Check MOT and Tax with this completely FREE Tax and MOT checker. No need to pay, subscribe or sign-up.
How to check MOT and Tax
This is really simple, just enter the car registration in the yellow box and press the red button. You then wait a few seconds while the system retrieves all of the information, and hey presto! your tax and mot check is complete.
What is included in a Tax and MOT check
You will see the vehicle’s make, model, Tax and MOT status and a number of other registration details from the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) database. Below this information, you will see the MOT history for any MOTs carried out since 2005 (that’s because MOTs before 2005 are not recorded in the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) database.)
MOT information includes date, pass or fail status and odometer reading. If the MOT raised any defects, the MOT Checker will display them when you click on “Defects(n).”
Why use the MOT checker
There are a number of reasons to do a Tax and MOT check
- If you are looking to buy a car, you might want to carry out some basic checks before you pay for a more detailed HPI vehicle history check.
- If a car is parked on the road outside your house and appears to be abandoned, you can check whether it has a valid tax and MOT.
- Just for fun! You could check to see whether any of your old cars are still on the road.
if you have an MG Midget or Austin Healey Sprite, you could try my Chassis Number decoder in addition to the MOT checker.
Why pay for a premium HPI vehicle history check
Whilst this Tax and MOT checker is useful, convenient and FREE! An HPI vehicle check provides further, vital information about a vehicle, such as whether it has outstanding finance, has been written off, or has been reported as stolen. This information can help you avoid spending your hard-earned money on a dodgy vehicle.
Having problems completing a Tax and MOT checker
Did you enter the registration number correctly? Be careful that you enter the letter O and the number 0 correctly. 1’s, I’s, 5’s and S’s are other potential characters for confusion.
If someone has recently registered the vehicle or changed its registration number plate, it may not yet be in the system. Give it a few days and try again.
The vehicle had the wrong number plate fitted! A friend of mine experienced this, and they didn’t notice the error for 12 months!
There could be an error in the DVLA data, whilst this is unusual it can happen.
If you’re still having problems, you can check the DVLA website for registration details and the DVSA website for MOT details.