Data Update Frequency

This page outlines the update frequencies for the data we provide, sourced directly from UK Vehicle Data Ltd. This information helps our users understand how current the vehicle data is. While UK Vehicle Data Ltd makes every effort to ensure all their internal and external data is as live as possible, there may be some situations where data is delayed getting live, but this is normally not more than 24 hours.

Name	Description	Source	Owner	Frequency
ABI	Association of British Insurers	Thatcham	Thatcham	Weekly
DRD	Driveright vehicle coding	UKVD	Driveright	Monthly
DVLA	DVLA coding system	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Engine code	The code of the engine in that vehicle	UKVD	UKVD	Daily
Fleetnet	Fleetned EDi code	UKVD	Fleetnet	Daily
MVRIS	MVRIS industry coding system	Experian	SMMT	Daily
TVI	Thatcham coding system	Thatcham	Thatcham	Weekly
UVID	UK Vehicle Data coding system	UKVD	UKVD	Daily
VIN / Chassis	VIN / chassis number of the vehicle	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Aspiration		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Axels		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Body style	The type of body, Estate, Saloon etc	Experian	SMMT	Monthly
Bore		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Co2 Emissions	CO2 emissions figure for vehicle.	Experian	UKVD	Monthly
Colour	The Curent colour of the vehicle	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Cylinder type		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Door plan	DVLA door plan code for this vehicle	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Engine Number	The serial number of the engine block.	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
EuroStatus	The Euro emissions status of the vehicle	UKVD	UKVD	Daily
Exported	If the vehicle has been exported	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
First Registered	Date vehicle was first registered	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Fuel	The type of fuel the vhicle uses	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Gearbox	The type of gearbox in the vehicle	Experian	DVLA & SMMT	Monthly
Height		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Irish import	If the Vehicle was originally registered in Ireland	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Keeper change		Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Keeper count	The toal number of keepers	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Length		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Make	The make of the vehicle, or Marque	Experian	DVLA & SMMT	Weekly
Model	The model designation of the vehicle eg 'Fiesta'	Experian	DVLA & SMMT	Weekly
Model Setup date	The date the model varient was first released	Experian	SMMT	Monthly
Model variant	The derivative of the model, eg 'Fiesta Zetec s'	Experian	SMMT	Monthly
MPG	MIles per gallon	UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Plate change		Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Scrapped	If the vehicle is scrapped	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Seating	The number of seats available	Experian	UKVD	Monthly
Stroke		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Towing weight		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
TypeApproval	DVLA Type approval system	UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
V5 Certificate count	Number of V5 certificates issued for teh vehicle	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
ValveGear		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Valves		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
VED rate	VED rate for 6 and 12 months	UKVD	UKVD	Weekly
VED year 1	VED rate for first year	UKVD	UKVD	Weekly
VIC Status	If it has had a VIC test	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
VRM	The Vehicle Registration Mark, if searched by VIN	Experian	DVLA & SMMT	Weekly
Weight	The weight of the vehicle	Experian	UKVD	Monthly
Wheelbase		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Width		UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Year	The year the car was made	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
MOT Advisories	List of advisory notices issued with the test.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Days left	The number of days from now until the date by which the next MOT is due.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Expiry date	Date on which the test will expire.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Failures	List of reasons for the test resulting as a failure.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Next due	The date by which the next MOT is due.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Status	Has current Valid MOT	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Test date	Date on which the MOT test occurred.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Test No	Unique official MOT test number issued for this test.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
MOT Test result	Result of the test. Pass / Fail	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
Odometer	Odometer reading taken at time of the test.	DVSA	MOT & UKVD	Hourly
SORN	If there is a Sorn in place	DVLA	DVLA	Daily
SORN Date	The start date of teh SORN	DVLA	DVLA	Daily
Tax Expiry	When the current tax will expire, or when it expired	DVLA	DVLA	Daily
Tax Valid	If the vehicle is currently taxed	DVLA	DVLA	Daily
VED Rate	The current rate for 6 and 12 months VED	UKVD	UKVD	Monthly
Colour change	Vehicle has changed colour	Experian	DVLA	Monthly
Exported	If the vehicle is marked as being exported	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Finance	Outstanding finance and debt data.	Experian	Experian	Daily
Imported	If the vehicle has been imported after registration	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Mileage	Mileage data from various industry sources	Experian	Experian	Daily
Plate change	Having had a cherrished transfer	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Scrapped	Marked as vehicle scrapped.	Experian	DVLA	Weekly
Stolen	If a vehicle appears on the Police National Computer as stolen	Experian	Experian	Daily
Writeoff	If a vehicle has been involved in an accident	Experian	Experian	Daily

Data Licensing Information

The data presented on this page originates from UK Vehicle Data Ltd, who are a fully licensed reseller. The bulk of their vehicle data comes from the DVLA through their bulk licence, Experian, Glass, ABI and other industry bodies.

Some of the data we provide contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, such as MOT, Tax, and other DVSA data.