DVLA Search

Yes, you can use the example API Key "DvlaSearchDemoAccount" and test with a registration number beginning MT09 or FH51 such as MT09NKS.

You can sign up for an account at https://dvlasearch.co.uk/dvla-api-obtaining-access/

Each time someone searches for a vehicle registration, it uses one credit. Available Fields The following API fields are available: vin - A vehicle identification number, commonly abbreviated to VIN, or chassis number, is a unique code including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds as defined in ISO 3833. VINs were first used in 1954. eg WVGZZZ5NZAW007903 make - The vehicle manufacturer. eg Vauxhall model - The vehicle model. eg Vectra cylinderCapacity - The vehicle cylinder capacity (cc). eg 1968cc numberOfDoors - The number of doors on the vehicle. eg 5 sixMonthRate - The cost of vehicle tax for 6 months. eg 112.75 twelveMonthRate - The cost of vehicle tax for 12 months. eg 205.00 dateOfFirstRegistration - The date on which the vehicle was registered. eg 23 July 2009 yearOfManufacture - They year the vehicle was manufactured. eg 2009 co2Emissions - The vehicle emissions. eg 167 g/km fuelType - The vehicle fuel type. eg Diesel (other values: Petrol, Electric) taxStatus - Current tax status. eg Not taxed transmission - The vehicle transmission. eg Manual (other values: automatic, cvt) colour - The vehicle colour. eg Silver typeApproval - The vehicle category classification. eg M1 wheelPlan - The vehicle wheel plan. eg 2 AXLE RIGID BODY revenueWeight - The vehicle’s confirmed maximum gross weight. eg 3850kg taxDetails - Vehicle tax information. eg Tax due: 06 February 2015 motDetails - MOT expiry day. eg Expires: 23 July 2015 taxed - States if the tax is valid. eg false mot - States if the mot is valid. eg true For full details, see the "Shortcode Help" section of the DVLA Search Admin Menu, or the DVLA Search API Documentation Advanced Customization If you are comfortable writing or modifying WordPress Plugins you can take advantage of the search functionality and access the results in your own code. Any page with the ?dvla_search_registration=<REG> query param will hit the API using your registered API Key and add the results to a global variable $dvla_search_result_data The results in $dvla_search_result_data are an array keyed by the fields described in "Available Fields" section of the readme. For more insight into how the DVLA Search shortcodes access the results, see the code in the plugin directory. You could for example use this data in a your own shortcode to display on a custom results page. For example: <?php function dvla_search_custom_shortcode() { global $dvla_search_result_data; global $dvla_search_registration; if( $dvla_search_result_data['mot'] ) { return "$dvla_search_registration has a valid MOT"; } else { return "$dvla_search_registration does not have a valid MOT"; } } add_shortcode('dvla_search_custom_shortcode', 'dvla_search_custom_shortcode');