Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Free Car Tax MOT Check ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our free vehicle check service, how we use it, and your rights over it.
By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our service.
2. Data We Collect
2.1 Free Vehicle Checks
To run a free check, you enter a vehicle registration number. We don't ask for your name, email address, or any other personal information to show you a free check result. The registration you search for is sent to the DVLA and DVSA public data APIs to retrieve tax and MOT information.
2.2 Information You Provide
- Contact form: If you contact us, we collect the name, email address and message you provide, solely to respond to your enquiry.
2.3 Information We Collect Automatically
- Basic technical data: IP address, browser type and general usage data such as pages visited, used for basic analytics and to keep the site secure.
- Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details.
3. How We Use Your Data
Service Delivery
- Process vehicle check requests via the DVLA and DVSA APIs
- Display your check result
Communication
- Respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
Improvement & Security
- Understand aggregate usage to improve the site
- Detect and prevent abuse of the free check service
4. Data Sharing & Third Parties
Data Sources We Query
To run a check, the registration you enter is sent to these official UK data sources:
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or another lawful authority.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
5. Data Retention
Free vehicle checks are not tied to a personal identity, since we don't collect one to run a check — we generally don't retain a personal record of who ran which search. Contact form submissions are kept only as long as needed to respond to and resolve your enquiry.
Basic technical/analytics data is retained for a limited period consistent with standard analytics practice, then aggregated or deleted.
6. Your Rights
Where we hold personal data about you (for example, from a contact form submission), you have rights including:
✓ Right to Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
✓ Right to Rectification
Ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
✓ Right to Erasure
Ask us to delete your personal data.
✓ Right to Object
Object to how we use your data.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, or ask a question about this policy, please use our contact form.
Complaints
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you have the right to complain to the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect data transmitted to and from our site:
- • The entire site is served over HTTPS with SSL/TLS encryption
- • We don't collect or store payment card details for free checks
No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. We can't guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable measures to protect your data.
9. Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18, and we don't knowingly collect personal data from children.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch.
Free Car Tax MOT Check
Questions? Use our contact form