How to search

The MVTR can be used to find out if a motor vehicle trader is registered and therefore legally able to trade.  Searching the MVTR is free and you may conduct as many searches as you like.

Search criteria

There are 3 ways you can search the MVTR.

By trader

If you know a motor vehicle trader’s registration number (a 6 digit number prefixed with an M i.e. M123456) you can use that number.  You can also search using the trading name of the motor vehicle trader.

By company

If the motor vehicle trader is a registered company you are able to search using their registered company number, registered company name, or the company’s registered office address.

By individual

If the motor vehicle trader is registered as an individual rather than a company you are able to search on their name, i.e. John Adam Doe, or on the person’s residential address.

Note: if you are searching by name you must enter the name exactly as it has been entered on the register, i.e. ABC Motors Limited could be entered as:

A B C Motors Limited

A B C Motors Ltd

ABC Motors Limited

ABC Motors Ltd

A.B.C Motors Limited

A.B.C Motors Ltd

In order to return accurate search results, you must enter the name as it appears on the MVTR – including spaces, full stops, special characters, etc.   You may wish to search on all possible variations of a name to ensure an accurate result is returned.

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