches all vehicle details in databases such as the DVLA.
Buy with confidence & get the full story with our premium car check.
Why use our vehicle check?
Gain peace of mind with our vehicle search, powered by officially licensed data from the DVLA and other trusted sources.
Our comprehensive reports provide accurate and up-to-date information on vehicle history, ensuring you make informed decisions when buying a used car.
How do we obtain our vehicle data?
We source our vehicle data from trusted sources throughout the UK, including the DVLA for registration details and ownership history, MIAFTR for records of insurance write-offs and stolen vehicles, and finance companies provide outstanding financial information.
We also use ABI data to categorize total loss vehicles, the Police National Computer for stolen vehicle checks, accident repair databases to confirm major repairs, and industry-specific providers for additional insights on accidents, valuations, and mileage confirmation.
What is a vehicle history check, and why it's important?
Our vehicle check provides crucial information about a car’s past history, including any outstanding finance, accident history, write-offs, number plate changes, and the amount of previous owners.
It’s important to help you avoid purchasing a vehicle with underlying issues that could be costly or even dangerous.
Vehicle Check FAQ
Our premium vehicle search allows you to perform an outstanding finance check on the vehicle. This will confirm if the vehicle is still under a financial agreement, such as hire purchase or lease, which means it legally belongs to the finance company until fully paid off.
Our premium vehicle search allows you to perform an outstanding finance check on the vehicle. This will confirm if the vehicle is still under a financial agreement, such as hire purchase or lease, which means it legally belongs to the finance company until fully paid off.
A vehicle write-off occurs when a car has been damaged and the cost of repairs is not economically viable for the insurer. Insurance companies categorize write-offs as Category A, B, S, or N. Category A and B vehicles cannot return to the road no matter the outcome, while Category N and S can be repaired and used again.
Our vehicle owners check will show how many previous owners the car has had, how long each owner kept the car, and whether it was privately owned or part of a fleet. This helps assess how the vehicle has been used and maintained over a certain period of time.
Yes, our plate change check will reveal if the vehicle has had any previous registration numbers. This is essential to know, as frequent plate changes may warrant a deeper look into the vehicle’s past.
Our write-off & damage check will show any reported incidents involving the vehicle, including if it has ever been classified as a write-off. It’s an important part of assessing the vehicle’s overall condition and value.
Legally, a vehicle with outstanding finance still belongs to the finance company until the debt is fully paid. Purchasing the vehicle could result in repossession by the finance company the vehicle belongs to, so it’s absolutely crucial to ensure the finance is cleared before completing any vehicle purchase.
Always run a vehicle history check before buying any used car, even if it appears in great condition. This will give you peace of mind and reveal any hidden issues that could play part in your decision making.
Number plate changes can occur for legitimate reasons, such as the assignment of a personalized plate. However, several plate changes could indicate an attempt to hide the vehicle’s history, so it’s important to consider this information as part of a comprehensive history check.
Our data is obtained directly from trusted sources such as, VOSA/DVSA and DVLA.The association of British insurers, Police National Computer, VDI Valuations, Experian Automotive and UK Finance companies. This allows you to perform DVLA vehicle check to see basic details about a car, like its make, model, engine size, and MOT status. You can do this for free using our online vehicle check or search directly on the DVLA website, but for a complete history check, we recommend using our premium vehicle check for a deeper look into a vehicle’s history.
Our Basic Vehicle Check is completely free and gives you essential details like the car’s make, model, MOT and tax status.
If you need more in-depth information, we have two paid report packages, Vehicle Check Plus and Vehicle Check Premium. These advanced checks provide varying levels of information, such as accident history, outstanding finance details, previous ownership records, and much more, depending on what you’re looking for. We’ve designed these options to give you flexibility and peace of mind based on how thorough you need your vehicle check to be.