Vehicle and MOT facts
Identity, dates, mileage entries and test outcomes form the factual starting point where official data is available.
Know the car.
Then know the deal.
Read the registration record, calculate a realistic value and test an advert against every cost that follows the asking price.
Three tools.
Three different decisions.
Each route has one search intent and one job. You can move between them as the evidence develops without pretending a plate, a valuation and an advert check are the same thing.
Registration check
Identify the vehicle, read the MOT chronology and find mileage or advisory patterns before arranging a viewing.
Open the plate deskCar value calculator
Compare quick-sale, realistic private-sale and patient asking ranges using the car’s mileage and actual condition.
Calculate the valueListing checker
Paste an AutoTrader, Gumtree, eBay Motors or Facebook advert and rebuild its margin after real UK costs.
Interrogate the advertA green tick is not due diligence.
carFlippy separates recorded facts from calculations and estimates, so you can see what is known, what is inferred and what still needs checking at the car.
Condition and seller evidence
Service records, advert claims, photographs and your physical inspection determine whether the example deserves its guide price.
Value and ownership costs
MOT exposure, repair allowance, collection travel, tax, insurance and selling fees turn a headline gap into a net result.
OWNER
Sell with a defensible range.
Understand what moves your car away from a generic guide price, then decide whether speed, convenience or the strongest private-sale result matters most.
Read the UK valuation guideBUYER
Travel with better questions.
Use the plate and advert to build a viewing checklist before emotion, distance travelled or seller pressure makes the decision for you.
Build a due-diligence routineFLIPPER
Protect the margin before buying.
Work backwards from a realistic resale value, allow for the full cost stack and set a purchase ceiling that survives ordinary surprises.
Compare model flip potentialUseful intelligence.
No false certainty.
A digital check cannot hear a cold start, inspect a chassis rail or prove legal ownership. We show the working so a result becomes a better next action—not a guarantee.
01
Verify identity at the car. Match the registration result, VIN and V5C before money changes hands.
02
Check finance and write-off status separately. MOT history is not a provenance report.
03
Inspect and road-test. Use the online evidence to target the mechanical and cosmetic questions that remain.
04
Adjust the assumptions. A valuation or profit output is only as credible as its mileage, condition and cost inputs.
Start with the evidence.
Pay when the workflow earns it.
Free
Free
- Manage up to 3 vehicles in your Garage
- MOT and tax date reminders
- 10 URL scans per month
- Full UK cost breakdown per scan
- Road tax, MOT, repair buffer & fuel costs
- Net profit & ROI calculation
- Plate check — instant DVLA & MOT data
- Scan history
Basic
£4.99/mo
Switch to annual · £49.99/yr
- Manage up to 20 vehicles
- 100 URL scans per month
- AI analysis — condition, risk & red flags
- Offer strategy with negotiation leverage
- Full MOT history — clocking & defect analysis
- AI resale listing generator
- Full share links including paid features
- Full scan history & saved analyses
- Everything in Free
Recommended
Pro
£14.99/mo
Switch to annual · £149.99/yr
- Unlimited URL scans
- Unlimited Garage vehicles
- Automated discovery engine (every 6 hrs)
- Full discovery dashboard & history (7 days)
- HMRC Self Assessment export (CSV)
- My Garage — track every flip, cost & profit
- Everything in Basic