A history check tells you what's recorded. CarMate goes further: the MOT story, whether the price is fair, the seller's red flags, and a clear verdict before you view or pay. In 60 seconds.
Backed by official DVLA and DVSA records, plus Experian finance, write-off and stolen checks. Not guesswork.
Choose your check
Check the advert, the recorded history, or both together. Every check ends with a plain-English verdict, not a wall of raw data.
Should you even bother viewing it?
Free with your sign-up credit.
Is the recorded background clean?
Vehicle history provided by Experian.
Everything, before you view or pay.
Best value, both checks for the price of the history alone.
A standard history check shows the recorded background: finance, write-offs, stolen and scrapped markers. Useful, but on its own it can't tell you whether the advert adds up or whether the asking price is fair. The Full Buyer Check reads the advert, the MOT story and the price alongside that history, then gives you one plain verdict: worth viewing, or not.
Pay once, use when you need. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. Vehicle history data provided by Experian, with official DVLA and DVSA records.
The report · nine checks, one verdict
A full breakdown of what CarMate verifies before you drive across the country to look at it.
Overpriced by ~£800. Two fraud signals detected. MOT and mileage verified against DVLA records.
How it works · four steps, sixty seconds
Upload a screenshot from any listing site, paste a Gumtree or eBay Motors link, or type the details in by hand.
DVLA and DVSA records, mileage timeline, fair-price benchmark, buyer risk signals. Sixty seconds, no waiting.
Deal score with a clear reason, price gap to market, MOT advisories, fraud flags, and questions to ask the seller.
A negotiation floor based on real comparable sales, a script for the call, and a straight recommendation either way.
Live demo · from listing to verdict
Why you can trust it · official sources
Every report is built on live government data and cross-checked against what the seller actually wrote. No recycled listing blurb, no guesswork.
Registration, tax status, year and factory specification, pulled live from the plate.
The full MOT history: every pass, failure, advisory and recorded mileage since the car was new.
Vehicle provenance for the History Check: outstanding finance, write-offs, stolen and scrapped markers, backed by a data guarantee of up to £30,000.
Payments are handled entirely by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.
The mileage timeline, MOT advisories and price benchmark all trace back to these sources, so you can check the working, not just take the score on faith.
CarMate is still early, so rather than invent five-star testimonials like some sites do, here's what you can actually rely on before you spend a penny.
Paste a run of regs or a Copart and BCA lot list. Get the damage, the all-in cost with fees and VAT, market value and a max bid on every lot, before you bid. One bad buy shouldn't eat the profit on three good ones.
No subscription. Buy report credits and use them at your own pace. They never expire.
MOT and DVLA records are free to look up yourself. What you pay for is the cross-check: mileage and advisories matched against the listing, a live market price benchmark, fraud signals and a negotiation script, pulled into one report in 60 seconds.
What's included depends on the check you choose
Private listings & auction lots
Recorded vehicle data, powered by Experian
The advert and the recorded history, one verdict
1 free credit when you sign up, no card needed. Credits never expire.
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee - If you're not satisfied with your analysis, we'll refund you. No questions asked.
A real UK company stands behind every report: Moose Technologies Ltd (company 15681969). See who we are and where the data comes from.
