Buying at auction
Ralph reads the lot and photos, checks the records and salvage history, adds fees, transport and repair exposure, then guides your safe bid.
Ralph guides your decision before you buy
Found a car online? Have Ralph check it before you buy.
Paste a listing, registration or VIN. Ralph brings the car's records, condition, price and seller claims together, then gives you a clear next step.
Or run a free check first with any registration or VIN. Full MOT and mileage history, no sign-up.
AI-powered vehicle intelligence.
Ralph reads the listing, registration or VIN, checks the history, mileage, photos, condition and price, then focuses the report on the way you are buying.
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Auction Listing
Built around where you found the car.
Buying from a dealer
Ralph checks the advert against the history, MOT, mileage, condition and valuation, then gives you negotiating points and a clear next step.
Buying from a private seller
Ralph checks the seller's story against the record, flags missing evidence and tells you what to ask, inspect and verify before paying.
What users have to say about Ralph.
“Ralph is more than a car check. It brings together everything I need before I buy.”
“I spend far less time jumping between different places to research a car before buying it.”
“Ralph spots details I miss when I review auction lots manually, and those details keep proving important.”
Frequently asked questions
Ralph brings the vehicle record, advert, photos, seller claims, price and the way you are buying into one analysis. Instead of you jumping between the MOT site, the advert and a dozen guides, Ralph reads all of it together and tells you what actually matters for this specific car.
Every report ends in a clear verdict. The evidence leaves the car clear to buy, clear with notes to resolve first, or not clear to buy, with the reasons laid out so you can see exactly where each conclusion comes from.
For auctions, Ralph goes further and works out your maximum bid: the most you can pay once fees, repairs and transport are counted and still make the numbers work.
Ralph can use UK vehicle records, supported auction and marketplace links, listing photos, seller details and information you enter yourself.
Supported sources include Copart and IAA / SYNETIQ. If a link cannot be extracted, add the registration or VIN and listing details manually and Ralph can still analyse them together.
Start Free. Enter any registration and instantly see the vehicle identity, MOT history and mileage record at no cost. No account needed to look.
Run a Basic Check (8 credits) when a car makes your shortlist. Basic gives you Ralph's full verdict on the public record, plus previous adverts for the car when they are available, showing how it has been described and priced before.
Go Premium (25 credits) on the one car you are serious about, before you commit money. Premium adds licensed finance markers, stolen vehicle checks, write off records, market valuation and price or bid guidance on top of everything in Basic.
In short: Free to look, Basic while shortlisting, Premium before you pay.
Ralph runs on credits from a simple top up wallet, with no subscription and nothing recurring.
A Basic Check costs 8 credits. A Premium Check costs 25 credits, which is £9.99. Credit packs also start at £9.99, and bigger packs bring the cost per check down.
Credits can be mixed freely. Spend them on checks, comparisons, upgrades from Basic to Premium, or extra questions to Ralph about a report.
Yes. Every report comes with a built-in chat, so you are never left interpreting it alone.
Ask Ralph why your car scored what it did, what a specific fault means for this model, or how hard to push on a negotiation point. The answers use the same evidence as your report, so everything stays consistent with what you have already read.
Auction cars cannot be inspected or test driven, so Ralph weighs the evidence you actually have: the lot's history record, photos and condition signals.
It calculates your maximum bid, meaning the most you can pay once fees, repairs and transport are counted and still make the numbers work.
That warning lands before you bid, not after you win. If a lot stops making sense at a certain price, Ralph tells you where that line is.
Ralph explains the available evidence and flags important gaps, but records and photos can be incomplete, and photos cannot reveal hidden damage.
Ralph cannot inspect the car, confirm every seller claim or make the final decision for you. Use the guidance alongside an inspection and document checks.
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