CarMate for the trade
Screen the whole catalogue.
Only pay for the keepers.
Paste a Copart or BCA catalogue and CarMate scores every lot on DVLA and MOT data, free. Bin the junk, then run a full Experian check, a valuation and a max bid on the handful worth buying.
Free screening, no card needed. A full check is two credits, and credits never expire.
One bad buy wipes the margin on three good ones.
The costly ones are rarely obvious in the listing or on the ramp. They are in the records: finance still owing, a write-off nobody mentioned, a mileage wound back. Every rival makes you pay to check each car before you even know which are worth it. CarMate screens the whole catalogue for free first, so you spend money only on the cars you would actually buy.
Three steps, and only the last one costs
The workflow you already run in your head, on the record instead of the hunch.
Paste the whole catalogue
Drop in up to 50 regs from a Copart or BCA catalogue. CarMate scores every lot on DVLA and full MOT data, mileage, clocking, advisories, export and recall markers. Costs you nothing.
Bin the junk at a glance
Every lot lands as Clean, Caution or Risk, ranked. The clocked, the export-marked and the poor-MOT cars are flagged before you have spent a penny. Keep the handful worth a proper look.
Full-check the keepers
On the cars you shortlist, run the full check: Experian provenance (finance, write-off, stolen, mileage) with a data guarantee, a market valuation, and the most you can bid to hold your margin.
What a full check buys
A full check is the whole picture on a car you are about to bid on, powered by Experian and backed by a data guarantee.
Outstanding finance
The one that makes a car legally not yours. Cleared before you bid, not after the buyer disputes it.
Write-off & salvage category
Cat A/B/S/N and the damage behind it, the undisclosed history that turns a margin into a loss.
Stolen & scrapped markers
The checks that stop a cloned or scrapped car ever reaching your forecourt.
Mileage & clocking
A full MOT mileage timeline that catches a reading wound back between tests.
Valuation & margin
Retail, trade and private values, so your margin and max bid are worked out, not guessed.
Ex-taxi / PHV
The private-hire history that quietly kills resale, surfaced before you commit.
Trade credits, no subscription
Screening is always free. Credits are spent only when you full-check a keeper, and a full check is two. These volume rates are for trade accounts, credits never expire, and a re-check on the same car within a week is free.
Volume rates are for trade accounts. Get set up below, or if you already have a trade account, sign in on the screener to buy. Screening is free for everyone, no account needed.
Apply for trade access
Trade rates are for buyers who resell. Tell us a bit about you and we will approve your account, usually same day. You deal with a person, not a bot.
Trade FAQs
How much does it cost to screen a catalogue?
Screening is free. Paste up to 50 regs and CarMate scores every lot on DVLA and MOT data at no cost, so you can bin the junk before spending anything. You only use a credit when you run a full check on a car you have shortlisted.
What does a full check cost?
One check, two credits, no tiers to pick between. You get the Experian provenance (finance, write-off, stolen, mileage) with a data guarantee, the salvage-auction damage detail and photos where the car has been through a salvage sale, a market valuation and your max bid. Credits never expire, and a re-check on the same reg within a week is free.
Is there a subscription or a lock-in?
No. It runs on credits you buy in packs and keep forever, the same way the rest of CarMate works. No monthly fee, no minimum, no contract. Buy a pack, screen as much as you like for free, and spend a credit only when you full-check a keeper.
Does it work for Copart and BCA lots?
Yes, both. Paste a catalogue of regs and screen the lot in one go. The screener reads mileage, MOT and DVLA markers on every car for free, and a full check adds the Experian history, valuation and a max bid that includes buyer fees and VAT.
I buy serious volume. Can I get a better rate?
Yes. If you are checking a lot of cars a month, leave your details below and we will set you up with a trade rate on bigger credit packs. You deal with a person, not a form.
Can I show the history to my own buyers?
Yes. Every full check produces a clean report you can download or share. Handing a buyer proof the car is clear of finance, has genuine mileage and a solid history takes the doubt out of the sale and helps you hold your price.
Screen your next catalogue before you bid.
Free to try on a whole catalogue right now. No card, no subscription.
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