Vehicle image API — a studio image from the registration
A studio-quality image of the vehicle, resolved from its registration.
Also known as: vehicle images · car photos by reg · vehicle imagery API
Overview
Return a clean, studio-style image matched to the vehicle's make, model and year: no image library to licence or host yourself.
Images are returned inline so your integration never handles our provider credentials.
Features
- Studio-style image matched to the vehicle
- Returned inline as a data URI
- Resolved automatically from the registration
Example response
A successful lookup for AB12CDE. Illustrative values.
{
"data": {
"vrm": "AB12CDE",
"registration_number": "AB12CDE",
"make": "FORD",
"model": "FIESTA",
"colour": "BLUE",
"fuel_type": "PETROL",
"engine_capacity": 1499,
"year_of_manufacture": 2019,
"month_of_first_registration": "2019-03",
"co2_emissions": 119,
"tax_status": "Taxed",
"tax_due_date": "2026-09-01",
"mot_status": "Valid",
"mot_expiry_date": "2026-03-14",
"wheelplan": "2 AXLE RIGID BODY",
"export_marker": false,
"images": {
"angle_01": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUg…"
}
},
"credit_balance": 499
}
Fields returned
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| registration_number | string | The vehicle registration mark (VRM). |
| make | string | Manufacturer, as recorded by the DVLA. |
| model | string | Model, resolved from the MOT record where available. |
| colour | string | Current registered colour, normalised. |
| fuel_type | string | Fuel type, normalised (PETROL, DIESEL, ELECTRIC…). |
| engine_capacity | integer | Engine capacity in cc. |
| year_of_manufacture | integer | Year the vehicle was manufactured. |
| month_of_first_registration | string | Year and month the vehicle was first registered (YYYY-MM). |
| co2_emissions | integer | CO₂ emissions in g/km. |
| tax_status | string | Current tax status (Taxed, Untaxed, SORN). |
| tax_due_date | date | Date the current tax expires. |
| mot_status | string | Current MOT status. |
| mot_expiry_date | date | Expiry date of the current MOT certificate. |
| wheelplan | string | DVLA wheelplan description. |
| export_marker | boolean | Whether the vehicle is marked for export. |
| images.angle_01 | string | Studio-style vehicle image, returned inline as a base64 data URI. |
Who uses this
Official registers
Vehicle records from the DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service, MOT records from the DVSA MOT History API.
Charged on delivery
You are charged on a successful lookup. A lookup that returns nothing costs nothing.
No lock-in
No contract and no minimum. Credits last 12 months; monthly plans are rolling.
UK data protection
You act as controller and we act as processor for delivery, under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
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