Is the Free Vehicle History Report really free?

Yes. Tax and MOT status, the full official record, the complete MOT history with advisories and failure reasons, and an AI summary of what it shows, with a fair daily limit per account.

What's the difference between Silver and Gold?

Silver checks the major recorded-history and provenance risks: write-off and salvage, stolen and scrapped markers, mileage anomalies, imports, plate history and the full MOT record. It does not physically inspect the car, and it does not include outstanding-finance data. Gold adds the money question: outstanding finance and log-book loans. Finance check is powered by Experian

Pricing · Dean's Car Check

Pay once, no subscription

Simple, one-off pricing

No subscription. Pay once per report. Start free to confirm the car, then go as deep as you need.We report official and licensed vehicle records, nobody visits the car.

Best for buying a car

GoldVehicle History Report

£8.99 one-off, inc. VAT

Everything in Silver, plus outstanding finance and log-book loans.

✓Everything in the Silver report
✓Outstanding finance agreements
✓Log-book (V5C) loan markers
✓Who the finance is with, the agreement type and its term
✓Record risk score out of 100
✓Taxi & private-hire history

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Guided GoldVehicle History Report

£11.99 one-off, inc. VAT

Not just the report. Every section of it explained, finding by finding.

A one-line summary tells you a marker exists. Guided Gold walks every section of your report, write-off, mileage, keepers, finance, and tells you what your car's own result means, and what it doesn't.

✓Everything in the Gold report
✓Plain-English explanation of what each section of the record means
✓Why each check matters, and what the result does and does not tell you
✓AI that reads your own car's individual results, finding by finding
✓Taxi & private-hire history

Guided Gold reads exactly the same records as Gold. It never adds a fact, never guesses, and never turns an Unknown into good news. All it changes is how much of your report you understand.

AI-Guided

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SilverVehicle History Report

£3.99 one-off, inc. VAT

The provenance check. For reading a car's past, not for handing over money today.

No finance check. Silver won't tell you if money is still owed on this car. Gold will. Better you know that now than after you've paid.

✓Insurance write-off & salvage (Cat A/B/S/N)
✓Stolen (police marker) check
✓Scrapped / unscrapped status
✓Imported & exported markers
✓VIN & plate-change history
✓Previous keepers & ownership timeline
✓Mileage history & anomaly detection
✓Full MOT history (passes, fails, advisories)
✓Road tax band and yearly cost, ULEZ and Clean Air Zone check
✓Plain-English AI summary of the whole report

FreeVehicle History Report

£0

The official record, checked and explained.

✓Tax and MOT status, with due dates
✓Make, model, year, colour, fuel & engine
✓Full MOT history (passes, fails, advisories)
✓AI summary of what the record shows
✓Free MOT reminder emails before the MOT runs out
✓Saved in My checks, so you can come back to it
✓Links to free sites where you can price the car yourself
✓Free account, fair-use limited per day

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No refunds once your report is delivered. If a report fails or is wrong, we put it right or refund you. See the terms

Everything, side by side

What each report includes, compared across every product we sell
What you get	Free£0	Silver£3.99	Gold£8.99	Guided Gold£11.99
Tax & MOT status, with due dates	Included	Included	Included	Included
Make, model, year, colour, fuel & engine	Included

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Questions

Is the Free Vehicle History Report really free?: Yes. Tax and MOT status, the full official record, the complete MOT history with advisories and failure reasons, and an AI summary of what it shows, with a fair daily limit per account.
What's the difference between Silver and Gold?: Silver checks the major recorded-history and provenance risks: write-off and salvage, stolen and scrapped markers, mileage anomalies, imports, plate history and the full MOT record. It does not physically inspect the car, and it does not include outstanding-finance data. Gold adds the money question: outstanding finance and log-book loans.Finance check is powered by Experian
Do you visit the car?: We report official and licensed vehicle records, nobody visits the car.

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