We like FreeCarCheck — both of us give you a free DVLA/MOT lookup, no signup. The difference is when you want the full picture: VRMCheck charges one clear £5.97 for finance, write-off, stolen, keeper and plate history, with no tiered upsell maze.
MOT status, tax status and specs are free here too. Pay only when you've found the car worth a full check.
One full report, one price. No "basic vs premium vs premium-plus" deciding which checks are gated behind which tier.
Previous keeper count, plate changes and a market valuation are part of the £5.97 — not a higher tier.
Both free up front. The full history, side by side.
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FreeCarCheck sits in the same "free basic / paid full" category as VRMCheck, so the free MOT and tax lookup is just as free here. The real question is the full report — what's in it and what you pay.
VRMCheck bundles previous keeper history and a market valuation into the single £5.97, rather than gating them behind a pricier tier. And because there's just one report tier, you don't have to guess which checks you'll actually get before paying.
Both services draw on the same official DVLA and DVSA feeds and licensed finance/stolen registers. The honest difference is price transparency and how much of the full history is included in the headline figure.
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