For UK drivers only

Missed MOT. £1,000 fine. We make sure that never happens.

AutoMate tracks MOT, tax & insurance for every car you own — and warns you before anything lapses.

Live DVLA data
Any UK plate
Free MOT & tax

Free for up to 4 vehicles · iOS & Android · Your data stays on your device

★★★★★ Loved by UK drivers · Read reviews
Core features

Miss an MOT. Get fined. Here's what stops that.

Six things that keep you legal and out of trouble, working quietly in the background.

Instant DVLA lookup

Any UK plate. MOT, tax & details in seconds.

Instant DVLA lookup screen showing the AutoMate AI plate check

Personal garage

All your vehicles, sorted by next deadline.

Personal garage showing vehicle compliance statuses

Reliable reminders

Alerts at 30, 14, 7 & 1 day before expiry.

Add vehicle confirmation showing reminders at 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before due dates

Full vehicle profile

MOT, tax, insurance, mileage — one screen.

Vehicle details showing compliance status for MOT, tax, and insurance

Maintenance log

Log tyres, brakes, cambelt. Store certs on-device.

New

CarXray

Deep history check on any used car.

CarXray deep check result screen
Get started

Two minutes. Then it runs itself.

Set it up once. The app checks DVLA every day and tells you when something's coming up.

1

Type a plate or scan it

Any UK reg — type it in or aim your camera. No account needed, results in seconds.

2

Save it to your garage

Add your vehicles. The app tracks every MOT, tax, and insurance date for you.

3

Reminders before it's a problem

30, 14, 7, and 1 day before each deadline. So you're never scrambling the night before.

4

Check a used car before you buy

CarXray: stolen, finance, write-offs, full MOT history — £19.99 per check.

What your garage looks like

VW Golf — BD21 XKF MOT due 12 May 2027
All good
Ford Focus — LK19 YJE Tax due in 18 days
Due soon
Mini Cooper — SN14 CFK MOT expired 3 days ago
Action needed
New in v1.1

MOT due? Find a test station near you.

Every DVSA-registered MOT test station in the UK, plotted on a map. Filter by class, distance, or hide council-run sites. Find one, get directions, book a test.

Every UK test station
Filter by class & distance
Get directions instantly
MOT centres map showing DVSA test stations near Edinburgh with distance filters
Real users

What UK drivers are saying

★★★★★
"Got stopped at a checkpoint — the officer asked about my MOT. Pulled up AutoMate on the spot and showed him the date. Turned out I was fine, but I wouldn't have known without checking first."
Ed C., Dundee
★★★★★
"I've got three cars between me and my wife. Before this app I'd miss a tax renewal every other year. Set it up, got the reminders, sorted. Hasn't happened since."
Sean M., Edinburgh
★★★★★
"Was about to buy a used car from Facebook. Ran CarXray on the plate and it came back with outstanding finance. Walked away. Worth every penny of the £19.99."
Akhmed T., Glasgow
Official DVLA data
GDPR minded
Local document storage
No tracking SDKs
Built for the UK
Origin story

Why we built AutoMate AI

01 THE INCIDENT

Police pull up behind me at the petrol station. I suddenly clock my truck's just over a year old. I can't remember renewing the insurance recently.

...did I even renew it?
02 SUSPENSE

They drive off. Relief. Then it hits me. I can't even remember which company I used for the truck.

...phew. Wait, what?
03 RELIEF

Got home. Dug through my emails. Found it. Auto-renewed the whole time.

Now who did I insure the motorbike with?
04 THE IDEA

So a mate and I built something. MOT, tax, insurance — all in one place with reminders before things expire.

05 NOW LIVE

Free for up to 4 vehicles. Pulls straight from the DVLA. No more digging through emails.

We built the app we needed.
Pricing

Free gets most people sorted. Pro gets the rest.

Most UK drivers need fewer than 4 vehicles — that's free, forever. Pro is for fleets, families, and people who want unlimited.

Free
No card needed
Perfect for most drivers
  • Unlimited DVLA lookups
  • Camera plate scan
  • Save up to 4 vehicles
  • MOT, tax & insurance reminders
  • Maintenance log
Download free
Try Pro
£3.99 /mo
Month-by-month, cancel any time.
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited vehicles
  • Priority support
Try for £3.99/mo
Best value
Yearly
£29.99 /yr
Save 37% — about £2.50/month
  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited vehicles
  • Priority support
Get Pro — save 37%

CarXray is a one-time £19.99 per-plate check, separate from subscription.

FAQ

Questions we get asked

Yes. Unlimited DVLA checks, camera plate scan, and reminders for up to 4 vehicles are free forever. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited vehicles.

If you're buying a used car, yes. Outstanding finance alone can mean losing the car and the money — even if you bought in good faith. At £19.99, one check can save you thousands. The PDF is yours to keep as proof of due diligence.

CarXray is a one-time £19.99 deep check on any UK plate. It checks for stolen status, outstanding finance, category write-offs, mileage anomalies, valuation, and full MOT history. The report is auto-saved as a PDF to your device.

No. Instant DVLA checks work without any login. An account unlocks your garage, reminders, and CarXray.

For a basic check: just the registration number. An account only needs an email address. Documents are stored locally on your device.

No. AutoMate AI queries official DVLA APIs but is not affiliated with DVLA or the UK government.

Yes. AutoMate AI is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Your MOT is in the DVLA database right now. Do you know when it expires?

Thousands of UK drivers get fined each year for expired MOTs. Most had no idea it was due. Don't be one of them.

★★★★★ Loved by UK drivers · Read reviews

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