Has This Car Been Reported Stolen?
Check police records and insurance theft registers instantly before handing over any money. Protect yourself from buying a stolen vehicle.
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Police Database
Data obtained from police and insurance records
Insurance Registers
Covers all major UK theft registers
The Scale of Vehicle Theft in the UK
Buying a stolen vehicle can result in immediate police seizure — with no compensation and no recourse.
Vehicles stolen in the UK every year
Cars on UK roads carry an active stolen marker
Compensation you'll receive if a stolen car is seized
What Our Stolen Check Covers
We pull data from two official UK sources to check theft status.
Police Database
The UK's central police database. Vehicles reported stolen and not yet recovered are recorded here.
Insurance Theft Register
Maintained by the insurance industry to record stolen and written-off vehicles.
Your result in 3 steps
Enter the reg plate
Type in the registration of the vehicle you're considering buying.
We query the databases
We instantly check police and insurance records and return what is recorded against that registration.
Get your instant result
Receive a clear pass/alert result with a downloadable PDF report in seconds.
What you'll receive
Frequently asked questions
We check police and major insurance theft registers to see if the vehicle has been reported stolen and not yet recovered.
Knowingly buying a stolen vehicle is a criminal offence. Even unknowing buyers can have the vehicle seized by police with no right to compensation from the seller.
Approximately 1 in 100 cars on UK roads is estimated to have an outstanding stolen marker. With over 100,000 vehicles reported stolen annually, the risk is real.
Police can seize the vehicle at any time. You'll be left without a car and without a refund unless you can trace the seller — which is rarely possible.
Instantly. Within seconds of entering the registration number you'll receive a clear pass/fail result with a downloadable PDF report.
A clear result means no stolen marker is recorded on our databases. Unreported or very recently stolen vehicles may not yet appear — always inspect a vehicle in person and verify the seller's identity.
Check before you buy
Don't risk losing your car and your money. A stolen check could save you thousands.