Standard lookup
Registration in, vehicle details out
From
£5953–5 days
- DVLA API key set up securely
- Lookup and full response handling
- Form auto-fill or vehicle details on a page
- Handling for SORN, no MOT and invalid regs
- Technical handover document
API integration · DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service
Type in a registration and get the official DVLA vehicle record back in your own system. Make, colour, fuel, engine size, tax status and MOT expiry, with no per-lookup fees. Quoted up front, and you own the code.
I'll reply within 24 hours with a price.
Or WhatsApp / text 07398 946 380
Every project is different, so these are starting prices. You get a written quote before any work starts, then 50% to begin and 50% when you're happy with it.
Registration in, vehicle details out
From
£5953–5 days
Wired into your system and workflow
From
£995about 1 week
Vehicle record and full MOT history together
From
£1,4951–1.5 weeks
Optional, once the integration is live
From
£49per month
The Vehicle Enquiry Service API returns the current DVLA record for any UK registration in one call. A custom integration puts that straight into your platform. It can fill in a form, show live tax and MOT status on a listing, update a database record or start a workflow, with no copying and pasting and no paid data service.
It's a different API from the DVSA MOT History API, which returns test history rather than the current record. Many builds need both. See DVLA vs DVSA MOT API for the difference.
Most vehicle lookup plugins go through paid data resellers and charge per lookup. A direct integration calls the official DVLA API, costs nothing per lookup and does exactly what your system needs, including combining DVLA and DVSA data in one lookup.
Not included: your DVLA developer registration (it's free and in your name, and I'll tell you what to put on it), keeper details, finance, write-off or stolen markers (these need a commercial data provider) and service history, which neither the DVLA nor the DVSA holds.
Payment is 50% to start and the balance on completion. Want to know what drives the price? Read what a DVLA integration costs.
The vehicle status checker is a live demo. Enter any UK registration and see what the DVLA API returns.
Send a short written spec by WhatsApp, text, email or the form: what your platform is built on, what triggers the lookup and what should happen with the result. I'll reply within 24 hours with a quote.
Yes. You apply for a key through the DVLA developer portal and there are no per-lookup charges. You only pay for building the integration.
Make, colour, fuel type, engine size, year of manufacture, month of first registration, CO2 emissions, Euro status, tax status and due date, and MOT status and expiry date. It doesn't return the model. The DVSA MOT API does, so a combined build fills that gap.
No. The Vehicle Enquiry API never returns keeper names or addresses. Keeper data needs a separate application to the DVLA under strict rules and isn't available through this API.
Usually a few days to two weeks for a genuine business use. The key is registered to you, so you're never dependent on me for access.
Yes. The DVLA + DVSA MOT tier calls both APIs from one registration lookup and returns one combined answer. That's the most common build for dealers and fleets.
The standard lookup takes 3–5 days, platform integration about a week, and DVLA with DVSA MOT 1–1.5 weeks. The clock starts once the DVLA key is through and the deposit is paid.