Check the free facts first. Unlock deeper history only when you need it, then manage reports, credits and reminders from your dashboard.
The customer journey
Start with the free check. Compare two vehicles or unlock deeper history only when you need more evidence.
Choose the right route
After your report
Share an eligible report, return to reports and credits, or manage vehicles and reminders from your dashboard.
Paid vehicle reports and Compare reports can use the report's WhatsApp sharing option. Car Facts UK creates a secure temporary link that expires after 48 hours.
The recipient can open only the report authorised by that temporary token. The link does not sign them into your account or reveal the rest of your dashboard.
Sign in to your dashboard to open reports linked to your account and view Active Report Credits. Unused report credits currently do not expire and can be redeemed against another vehicle.
If you already own a paid report for the same registration, Car Facts UK opens the existing report instead and does not use another credit.
Use My Garage inside the dashboard to save vehicles you own or want to monitor. Vehicles can be added from eligible reports or directly through My Garage for MOT and tax tracking.
Keep the vehicle saved in My Garage so its reminder monitoring can continue.
Keep the vehicle saved in My Garage, then use Reminder Centre inside your dashboard to control MOT and vehicle-tax email reminders.
Reminder monitoring continues while the vehicle remains saved in My Garage.
Payment, access and retention
Official live records
Tax, MOT and safety recalls
Car Facts UK brings vehicle information together to help you investigate and understand a vehicle. For current vehicle tax, MOT history or a safety-critical recall, you can also check the latest official record directly with GOV.UK.
Official live records
Car Facts UK brings vehicle information together to help you investigate and understand a vehicle. For current vehicle tax, MOT history or a safety-critical recall, you can also check the latest official record directly with GOV.UK.
Official records and provider coverage can change after a report is generated.
Common questions
The free check is useful for basic vehicle identity, MOT and tax information. A paid report is more suitable when you need deeper history evidence such as finance, write-off, stolen, recall and other paid-provider data where available.
Stripe may place a temporary authorisation on your card while the registration and report availability are checked. If the report cannot be generated, that authorisation is released; if a payment has already completed, it is refunded in full. Car Facts UK keeps no payment when no report is produced.
Paid vehicle reports and Compare reports can be shared using the available secure WhatsApp sharing option. A temporary secure link is created for the authorised report and expires after 48 hours.
No. A secure shared link opens only the report authorised by its temporary token. It does not sign the recipient into your account or reveal the rest of your dashboard.
Signed-in customers can open reports linked to their account, view and redeem unused report credits, manage vehicles in My Garage and use Reminder Centre for MOT and vehicle-tax email reminders.
Create an account or sign in using the same email address used at checkout. Remaining guest bundle credits can then be attached to that signed-in dashboard.
Paid provider data is available for 7 days, then removed under provider terms and the retention policy. MOT and tax data may be retained separately where needed for enabled reminder features.
Ready when you are
Enter a UK registration, review the free information returned and decide from there whether deeper history is worth unlocking.
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Last reviewed: 6 September 2026. This page describes the current Car Facts UK journey and may be updated when services, provider availability or customer access changes.