Lost your service book? How to rebuild the evidence
Recover a missing service-history file using manufacturer records, garage invoices and MOT mileage. Understand what a replacement book can and cannot prove.
Read the guide →THE RECORDS, EXPLAINED
Useful answers before the next car decision.
Recover missing evidence, understand what a report can show and keep your own records organised. Every guide links to the next practical step.
Full or partial service history: what does the evidence show?
Learn how to assess full and partial service-history claims using dates, mileages, schedules and invoices rather than counting stamps alone.
Read the guide →MOT history and service history: why you need both
See what MOT records and service records each explain, how to compare them, and why neither replaces an inspection or a separate provenance check.
Read the guide →Independent garage servicing: keeping the right evidence
Understand how independent garage invoices relate to digital service records, what to ask your workshop, and how to keep maintenance evidence organised.
Read the guide →Factory options, trim levels and retrofits: what is the difference?
Understand trim names, original build specification and later modifications before relying on an equipment list in a used-car advert.
Read the guide →Common car problems: use the evidence for the actual vehicle
Learn the difference between model-level problem guides, safety recalls, repeated MOT notes and a diagnosis of the vehicle you are buying.
Read the guide →YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with the vehicle, not a guess.
Look at the free MOT and recorded-mileage history, then keep your service evidence together in My Garage.