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Motor Vehicle Related Sites

(This page was last updated on the 03/01/2024)


UK - Accident & Traffic Information
www.crashmap.co.uk - interesting free mapping site showing vehicle collisions & accidents in the UK since 2005
www.roadcrash.co.uk - interesting free mapping site showing vehicle collisions & accidents in the UK since 2005
www.frixo.com - free live road traffic reports


UK - Damage Reports, Finance & Stolen Vehicle Checking Services
www.hpicheck.com - vehicle checking service
www.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
www.rac.co.uk - basic vehicle checking service


UK - General Vehicle Information
www.howmanyleft.co.uk - see how many cars of any make & model are still registered on the roads in the UK
www.vindecoder.net - check any VIN number to identify the make & country of manufacture of a motor vehicle
www.carsowners.net - check any VIN number to identify the make & country of manufacture of a motor vehicle


UK - Insurance Information
www.askmid.com - check if your vehicle is on the motor insurance database


UK - Vehicles MOT & Tax Details
www.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
www.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
www.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
www.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
www.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
www.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
www.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
www.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


UK - Parking Fines
www.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
www.plates4less.co.uk - searchable database giving guide values for UK registration plates
www.eliteregistrations.co.uk - searchable database giving guide values for UK registration plates


UK - Registered Keeper Details
www.gov.uk - the limited circumstances that you can legally obtain information from the DVLA about a vehicles registered keeper


UK - Vehicle Sales Details
www.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
www.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
www.bikersunited.co.uk - UK stolen motorbike details, uploaded by the bikes owners
www.ukcampsite.co.uk - stolen caravan & motorhome database
www.ter-europe.org - the National Plant & Equipment Register


UK - Vehicles Used As Taxi's
www.tfl.gov.uk - search for licensed London private hire vehicles by vehicle type or registration number


UK - Other Useful Sites
www.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
www.platesmania.com - publicly generated photos and comments about vehicles, searchable via registration number
www.direct.gov.uk - UK driving endorsement codes explained
www.carnet.ai - useful site which can identify a vehicles make and model type from an uploaded image


Ireland - Motor Vehicle Related Sites
www.motorcheck.ie - if you enter an Irish registration number it will give details of the vehicle


International - Motor Vehicle Related Sites
www.worldlicenseplates.com - site displaying how different countries vehicle registration plates are formatted
www.licenseplatemania.com - site displaying how different countries vehicle registration plates are formatted
www.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