Know beforeyou buy.
Vehicle history reports that explain the expensive risks, MOT story, ownership signals, insurance estimate, market value, and what to ask before you offer.
AB12 CDE
2019 Ford Focus ST-Line 1.5 EcoBoost · 43,200 mi
Trust score
74
Finance
Clear
Stolen
Clear
Write-off
None
Keepers
3
Last MOT
Pass Mar 2024
Searches
4 previous
Core history
100
Ownership context
74
Insurance estimate
66
What's checked
Every check that matters.
We run the checks that catch expensive surprises, then turn the result into a buyer brief you can use before money changes hands.
Outstanding finance
See whether a finance agreement is recorded before you inherit someone else's problem.
Stolen status
Checked against Police National Computer data for a clear go/no-go signal.
Write-off history
Understand Cat A, B, S, or N damage and what it means for the car.
Full MOT history
Passes, failures, advisories, defects, expiry dates, and mileage readings in one timeline.
Keeper history
How many owners the car has had and how long each kept it.
Plate and colour changes
Spot registration transfers and colour history that may need a straight answer from the seller.
Salvage and high-risk records
PremiumPremium uses Experian AutoCheck with salvage data and a £10,000 guarantee.
Safety recall check
PremiumFind manufacturer recalls that may still need action.
Market valuation
PremiumCurrent retail and trade values plus a 12-month forecast for confident negotiation.
Insurance estimate
Included with Basic: insurance group and estimated running-cost signal for the exact vehicle.
Full advert history
PremiumPrevious listings, price drops, and how long it has been unsold.
Market demand score
PremiumDesirability, advert movement, and road-life forecasts show whether you have leverage.
AI intelligence
Not just data. Actual insight.
PlateIQ turns live vehicle data into a clear buyer's brief: what is clean, what needs explaining, what the car is worth, and what to offer.
Trust score
74
1 Advisory
A single 0-100 readout combining core history, ownership context, MOT data, and AI risk.
Plain English verdict
Clean
But negotiate
No wall of raw data. PlateIQ explains what is clean, what matters, and what to verify.
Questions to ask
4
Seller questions
AI-generated prompts for viewings based on keeper count, MOT advisories, and report flags.
Negotiation range
£9,400
Suggested offer
Suggested offer and walk-away price based on valuation, advert history, and report risk.
Buyer brief
2019 Ford Focus
Clean history, above-market asking price, long advert history, and one recall to verify. The seller has room to move; open around £9,400 and confirm the recall before purchase.
Why have there been three keepers in five years?
Can you show evidence the Ford recall has been actioned?
What were the latest MOT advisories, and have they been fixed?
Asking
£10,200
Market
£9,800
Offer
£9,400
Pricing
Simple. No nonsense.
One-off payment. No subscription. Choose Basic history checks or Premium buying intelligence.
Basic
Core history checks plus insurance insight
Finance, stolen, write-off and high-risk checks
Full MOT, mileage and tax history
Keeper, plate and colour history
Insurance group and estimate
Vehicle spec and identity data
AI trust score and summary
Questions to ask the seller
Instant online report
£10,000 Experian guarantee
Valuation and price forecast
Advert history, recalls and road-life forecast
Premium
Everything Basic has plus the premium buying context
Everything in Basic
Experian AutoCheck with £10,000 guarantee
Salvage and high-risk record data
Current market valuation
12-month price forecast
Full advert and price history
Safety recall check
Road-life forecast
AI negotiation range
Market demand score
10
Core risk cards
£10K
Premium guarantee
8
Premium data sources
0-100
AI trust score