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Motor Vehicle Related Sites
(This page was last updated on the 25/08/2025)
UK Partial Number Plate Research
UK Motor Vehicle Research Details
UK Driving Licence Numbers Explained
UK - Accident & Traffic Information
crashmap.co.uk - interesting free mapping site showing vehicle collisions & accidents in the UK since 2005
roadcrash.co.uk - interesting free mapping site showing vehicle collisions & accidents in the UK since 2005
frixo.com - free live road traffic reports
UK - Damage Reports, Finance & Stolen Vehicle Checking Services
hpicheck.com - vehicle checking service
rac.co.uk - basic vehicle checking service
mycarcheck.com - vehicle checking service, covering stolen and write-off reports which are charged for, but basic make and model details from the registration number are free
fullcarchecks.co.uk - vehicle checking service, with lots of additional details available to purchase
UK - General Vehicle Information
howmanyleft.co.uk - see how many cars of any make & model are still registered on the roads in the UK
vindecoder.net - check any VIN number to identify the make & country of manufacture of a motor vehicle
carsowners.net - check any VIN number to identify the make & country of manufacture of a motor vehicle
UK - Insurance Information
mib.org.uk - check if your vehicle is on the Motor Insurers' Bureau
UK - Vehicles MOT & Tax Details
vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk - allows you to search a registration number & make, to see when the vehicle was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd
check-mot.service.gov.uk - allows you to search a registration number to see when the vehicle was first registered and if it is mot'd
carveto.co.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
caranalytics.co.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
vehiclelookup.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
checkthecar.com - allows you to search a vehicle registration number, to see what type of vehicle it is, when it was first registered (and when the ownership was last updated), if it is taxed & mot'd and the recent mot mileage etc
cartaxcheck.co.uk - allows you to search a vehicle registration number, to see what type of vehicle it is, when it was first registered (and when the ownership was last updated), if it is taxed & mot'd and the recent mot mileage etc
motorscan.co.uk - allows you to search a vehicle registration number, to see what type of vehicle it is, when it was first registered (and when the ownership was last updated), if it is taxed & mot'd and the recent mot mileage etc
cartrail.co.uk - allows you to search a vehicle registration number, to see what type of vehicle it is, when it was first registered (and when the ownership was last updated), if it is taxed & mot'd and the recent mot mileage etc
rapidcarcheck.co.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
ultimatecarcheck.co.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
fullcarchecks.co.uk - allows you to search a UK registration number, to see the vehicle model details, when it was first registered and if it is taxed & mot'd etc
UK - Parking Fines
londontribunals.org.uk - search the "Statutory Registers" for details of appeals for parking or congestion charges within London Boroughs, using the subjects name to read the case details, including their registration number
UK - Private Registration Plate Values
plates4less.co.uk - searchable database giving guide values for UK registration plates
eliteregistrations.co.uk - searchable database giving guide values for UK registration plates
UK - Registered Keeper Details
gov.uk - the limited circumstances that you can legally obtain information from the DVLA about a vehicles registered keeper
UK - Vehicle Sales Details
autotrader.co.uk - when researching a vehicle for sale on AutoTrader you can see when it was first listed for sale on the site by checking the URL, where the date is shown on the first 8 digits, as in autotrader.co.uk/car-details/YYYYMMDD
totalcarcheck.co.uk - when researching a vehicle on this site, as well as providing the usual MOT & VEL / Tax details, along with the vehicles first Registration Date and the V5C Issue Date, which indicates when the vehicle was last sold, it also has a section called Previously Seen Adverts, where it lists the Date Seen, Price & Mileage from any listed online adverts for the vehicle
UK - Stolen Vehicles & Plant
bikersunited.co.uk - UK stolen motorbike details, uploaded by the bikes owners
ukcampsite.co.uk - stolen caravan & motorhome database
ter-europe.org - the National Plant & Equipment Register
UK - Vehicles Used As Taxi's
tfl.gov.uk - search for licensed London private hire vehicles by vehicle type or registration number
castlepoint.gov.uk - search for licensed private hire vehicles registered by Castle Point Borough Council in Essex
UK - Other Useful Sites
partialnumberplate.co.uk - search partial UK & Irish number plates, replacing unknown / missing characters with a ?, and it will return a list of possible registrations, along with the vehicles make & colour
ultimatecarcheck.co.uk - UK regional number plates codes listed
rate-driver.co.uk - publicly generated comments about bad driving & parking with photos & videos, searchable via registration number, also gives make, model, tax & mot details
platesmania.com - publicly generated photos and comments about vehicles, searchable via registration number
gov.uk - UK driving endorsement codes explained
carnet.ai - useful site which can identify a vehicles make and model type from an uploaded image
teslamap.io - useful site showing open public details relating to Tesla vehicles
Ireland - Motor Vehicle Related Sites
ncts.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number, to see some basic details of the vehicle, including details of when the current National Car Test (the Irish equivalent of a UK MOT) was issued and is due to expire
motorcheck.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number it will give you some basic details of the vehicle
myvehicle.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number it will give you some basic details of the vehicle
cartell.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number it will give you some basic details of the vehicle
theaa.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number it will give you some basic details of the vehicle
donedeal.ie - enter an Irish vehicle registration number it will give you some basic details of the vehicle
International - Motor Vehicle Related Sites
worldlicenseplates.com - site displaying how different countries vehicle registration plates are formatted
licenseplatemania.com - site displaying how different countries vehicle registration plates are formatted
platerecognizer.com - a useful online tool to get the details of a number plate from a blurred image, as well as the vehicles model type & country of origin
linkedin.com - an article on Vehicle OSINT, about Indian registered vehicles, by Neeraj Kumar