Straight facts, no fluff

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers on MOT, car tax, mileage, write-offs and checking a used car — grounded in the DVLA and DVSA records, not opinion.

MOT checks

What an MOT covers, how long the history goes back, and what advisories and failures really mean.

How to check whether a car is taxed, what a SORN is, and why tax no longer transfers when you buy.

How the MOT record exposes a car's true mileage, and how to spot one that has been clocked.

What the insurance write-off categories mean, and whether a repaired write-off is worth buying.

The checks that matter before you hand over money, from the paperwork to the hidden history.

Where our data comes from, how fresh it is, and what a free check gives you versus a full report.