How to Check an Irish Car History

There are several Irish car history websites on the internet. Most offer a free check that offers limited information (such as a vehicle description with body type, color and fuel type), and then more detailed reports that range from about 20 (about $27 as of December 2010,) all the way up to nearly 300 ($400). A car history will not be included in the free check, but the cheaply priced reports (20 to 30/$27 to $40 range) will most likely include the information you are looking for.

Instructions

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Do an internet search for "Irish car history." The search results will include several sites, such as Cartell, Motorchecks and Cars Ireland that can all provide Irish car histories. AA Ireland (similar to the American AAA) also provides this service, but their reports are provided by Cartell and cost more money than going through Cartell itself.

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Enter the car's registration in the "free search" field at each website. The results of the search will be very basic, but will help you to determine that the company has records on the vehicle and that those records accurately reflect what you know about the car.

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Choose the company with the package and price that fits your needs. Most of these companies offer very similar products for very similar prices, so choose the package that gives you the information you want for the cheapest price.

4

Check the UK history. More than a third of the cars in Ireland are imported from other countries, most often the UK. If you have reason to think that the car's history in Ireland does not tell the full story, you can also check the car history in the UK through these same websites.