Updated 10 November 2026
Privacy notice
We collect the registrations you check, the email you give us for a report or alert, payment confirmations from Stripe and anonymous usage data, and use them only to run and improve the service.
Who we are
GetFreeCarCheck is the data controller for this site. Contact: hello@getfreecarcheck.co.uk. Company details are on our terms.
What we collect and why
- Registrations you check: to run the check and cache the result for a few hours. A registration isn't personal data on its own, but a vehicle's records can relate to a person, so we treat them with care.
- Your email: to send your report and receipt, or the one alert you asked for. We don't sell it or share it for marketing.
- Payments: Stripe processes your card; we receive the payment confirmation, not your card number.
- Reports: we store each paid report so you can open it again, and keep order records for six years for tax.
- Usage data: our own analytics and Google Analytics record pages viewed, clicks, device, approximate location and a visitor ID in a cookie, to improve the site. See cookies.
Who we share it with
- Data suppliers, to run your check: the DVSA (MOT records), One Auto API and Experian (paid checks), Brego (valuations).
- Service providers: Cloudflare (hosting), Amazon Web Services (email), Stripe (payments), Google (analytics).
Your rights
You can ask for a copy of your data, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how we use it: email us. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Lawful bases: contract (running your check and report), legitimate interests (security, analytics, improving the service), legal obligation (tax records), and consent where we ask for it.