Privacy

Last updated 7 October 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

This page explains the handling of vehicle lookups, storage in your browser and visits to commercial partners.

MOT checks

Registration numbers you enter are sent to the DVSA MOT History API to fetch the vehicle's public test record, then discarded. We do not store, log or share them, and they are never used for marketing.

Analytics

The site is served through Cloudflare, which may receive your IP address and User-Agent as part of delivery. Some pages currently load Google Analytics after page interaction or a delay. Google Analytics may use cookies and process browser and usage information under Google's privacy policy.

MOT sheet paste

The My MOT sheet tool sends a pasted advisory list only to match the lines against published pages. A registration number in the paste is removed. The text is not stored, logged, or used for marketing.

Storage on your device

This browser may keep a vehicle card after a successful registration check, and a Repair Brief snapshot after you create one. Both stay only in this browser. My car can delete them. We do not receive that copy.

Commercial links

Links marked Sponsored may lead through an affiliate network and then to an external shop or service provider. Awin links for Motoring Assistance include our publisher identifier and a fixed placement reference. They do not include your registration, VIN, symptoms or vehicle lookup results, and the referral does not add an Awin tracking script to OBDCode.

When you follow an Awin link, Awin and the provider receive the visit and may use attribution cookies under their own privacy policies. Review Awin's privacy policy and the provider's privacy information. See our commercial-link policy for how referrals are labelled.

Contact

Privacy questions: [email protected]