Good information.
Traceable sources.

How to use this library

Prefer the original authority for official processes. Read a provider’s own coverage before buying its report. A reference here is not an endorsement, commercial relationship or permission for us to reproduce its data.

Official guidance and services

• CCPC: what to know before buying a car

  Irish consumer guidance on buying from dealers and private sellers.

• CCPC: crashed and clocked cars

  Mileage tampering, misleading sales and reporting concerns.

• CCPC: buying second-hand goods

  Explains the difference between buying from a business and a private individual.

• RSA: buying and selling a vehicle

  Road Safety Authority advice, including independent vehicle inspections.

• RSA: written-off vehicles

  Irish write-off categories and guidance for vehicle owners.

• NCTS: official NCT services

  Use the official service to check NCT validity or manage a test.

• NCTS: National Car Test manual

  Test standards, identification and the limitations of a test at a point in time.

• Department of Transport: Check My Vehicle

  Official vehicle service. JavaScript is required; its individual result fields were not independently verified in this research session.

• Department of Transport: vehicle status enquiry

  Checks the status of a notified ownership change or destruction notification.

• Department of Transport: online ownership transfer

  Official announcement of the private-to-private online transfer service.

• Motor Tax Online

  Official Irish motor tax transactions and information.

• Revenue: registration plates and format standards

  Year, half-year and county registration format, including imported vehicles.

• GOV.UK: check a vehicle’s MOT history

  Official UK test history service; availability depends on vehicle and jurisdiction.

• GOV.UK: insurance write-off categories

  UK definitions of categories A, B, S and N.

• GOV.UK: buying repaired write-offs

  Advice on assessing repairs and insurance before purchase.

• GOV.UK: checks when buying a used car

  Vehicle identity, documents and MOT checks for UK vehicles.

• Revenue: importing vehicles from GB and Northern Ireland

  Different tax and customs treatment applies depending on the vehicle’s circumstances.

• Revenue: registering a vehicle purchased in Great Britain

  Customs, VAT and supporting documents for GB imports.

• SEAI: buying a used electric vehicle

  Battery condition, charging and used EV considerations.

• SEAI: understanding EV battery life

  Explains battery state of health and capacity.

• Department of Transport: privacy notice and NVDF access

  Access to the National Vehicle and Driver File is controlled under statutory provisions.

Commercial data and report research

These sources explain publicly described products. CarReport.ie has not yet secured a consumer resale agreement with any listed provider.

• MotorCheck: report prices

  Public retail prices; not wholesale terms or permission to resell.

• MotorCheck: business API

  Business integration enquiry route; scope and consumer resale rights require written agreement.

• Cartell: report prices

  Public Standard and Premium retail packages.

• Cartell: business data solutions

  Vehicle data and integration enquiries.

• Cartell: car-check help and limitations

  Explains limitations, including Irish stolen-vehicle file access.

• One Auto API: Cartell vehicle history check

  Alternative integration route; consumer resale approval and prices remain unconfirmed.

Live UK MOT records

The UK MOT tool retrieves records from the official DVSA MOT History API. GB/NI MOT coverage is separate from Irish NCT, finance and write-off data. Each lookup displays its retrieval time and source.

Company register source

• CRO: Company Records open dataset

  Official company register snapshot. Used to verify the operator name, company number and registered office on 20 October 2026. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Operator company details were checked against the CRO Company Records open-data API on 20 October 2026. Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Verification limits

The official Check My Vehicle application did not return readable results in our research environment. We link to the service without asserting specific result fields. Several government pages were available through indexed official text while direct page access was restricted.

Sources were researched on 19 October 2026. Rules, prices, websites and data coverage can change. Check the original service for the latest position. Read our editorial policy.