Integrate Ireland’s most accurate vehicle data.
With just a registration number, Cartell’s web services return a complete, validated vehicle profile, over standard interfaces built to slot straight into your quotes, workflows and back-office systems.
Proven data, trusted by the trade since 2006.
VRM look-ups on Irish-registered vehicles have been available through Cartell since 2006, with UK vehicle data added in 2007. Our data is delivered from Cartell via web services over XML/SOAP to third-party companies looking to increase efficiency, accuracy and automation, complementing and extending your existing processes to enable dynamic new business.
Built for businesses that run on vehicle data.
If a registration number starts one of your workflows, our data can finish it. We work with:
Rate accurately at quote stage with ABI groups and Inse-com codes.
Validate the asset before you write the agreement.
Keep vehicle records complete and current without manual entry.
Match parts precisely using TecDoc KType and engine codes.
Populate listings and trade-in forms from a reg alone.
Identify the exact variant, not just the model.
One registration number. A complete vehicle profile.
With just a vehicle registration number, Cartell can populate the core data fields your systems rely on, instantly and accurately.
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- Golf
- Description
- Golf Comfortline 1.6 TDI 5dr
- Engine size
- 1,598 cc
- Engine number
- CLH123456
- Chassis number
- WVWZZZ1KZAW123456
- Number of owners
- 3
- Dates of sale
- 12 Mar 2019, 04 Aug 2022
- NCT
- Valid to 09/2027
- Date of first registration
- 14 May 2012
Illustrative response. NCT status originates with the Road Safety Authority. Full field list available under NDA.
A reg in, a validated profile out.
One authenticated call over REST, SOAP or JSON. Your team can be reading real responses the same day.
GET /vrm/lookup?reg=12D34567 Authorization: Basic <credentials> Accept: application/json
{
"make": "Volkswagen",
"model": "Passat",
"description": "Passat 2.0 TDI Comfortline",
"engineSize": 1968,
"engineNumber": "CFF012345",
"chassisNumber": "WVWZZZ3CZDE012345",
"firstRegistration": "2013-03-14",
"owners": 2,
"nct": { "expiry": "2027-01-31" },
"mapped": {
"abiGroup": "23E",
"tecdocKType": 6543,
"engineCode": "CFFB"
}
}
Field names, formats and endpoints vary by interface (CTL, HPI11, HPI19, XML01, XML08). The full field list, over 800 fields, is available under NDA.
Mapped data you won’t find anywhere else.
Beyond vehicle description, Cartell maps in a deep layer of coded and rated data, much of it exclusive to Cartell in the Irish market.
Association of British Insurers group ratings, insurance and commercial-vehicle.
Now includes 0–20 and 0–50 group ratings.
TecDoc KType identifiers for parts matching.
Manufacturer engine codes for precise identification.
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency reference codes.
Car Make, Model & Interior Data identifiers.
Motor Vehicle Registration Information System codes.
Service scheduling reference codes.
Jato vehicle_id, attributes, standard equipment and optional extras.
Glass’s qualified model identification codes.
Irish VRT statistical codes mapped to UK vehicles.
ADL / Febi parts reference codes.
ULROS: our vehicle data mapping system.
Our unique and revolutionary mapping system, ULROS, empowers us to link vehicle data accurately to third-party data sets, and is considered a European leader. The data provided over standard interfaces is easy to integrate, dynamic and can be modified to suit almost any requirement.
Other Cartell APIs.
VIN Decoder API
A complete rethink of how vehicular VIN data is collected, processed and presented. Available as XML with a novel web GUI, it shows standard vehicle detail plus, for the first time, mapped data such as TecDoc KType and engine codes.
Cartrace API
Register and manage your assets online with our simple to use and highly capable asset management system.
MIAFTR API
Search, edit and upload write-off data into our centralised write-off register. Every record is validated and checked against Irish and UK data, making this a powerful tool for insurers and engineers, and a mechanism for a pre-purchase write-off check via an online car history check.
Price Guide (CPG) API
With just a registration number and odometer reading, this API returns an up-to-the-minute valuation, recent and future valuation trends, and links to current and recent ads for similar vehicles for sale.
Total Cost of Ownership API
Compares running costs across a three-year lifespan. Incorporating CPG depreciation data and well-researched running costs, it helps customers choose the right vehicle for them.
Technical Specification API
Returns a plethora of vehicle information: tyre specs, warranty, fuel consumption, ABS, top speed and much more.
Benefits of Cartell vehicle description look-ups.
- Prepopulate vehicle data from a registration number
- Access data resources exclusive to Cartell
- Reduce keyboard input and decrease rekeying error
- Ireland’s most accurate vehicle database
- Robust and well-proven interfaces
- Data Protection Commission compliant
Built for reliable integration.
- SecurityAuthenticated HTTP over SSL
- InterfacesREST, SOAP 1.1 / 1.2, JSON, XML
- Data formatsCTL, HPI11, HPI19, XML01, XML08
- Response timesca. 100ms (Irish data)
- Availability99.9%+ system uptime
- SupportDedicated channels 24/7/365
Need more than Ireland and the UK?
VRM data is available through Cartell across ten European markets. Our European VRM data page covers the territories, cross-border scoping and how a multi-market setup works.
The market leader for Irish vehicle data.
Cartell is the market leader for Irish car history checks and VRM data. We provide our service to a wide range of companies to suit a variety of requirements. Data quality and integrity are paramount, and our service is continuously upgraded and expanded with new and improved data.
* Our complete mapping list is available under NDA.
** Our complete data list (over 800 fields) is available under NDA.
Enquire about integrating with Cartell.
Tell us what you’re building and we’ll show you exactly how our data and APIs fit in. Streamline web-based quotes, automate back-office systems and enable dynamic new business.
- Talk to a person who knows the data
- Sample responses for your own regs
- Full field list available under NDA
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