Buy your next car with total confidence.
A great used-car deal is one you never think about again. One Cartell check gives you the full story behind any reg, so you know exactly what you’re buying before you hand over a cent.
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Enter a reg to see the car’s story before you view it. No guessing, no nasty surprises after you’ve bought.
Free Essential Reg Check · Full history reports from €20
Find the right car faster.
Stop trawling listings and second-guessing every ad. A Cartell check confirms the make, model, year, colour and engine size in seconds, so you can rule out the wrong cars and spend your time on the one that’s genuinely worth a viewing.
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Trust the data, not the sales pitch.
Every seller says the car is perfect. Cartell tells you what the record actually shows: whether it’s been written off, clocked, registered as a taxi or hackney, or is carrying outstanding finance. Facts you can act on, not a story you have to take on faith.
One check. Every angle covered.
As well as confirming finance, taxi or hackney use and write-off history, a Cartell Car Check pulls together 20 areas of a vehicle’s past into a single, easy-to-read report.
Make, model, colour, door plan & engine size.
Outstanding car finance against the vehicle.
Write-off & recorded insurance damage.
NMR cross-check for clocking & discrepancies.
Import and export markers on the record.
Outstanding alerts logged against the car.
Irish & UK roadworthiness test history & expiry.
Current motor tax status & expiry.
Recorded events across the car’s life.
Number of previous registered keepers.
Key milestones in date order.
CO₂ output & emissions band.
Detailed specification & dimensions.
Factory-fitted equipment & options.
Original manufacturer warranty details.
VIN & chassis number validation.
Whether the car was checked before.
Estimated total cost of ownership.
Current guide market valuation.
Car insurance group rating.
Don’t buy into trouble.
A cheap-looking car can hide a costly history. These are the problems a Cartell check surfaces before they become your problem.
- Outstanding financeThe car may still belong to a lender, not the seller.
- Written offPreviously declared a total loss and put back on the road.
- Clocked mileageOdometer wound back to hide real wear and tear.
- Ex-taxi or hackneyHigh-use history that dents value and reliability.
The more we hold, the more we catch.
Catches the hidden past of UK imports
So many used cars here started life in Britain. Our licensed HPI UK access, the No.1 source of UK car-history data since 1938, means an import can’t leave its history behind at the ferry.
Spots a clocked odometer
We cross-check the reading against the National Mileage Register, Ireland’s largest mileage database, which Cartell founded in 2006, so wound-back miles have nowhere to hide.
Confirms finance on both sides of the water
A car that’s still on finance isn’t really the seller’s to sell. A Cartell check returns a genuine finance result in Ireland and the UK, so you know the car is clear before you pay.
And here are the receipts.
The numbers behind every Cartell check, across Ireland and the UK.
HPI UK supplying car-history data, our licensed partner
readings on the UK National Mileage Register
readings on Ireland’s NMR, founded by Cartell in 2006
mileage records checked across Ireland & the UK
Beware “inconclusive” UK finance checks
A bona fide UK finance check returns a clear status of on finance or not on finance, exactly like an Irish finance check. It will never come back “inconclusive”.
If you’ve received an inconclusive result, the check you paid for was not carried out on your behalf, and you run the risk that the vehicle is on finance. If you’ve been the victim of this scam, request your money back and report the complaint to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.