Where to get free vehicle write off history?
Where to get free vehicle write off history?
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rob07

Original Poster:

164 posts

196 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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As per title but I do not want to give out any personal details like email address or have to sign up for anything.
I would just like to put in vehicle details and get instant results. Does such a site/app exist.

E-bmw

12,001 posts

173 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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No.

An online check needs an email address to deliver the report to.

An app will also need to be "delivered" to a known number etc.

loskie

6,664 posts

141 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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build an autotrader ad and that may give you an idea. You may have to register but what's your worry?

Yellow Lizud

2,778 posts

185 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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E-bmw said:
An online check needs an email address to deliver the report to.

An app will also need to be "delivered" to a known number etc.
Not necessarily, the report could just be displayed on the screen.
Like checking the .gov site for tax/MOT.

But I don't know if such a site for write-offs exists.

MDMA .

9,993 posts

122 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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rob07 said:
As per title but I do not want to give out any personal details like email address or have to sign up for anything.
I would just like to put in vehicle details and get instant results. Does such a site/app exist.
Buy a burner phone and PAYG SIM card and create a dummy gmail account. Make sure you’ve got your tinfoil hat on while doing it though. Might get a knock at the door otherwise.

paul_c123

1,639 posts

14 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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loskie said:
build an autotrader ad and that may give you an idea. You may have to register but what's your worry?
Not true (used to be true, a good few months ago though).

sooty61

735 posts

192 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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Try https://vehiclescore.co.uk/

If there is something dodgy you will have to buy the report but if it is all OK it will tell you. If you know the vehicle has been written off I think it is very unlikely you will get that information for free

ashenfie

2,054 posts

67 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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rob07 said:
As per title but I do not want to give out any personal details like email address or have to sign up for anything.
I would just like to put in vehicle details and get instant results. Does such a site/app exist.
There is a fair amount of free government data at https://www.gov.uk/get-vehicle-information-from-dv...

LightweightLouisDanvers

2,686 posts

64 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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MDMA . said:
Buy a burner phone and PAYG SIM card and create a dummy gmail account. Make sure you ve got your tinfoil hat on while doing it though. Might get a knock at the door otherwise.
rofl

Mad Maximus

793 posts

24 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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I’m pretty sure it doesn’t although personally I don’t see why the basic information isn’t free like Mot history. If anything getting the information is getting more and more expensive.

General Price

6,013 posts

204 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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MDMA . said:
Buy a burner phone and PAYG SIM card and create a dummy gmail account. Make sure you ve got your tinfoil hat on while doing it though. Might get a knock at the door otherwise.
If you snap the phone in half immediately after reading the report,you should be OK.

sonar

twing

5,603 posts

152 months

Sunday 16th November 2025
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rob07 said:
As per title but I do not want to give out any personal details like email address or have to sign up for anything.
I would just like to put in vehicle details and get instant results. Does such a site/app exist.
Why not just get someone to HPI it?

mikeyr

3,243 posts

214 months

Monday 17th November 2025
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https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Sadly Autotrader doesn't do that anymore. Frustrating if you are looking at lots of cars, not to be able to see this information easily is a pain (obviously if buying from some sites, e.g. Autotrader, any Cat writeoff statuses are visible.