How automotive checks can maximise your returns and reduce risk
We know that buying and selling vehicles can be risky. Our research shows that 1 in 9 vehicles have been written off by an insurance company, which significantly lowers their value. How can you be sure a vehicle hasn’t been in an accident? How do you know its real value? Crucially, where do you find more profitable customers? We can help you find out.
Our turbo-charged technology is specifically designed for automotive retailers, finance and insurance companies. It helps you access reliable vehicle information and reach more customers at the touch of a button. That way you can maximise your returns as quickly as possible.
How automotive checks benefit your business
Did you know that every day in the UK 20,000 cars change hands? Our automotive software, data and services give you real-time information about vehicles, as well as access to the customers who are most likely to buy from you.
- Reliable information: Access accurate real-time vehicle information
- Quick decisions: Make informed decisions quickly
- More customers: Find, reach and retain more profitable customers
Vehicle images
See a vehicle’s condition over time
DVLA
Verify if a vehicle is registered imported, exported or scrapped
Value
Check a vehicle’s value
Finance
Check if a vehicle is still of interest to a finance company
Customers
Find, reach and retain more profitable customers
More data
View performance, fuel consumption and other data
Key features of our background checking services
Whether you want to check a vehicle’s history, confirm its true mileage, verify its value or find a buyer, our motor insurance, DVLA and automotive checks will help you get the job done.
Buy and sell vehicles with confidence
Identify and sign up the best talent fast, at the touch of a button.
- Check if a vehicle is registered as written off, stolen or exported
- Verify a vehicle’s specifications and MOT history
- View images of a vehicle over time
- Confirm a vehicle’s value
Confirm mileage history
Quickly and accurately verify a vehicle’s mileage.
- Check mileage against a range of sources
- Generate an instant PDF mileage certificate
- Guard against fraud
Keep vehicle records up to date
Check large volumes of vehicle data online to make sure your records are accurate.
- Confirm make, model and date of registration
- Highlight outstanding finance agreements and used valuations
- Manage 5,000 records on one spreadsheet
- Value your used car stock
Fast and accurate vehicle information
Correctly identify and record a wide range of vehicle details, from make and model to engine size and date of registration.
- Access a range of comprehensive information
- Access accurate information quickly
- Build access to data into your own systems
Target more customers
Reach out to potential customers with the right message at the right time. Keep track of who owns a vehicle.
- Track vehicle ownership in real time
- Find out who no longer owns a vehicle
- Let customers know about relevant offers
Match car details to the owners
Quickly and simply verify the keeper of a vehicle on a specified date (for approved businesses only).
- No form filling, postage or delays
- Submit enquiries in seconds
- Results saved online for 21 days
Protect your business against fraud
Keep track of information about vehicles you have a financial interest in. Receive notifications of risks as they happen.
- Access a wide range of automotive data
- Learn about events that could affect sales
- Stay alert to fraudulent activity
Understand your customers better
Keep records accurate and up to date so you can contact the right customers with the right message at the right time.
- Increase response rates and maximise returns
- Correct database errors
- Understand your customers better
- Meet compliance obligations
FAQs
Insurance is deemed to be sensitive information. You can only find out whether a car is insured if you are an insurance broker acting on behalf of a client.
If you want to check whether a car is taxed, you can do so on the Government’s car tax checker website. All you need is the vehicle registration number.
Experian offers the best high quality, comprehensive vehicle provenance and valuation information for automotive retailers, finance and insurance.
You can check a car’s history through our Auto Check solution. This tool lets you verify whether a vehicle is registered as written off, stolen or exported. It also allows you to check a vehicle’s MOT history and view images of it over time.
We offer the best car history report with our wide range of automotive Motor Insurance, DVLA & Automotive Checks.
When you buy a used car, you need to make sure you aren’t buying one that’s badly damaged, stolen or illegally altered. Doing so can save you significant time, money and hassle. Buy from a trader with an established reputation, and who is ideally a member of a trade association.
You can use the DVLA’s free online vehicle information checker to make sure what you are being sold matches the official records. If some details don’t match, the seller must explain why.
It’s important to check the vehicle’s MOT history, which you can do for free on the gov.uk website. It’s also a good idea to get a private history check, or data check, to find out whether the car has been: reported stolen; the seller still owes money on the car; the car has previously been in a serious accident; the car is showing the correct mileage; the car has been written off, repaired and then returned to the road.
You can look for visible signs that a car has been in an accident, but sometimes these can be cosmetically concealed. The best way to check if a car has been in an accident is to use our Auto Check solution.
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