CDL VIS is the leading UK provider of vehicle registration mark (VRM) & DVLA vehicle look-up services, well known for its popular consumer service MyCarCheck.com
From a VRM, our trusted data tells you everything you need to know - in real time - about a vehicle, from mileage to MOT data, outstanding finance to valuation and any accident and theft history. It acts as the backbone for many bespoke corporate solutions.
With over 200 vehicle data look-up fields, we are licensed providers of information from:
We provide sub-second response times around the clock and a scalable, cloud-based service.
CDL VIS is approved within the Government’s Digital Marketplace for cloud technologies, G-Cloud 12 and CDL has achieved the highest partner tier (Advanced Technology Partner status) for Technology Partners in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), as it continues to invest in furthering its globally recognised cloud capabilities.
Using AWS PrivateLink, CDL VIS ensures a highly available, scalable technology that allows it to privately connect a customer's VPC (virtual private cloud) to VIS VPC endpoint services. You can read more about our architecture here.
CDL VIS has positive relationships with major finance houses, including the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA), Consumer Credit Trade Association (CCTA), logbook loan lenders and FleetNet.
We have been FLA associate members for over 10 years.
We support customers to derive value from their data using our Hummingbird data intelligence solution, capable of analysing millions of records at sub-second speed.
We provide over 20 million used vehicle valuations per month. Unlike others in the market, CDL boasts an in-house valuation system, which helps our B2B customers access the best VRM look-up data, providing internal efficiencies and, importantly, independence.
Our team of industry experts have built, and maintain, strong relationships with major motor manufacturers and dealer groups. This expertise enables us to provide a premium service, including offering both current and forecast vehicle valuations.
Full provenance check to give people peace of mind when buying a used car
Keeper change notification service
VIN look-up to identify cloned registration plates and verify a vehicle's true identity
Stolen Vehicle Reports from PITO (Police Information Technology Organisation)
VRM look-up for B2B applications
White label solutions
MOT data checks: average mileage insight broken down to the most granular level, including common failure reasons and advisory information
Security watch and theft tracking
With comprehensive coverage, CDL VIS holds data on every registered vehicle across the UK and Northern Ireland including Car, LCV, HGV, Motorcycle and Plant, and carry out over one million checks per day for B2B partners.
Our services enable businesses to verify data and gain real insight into the often hidden past of vehicles on the road.
We are part of the CDL Group, a technology services provider and market leader in the highly regulated fintech sector. Resilience and innovation are the cornerstones of our operation and our services are relied upon to power a range of household brands.
CDL has extensive experience in providing secure integrations for high volume look-ups, including XML integration via APIs.
CDL has access to over 200 fields of data, including make, model, MOT data, valuations data, accident history, outstanding finance and much, much more. Create business rules to return the information relevant to your business needs and your look-up will be processed in sub-second time.
To see a FAMS demo, please contact fams@cdl.co.uk
In the majority of cases, vehicle look-ups are based on entry of the VRM. Based on this, businesses are able to pre-populate fields or draw on a vast range of additional data to streamline the customer experience or gain insight for a range of business applications.
CDL VIS has provided AXA with consistent and reliable vehicle data to enrich car insurance quotes for over 10 years. The range of car value estimates enables us to better predict the cost of repairing or replacing vehicles and therefore tailor insurance premiums more accurately.
CDL VIS delivers quality, up-to-the-minute industry data to inform our rating capability, including key MOT data points that have proven to be an effective predictor of propensity to claim.
