MotorSnoopLaunching late 2026
UK used car checks

Don't buy
a mystery.

MotorSnoop checks the car, the advert and the seller before you hand over a penny. One plain-English report, one clear verdict, £14.99.

One reply when we open. Nothing else, ever.

The verdict

Every report ends one of three ways

No scores out of a hundred, no jargon. Fixed rules decide the verdict from what the records show, and the report explains every line that led there.

Green

Nothing found in our checks

No warning markers were recorded in the registers we checked, and the report says exactly which registers, and when we looked.

Amber

Check this before you buy

Something needs an answer first. The report tells you what we found, what it means, and exactly what to ask the seller.

Red

Walk away

Some reports will tell you not to buy the car. That is the point of paying for one.

What we look at

Three checks. Most services do one.

01 · The car

The official records

Markers recorded against the car in the official registers, like outstanding finance, theft records and write-off history. Every marker dated and sourced, every absence stated honestly: we tell you what was not recorded in the registers we checked, never more.

02 · The advert

The listing itself

The advert's claims, tested against the record. Mileage against the MOT history, the story against the paperwork, and the things the advert quietly leaves out.

03 · The seller

Who you're buying from

For dealers, the company behind the advert: its record at Companies House and its public pattern. Private individuals are never researched; we check cars and businesses, not people.

How we work

Built to be checked

A report you can't verify is just another opinion. Ours shows its working.

Sourced and dated

Every claim in the report names its source and the date we checked it, so you can verify it yourself before you buy.

AI in its place

We use AI to write parts of the report in plain English. It never sees the register results and never decides the verdict. Fixed rules do.

Fail honestly

If a data source is down and your report can't be completed, you're told plainly and refunded automatically, without asking.

Questions

Asked early, answered straight

What does a report cost?

£14.99 for one full report on one specific car: its records, its advert and its seller, ending in one clear verdict. If a source is unavailable and we can't complete your report, you're refunded automatically.

How is this different from other car checks?

Most checks look at the car alone. We also read the advert and look at the seller, because the listing and the person selling are where buyers actually get caught out.

Does it work for private sellers?

Yes. The car and advert checks run on every listing. The seller research section runs for dealers only; we never research private individuals.

When do you launch?

Late 2026, UK first. Leave your email above and you'll get exactly one message when we open.