Scrapped Car Check
Find out if a car has been scrapped to avoid driving an unsafe vehicle on the road. Car Reg Checks will run a full history report on any vehicle to check its hidden history that you will need to know before making your purchase. Just enter the registration below and get a full car check report.
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What's included in our full car check report?
Why do you need a scrapped car check?
If a car has been marked as scrapped by the DVLA this means that it is not fit for the road and our report will instantly find this out for you.
Avoid the hassle that comes with buying a used car that has been marked as scrapped by checking this before you make your purchase. This will save you time and money as well as the reassurance that the car of your dreams is roadworthy.
Written off and scrapped cars are two very different things. While some written off cars can be repaired to be driven safely on the road - scrapped cars are irreparable. When a car is marked as scrapped it has reached the end of its life because it is old or damaged and can not run on the road. Therefore, the car must be completely destroyed at a scrapyard and only be used for parts. The easiest way for you to find this out is to run your registration through our system to bring up the car’s full history to determine if it is safe to drive on the road.
How our vehicle checks work?
Enter registration number
Simply type the car’s number plate into the input field above and click 'Check Now'.
Your registration number or number plate is also referred to as your VRM (Vehicle Registration Mark). It includes numbers and letters and is found on the front and rear of the vehicle.
Choose a report type
A free DVLA vehicle check report will be displayed. To source more information, choose from our standard vehicle check, full check or multi-check options.
Want to add more to your standard vehicle check, but don’t want the full check? No problem. Customise your report by selecting individual add-ons.
View your car report
After entering the required payment information into our secure checkout, you’ll be automatically redirected to your report.
We’ll also send you an order confirmation email with a link to your car check report, so you can access it anytime, anywhere.
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Scrapped Car Check FAQ's
Car Reg Checks issues a full history report for your vehicle including if the car has been issued an ELV (End of Life Vehicle) by the DVLA. Our report will officially confirm if the car has been scrapped on the DVLA system. Simply enter your vehicle registration to get your report.
A car gets marked as scrapped when it can no longer work on the road as it is completely useless and must be destroyed or used for parts. This can happen if a car has been in an accident that caused it to be irreparable or when it becomes too old to work safely.
Always ask for paperwork when purchasing a used car to avoid being scammed into buying a scrapped car. We strongly advise using our instant scrapped car check to discover any hidden history that the seller might not inform you of in order to get a sale. This will give you peace of mind when buying your next vehicle as all our checks are 100% verified.
There are no specific tell-signs to indicate if a car has been scrapped just by looking at it. You can only find this out by using our scrapped car check as DVLA won’t be able to directly give you this information for free. We use DVLA’s verified database to provide an affordable and instant report of the history of the car.
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