The DVLA are the source of most of the information you can get about vehicles. They have two websites that you can get information form - the Vehicle Enquiry Service and the Vehicle MOT History.
Vehicle Enquiry Service
This is the better of the two DVLA websites. Given just the registration plate you can find out a lot of information about the vehicle, for free.
Head over to:
www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk
and enter your registration number. You'll then be asked to confirm the manufacturer and colour of the vehicle.
The DVLA site will now tell you two basic but vital pieces of information:
- When the vehicle's tax was either last due or is due, and
- When the vehicle's MOT expired or will expire.
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