Full car check: vendors compared on published prices

Vendors with an evidenced Full car check product

A vendor appears here when its own live page for Full car check answered at the linked URL on the date shown. Prices in the table are each vendor's advertised single-check entry prices; bundle rates and promotional pricing change what you pay on the day.

Choosing a full check

Buy it last, not first. The free GOV.UK checks (identity, tax, MOT history with mileages) eliminate the obvious failures for nothing; the paid check is for the car that cleared them and is worth protecting a deposit on.

Compare the guarantee alongside the price. Both priced vendors publish a data guarantee with a stated ceiling; the guarantee is the product's warranty, and its conditions live on the same page as the price.

The price printed is the standing single-check figure. Bundles cut the per-check price materially (both vendors advertise multi-check rates) and promotional pricing moves the day you buy, so the linked source page is worth thirty seconds before checkout.

Common questions

What does a full car check include?

The paid layer over the free registers: outstanding finance, insurance write-off category, stolen markers and previous registrations, plus the same MOT, tax and identity data the free checks return. Each vendor's own page states its exact coverage next to the price quoted above.

How much does a full car check cost?

The priced vendors below advertise the single-check figures shown, each quoted from the vendor's own page with the retrieval date. Multi-check bundles cut the per-check price and are listed in the same table.

Is a full check worth it on a cheap car?

Scale it to the money at risk. The free checks cost nothing and cover identity, tax and history; the paid layer protects against finance and write-off surprises, which matter in proportion to the price being paid and hurt most in private sales.