Prices last updated 19 October 2026.
Car Control costs £3.99 for a Basic report, £6.99 for a Premium report and £12.99 for 3 Premium reports, including VAT. It is a one-off payment with no subscription and no account needed, and you see a free preview before you pay.
What Basic and Premium include
Premium includes everything in Basic. The difference is the commercial history: finance, write-off, stolen and keeper records.
| What the report shows | Basic £3.99 | Premium £6.99 |
|---|---|---|
| Full mileage timeline and chart, every reading | Yes | Yes |
| Flags for lower readings, gaps between tests and unreadable odometers | Yes | Yes |
| Average mileage compared with the national average | Yes | Yes |
| Every MOT test with failures, defects and advisories | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring problems across tests | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle details: tax and MOT status, V5C date, CO2 | Yes | Yes |
| Market valuation: forecourt, private sale, part exchange, trade, auction | Yes | Yes |
| Factory specification: power, torque, 0-60, top speed, mpg, Euro NCAP, dimensions, weight | Yes | Yes |
| ULEZ and Clean Air Zone indication | Yes | Yes |
| Annual vehicle tax (VED) rate and estimated yearly fuel cost | Yes | Yes |
| Outstanding finance check | No | Yes |
| Insurance write-off records: category, damage area, date | No | Yes |
| Stolen vehicle check | No | Yes |
| Scrapped, import and export status | No | Yes |
| Plate change and colour change history | No | Yes |
| Number of previous keepers and keeper change dates | No | Yes |
The ULEZ and Clean Air Zone result is an indication based on the car's Euro emissions standard. The official check is TfL's vehicle checker.
The 3 Premium reports pack, £12.99
The pack gives you one Premium report now for the car you searched, plus 2 credits you can use on other cars within 12 months. That works out at about £4.33 per report. Credits are not a subscription: nothing renews, and unused credits expire after 12 months.
Upgrading from Basic to Premium, £3.49
If you bought a Basic report and then want the finance, write-off, stolen and keeper checks, you can upgrade from inside the report for £3.49, including VAT. Buying Basic and then upgrading costs £7.48 in total, so if you already know you want the Premium checks, buy Premium for £6.99.
What no report includes
- Service history
- Previous adverts for the car
- A data guarantee. Some providers offer one of up to £30,000. Car Control doesn't.
- The car's condition today. Always view the car, check the V5C logbook and consider an inspection.
How payment works
You enter the registration and see a free preview that confirms the car. If it is the right car, you choose a report and pay by card through Stripe, once. There is no subscription and no account to create. The report opens straight after payment and stays available through a private link for 30 days. If we can't produce your report, you get a refund. See the cancellation and refund policy.
How the price compares
A full check costs between £3.99 and £19.99 across the UK providers we compared. See the car check prices comparison, with sources, as of 26 October 2026.