A clear verdict, from official data you can trace.
RegVerdict reads a car's full official history and turns it into one honest verdict. Here is exactly where the data comes from, how we interpret it, and why we are independent of the names you will recognise.
Three steps, about thirty seconds
Enter any UK registration
Type a number plate. We instantly pull the vehicle's official record from DVSA and DVLA. No account, no clutter.
We cross-check the whole history
Mileage at every MOT, advisory history, write-off and finance markers, and how the model performs across millions of tests, read together rather than dumped as a table.
You get a clear verdict
One Confidence Score, a short summary of what we found, and the exact questions worth putting to the seller.
Official sources, named and attributed
Every figure traces to a named source. We never scrape forums or invent numbers.
DVSA MOT history
Every recorded test since 2005: passes, fails, advisories and the odometer reading on the day. Licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Included freeDVLA vehicle data
Tax and SORN status, plus core specification where the record holds it. Licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Included freeFinance, write-off and stolen registers
For the extended report, provenance markers are checked against regulated finance and insurance industry data through a licensed data provider.
Extended reportHow we interpret what we find
Anyone can show you a row of MOT records. The value is in reading them together.
Confidence Score
A 0 to 100 indicator that weighs everything we find into one number, with the working shown. It is guidance, not a guarantee of condition.
Mileage and clocking
Every odometer reading is checked for rollbacks and impossible jumps, with kilometres normalised to miles so imports are not flagged by mistake.
Model reliability
We set the car against how its make and model actually holds up at MOT across millions of real DVSA tests.
Write-off explained
Not just a category letter: what it means, the risk to you, and whether to negotiate or walk away.
Are we affiliated with HPI, DVLA or DVSA?
No. RegVerdict is independent.
We interpret official open government data published under the Open Government Licence. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of DVLA, DVSA or HPI, and we never imply that we are. The car-check market is full of lookalike sites that borrow those names to look official, so we say this plainly: the only name behind your report is ours.
How we differ from the lookalikes
The category's worst reputation comes from subscription traps and empty paid reports. Our model is the opposite.
- One clear price. No subscription, and no auto-renew. The category is full of £1.99 hooks that quietly become a monthly charge. We do not do that.
- See your free verdict before you pay. We never charge you just to find out whether there is anything to find.
- Lifetime access. Your report does not expire, and any multi-car credits never expire either.
- We never sell an empty report. If there is nothing premium to show, we tell you, rather than charging for a blank page.
What we do not do
- We do not look up the registered keeper or owner. Those lookups are restricted, and we deliberately stay the right side of that line.
- We do not claim to be 100% accurate or complete. Official records can lag or contain gaps, so a check is strong evidence, not a guarantee.
- We are not a replacement for a physical or mechanical inspection. Use the report to decide what to inspect and what to ask.
Questions people ask first
Is RegVerdict part of the government, DVLA or HPI?
Is the free check actually free?
Will I be signed up to a subscription?
How accurate is the report?
What if a paid report fails or finds nothing?
Try it on a real car
Enter a registration for an instant, evidenced verdict. The MOT-based check is free.