Vehicle valuation API — trade, retail and private values by registration
Trade, retail and private values for any UK vehicle.
Also known as: car valuation · trade value · part-exchange valuation · vehicle appraisal
Overview
Current market valuations by registration, covering trade-in, retail and private-sale positions.
Built for dealers, finance and insurance flows that need a defensible number at the point of quote.
Features
- Trade, retail and private valuations
- Based on the vehicle's specification and age
- Delivered as a single valuation block in GBP
Example response
A successful lookup for AB12CDE. Illustrative values.
{
"data": {
"vrm": "AB12CDE",
"valuation": {
"trade": 6450,
"retail": 8195,
"private": 7300,
"currency": "GBP"
}
},
"credit_balance": 499
}
Fields returned
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| valuation.trade | integer | Trade-in value. |
| valuation.retail | integer | Forecourt / retail value. |
| valuation.private | integer | Private-sale value. |
| valuation.currency | string | ISO currency code. |
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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