The viewing file must identify the same registration on the V5C and the car in front of you.
EV Evidence
Used EV due diligence
A used electric car needs a registration-specific file. Collect the V5C, MOT history, recall checks, service and battery paperwork, then do a controlled viewing. One dashboard reading or sales claim is not clearance. Missing records stay visible on the pages below.
Source: EV Evidence, Used EV buying checklist.
Key facts and evidence
A used-EV decision needs documents that identify the same registration: V5C, MOT history, recall status, service records and battery paperwork. A dashboard reading or a seller claim is not clearance. Use the checklist, then keep missing items visible rather than treating an incomplete file as a pass.
Source: EV Evidence, Used EV buying checklist.
MOT history is a record for that registration, not a battery-health certificate.
Recall status needs a live official check, not a model list.
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Used EV buying checklist
Bring the checks together before relying on one record.
MOT history check
Read the complete history for the registration you are viewing.
Official recall check
Use the live government checker rather than a model list.
Printable viewing checklist
Take a one-page checklist to the viewing.