Vehicle Smart - Car Check

Vehicle Smart

About this app

🏆 UK's No.1 car check app, trusted by millions of UK drivers.
⭐ 135 million vehicle checks completed in 2024.

🔎 A free check reveals any UK vehicle's MOT and mileage history.
🔎 A free check shows when a vehicle's MOT & road tax are due to expire.
⚠️ Always get a full Vehicle Smart® check before buying a used car.

How does it work?

Simply enter a UK vehicle registration number, and Vehicle Smart® Car Check provides free DVLA MOT & tax data for all UK cars, motorbikes, vans, HGVs.

Within seconds, you can reveal:

✅ MOT status and history
✅ Mileage analysis
✅ Road tax status
✅ V5C issue date
✅ Make & model
✅ Colour
✅ Vehicle age
✅ Export marker
✅ Fuel type
✅ Engine size
✅ CO2 output and rating
✅ ULEZ compliance

Found a used car you want to buy on Auto Trader?

Protect yourself when buying or selling used cars with a Vehicle Smart® check (also known as an HPI check) to reveal over 80 data points in total, including:

✅ Stolen (police & insurance databases)
✅ Written off
✅ Salvaged (with photos of damage)
✅ Outstanding finance (HP / Logbook loans)
✅ Imported/exported
✅ VIC inspected
✅ Plate changes
✅ Colour changes
✅ Previous owners
✅ Model specifications
✅ £30,000 data guarantee

When is your MOT or tax due?

Add your cars, bikes, and vans to the garage and receive reminders for important dates such as MOT, tax, insurance, breakdown, servicing, and more!

Download Vehicle Smart® Car Check today and take advantage of all features:

✅ Free DVLA MOT + tax status for all UK vehicles
✅ Free DVSA MOT history (inc. Northern Ireland)
✅ Provenance checks (stolen, written off, financed, and more)
✅ Police PNC stolen status
✅ ANPR technology (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
✅ Car insurance quotes (Powered by Confused.com)
✅ Breakdown quotes (AA and RAC)
✅ Road Tax bands and costs (VED)
✅ Mileage analysis & insights
✅ Automatic MOT and tax reminders
✅ Reminders for insurance, breakdown, and servicing
✅ Store and manage multiple vehicles
✅ Personalise your vehicle collection with photos and nicknames
✅ Store notes for tyres, fluids, bulbs, and more for all your vehicles
✅ PCP / lease mileage tracker to view and predict expenses

Are you a car enthusiast? Do you love collecting cars?

Get detailed vehicle data and wow your mates with knowledge on any vehicle's engine & gearbox, speed & performance, fuel economy (motorway & urban), model specifics, tyre pressure, BHP, chassis, and dimensions.

Vehicle Smart® is the perfect companion for anyone using AutoTrader, Motorway, Carwow, or Car Guru apps and a better value alternative to HPI for vehicle history checks.

Vehicle Smart® Car Check - Your Garage in Your Pocket.

Any questions or feedback? Contact us at: [e-mail]

The Vehicle Smart logo and the terms 'Vehicle Smart' and 'Your Garage In Your Pocket' are registered trademarks in the UK under UK00003268245, UK00003604797, UK00003604844, and UK00003333523.

Ratings and reviews

Great app: very useful; well laid out; easy to use; has all the features I need. I have been using the app for several years. I live in a multi-driver house with a number of cars. Vehicle Smart makes it easy to track all the tax and MOT dates. It's also great for looking up cars that I see out and about, at shows, dealers, or on the road - just to know some history, or even just to identify the model. The optional extra info on a car that you can buy for a small price can also be very useful.

I was trying to identify a vehicle by its registration number, but the video footage wasn't very clear. After a few failed attempts, the app stopped allowing further searches due to its limited search quota. They used to offer much more information for free, but now most of it's hidden behind a paywall. It feels like they boosted the value early on to drive up reviews and ratings, then quietly stripped a lot of it back

Really useful when managing more than one car. Well worth the small purchase price. UPDATE: After using this app for several years, it would be great if I could add a custom vehicle which is not necessarily DVLA registered, eg a race car, or a boat. They all have maintenance and insurance schedules.