Plate Pass starting grid

MOT and tax checks at racing speed.

Run a UK registration through live MOT, vehicle tax and clean air context, then keep a signed AffixIO result beside the decision.

  • DVLAlive vehicle enquiry
  • MOTstatus and due dates
  • ULEZclean air context

What this page is about

Industry search data through early 2026 still puts MOT check near the top of UK motoring queries, on the order of two million searches a month. Drivers also hunt for vehicle tax dates, ULEZ rules and full “car check” packs before a private sale.

Commercial reports often start around a few pounds and climb for finance, stolen and write-off flags. Those extras matter for a purchase. For “is the MOT in date?” and “is it taxed?”, the government already publishes the answer.

Plate Pass is not a paid HPI clone. It is an AffixIO demo: explain the market, pull live open signals, and return a yes or no eligibility result without AffixIO holding your vehicle records. Chrome extension privacy: Plate Pass privacy policy.

Paid car check

Useful when you need finance, write-off and keeper history in one pack. MOT history is usually included, and you pay per lookup or by subscription.

  • Outstanding finance and stolen markers: paid
  • Category write-off history: paid
  • MOT history: usually bundled, still billed
Typical consumer packs from about £2.99 upwards

GOV.UK and official APIs

Check MOT history and Check vehicle tax are free. Developers can register for the DVSA MOT history API and DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service with no per-lookup fee.

  • MOT tests, mileage, advisories: free
  • Tax status and due date: free
  • No consumer paywall on the official pages
£0 on GOV.UK · open government data for authorised APIs

What people are reading about right now

Seven-day English Wikipedia traffic for MOT test, Vehicle Excise Duty and HPI, refreshed from the public Pageviews API.

Sources: Wikimedia Pageviews. AffixIO records a signed audit of each refresh.

Live registration lookup

Enter a UK registration. Plate Pass pulls live tax and MOT status from official DVLA records, then AffixIO returns a signed road-legal result.

Check a registration

No manual MOT or tax fields. The AffixIO Plate Pass API looks the vehicle up, then proves whether it clears the road-legal rule.

Clean air zone for a journey

Match a postcode to published ULEZ and clean air zones. Optional registration fills fuel and Euro status from the live record.

Fleet MOT watch

One registration per line. Live MOT expiry is fetched for each plate, then AffixIO flags anything inside your due-date window.

Demo only. Not affiliated with DVLA, DVSA, TfL or commercial car-check brands. Use GOV.UK for live registration lookups and the authority sites for zone charges.

Official lookups

When you need the live record for a real plate, go straight to the government services.

Check MOT history

Pass or fail results, mileage, advisories and expiry from DVSA records.

Open on GOV.UK

Check vehicle tax

Tax status, due date and current MOT marker from DVLA records.

Open on GOV.UK

Questions

Is MOT history free in the UK?

Yes. GOV.UK Check MOT history and Check vehicle tax use official records at no charge. Paid reports often add finance, stolen and write-off data that the free tools do not cover.

What is Plate Pass?

A public AffixIO page. Enter a UK registration and it pulls live DVLA tax and MOT status, then returns a signed AffixIO road-legal result. It does not store your vehicle database.

Where does the live vehicle data come from?

Official DVLA records via the GOV.UK vehicle enquiry service. If a DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service API key is configured, that API is preferred. GETev adds an electric-vehicle signal. AffixIO signs each check.

How do I check a real registration?

Use Check MOT history and Check vehicle tax on GOV.UK. For product builds, register for the DVSA MOT history API and DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service.

Plate Pass vs a paid car report?

GOV.UK history is free. Plate Pass adds a signed eligibility-style result. Paid PDFs in the ads are a different product.

Plate Pass vs Drive Pass?

Plate Pass is the lookup. Drive Pass unifies MOT, tax and ULEZ into drive or do not drive.

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