Chrome extension

Check the car without leaving the ad

AI Plate Checker finds the number plate on the car ad you're viewing and shows the car's record right beside it. No copying the reg into another tab.

It runs in Chrome on a computer. Open this page there to add it, or use the free check on your phone.

A used Volkswagen Golf ad open in Chrome, with the AI Plate Checker panel beside it showing the car's MOT history in one line, repair estimate, risk and ULEZ status

How it works

1

Add it to Chrome

One click from the Chrome Web Store. No account.

2

Open a car ad

On AutoTrader, eBay, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace, PistonHeads or Motors.co.uk.

3

Read the panel

The car's record appears beside the ad. Full check opens everything on our site.

What the panel shows

MOT history in one line

Tests, fails, the latest result and its advisories.

Repair estimate

What the latest MOT's faults and advisories are likely to cost.

Risk: Low, Medium or High

Read from the car's whole MOT record.

ULEZ

Compliant, not compliant, or check with TfL.

The numbers come from the same checks as the free check on our site.

Works on

AutoTradereBayGumtreeFacebook MarketplacePistonHeadsMotors.co.uk

Anywhere else, highlight a reg, right-click and choose Check with AI Plate Checker.

Your browsing stays yours

The extension reads only the ad you're viewing, to find the plate, and sends the plate to aiplatechecker.co.uk to look the car up. We don't keep the pages you browse. See the extension in our privacy policy.

Questions

Is it free?+
Yes. The extension and the free check on our site cost nothing and need no account. The Full History Report (£9.99) is optional.
Does it work on my phone?+
No. Chrome on phones and tablets can't run extensions. On a phone, type the reg into the free check on our site instead.
What does it send to you?+
Only the number plate, so we can look the car up. When you press a button on the panel, our site opens with the ad's address and price so it can show them. We don't keep the pages you browse.
The panel didn't appear on an ad+
Some ads don't show the plate. Click the AI Plate Checker button in your toolbar and type the reg, or highlight a reg anywhere, right-click and choose Check with AI Plate Checker.

Check your next car on the ad itself

On a phone? Use the free check