Understand your car. Backed by real records.

Carlore helps drivers understand car problems and decide what to do next. You can ask a question, diagnose a symptom, check official MOT history, plan a repair, estimate cost, compare nearby fuel prices, get roadside guidance or find a nearby garage.

Yes — that is the point of Carlore. Your selected vehicle and the result you are looking at are carried into the next specialist tool, so you do not rebuild the same story each time. For example, a repeated MOT advisory can open a diagnosis that already holds that car and that advisory, and the repair plan, cost estimate, garage handoff or buyer view that follows stays on the same vehicle.

MOT history is based on official DVSA records for supported UK vehicles. Carlore is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA. It adds its own plain-English interpretation and pattern highlighting on top of the official record.

Fuel Finder uses official GOV.UK Fuel Finder forecourt and price data. Carlore adds nearby comparison, distance and simple savings calculations on top of that data without using AI to invent or estimate fuel prices.

No. Carlore is AI-assisted decision support. It cannot physically inspect, hear, test or drive a vehicle. Verify important information before acting, and use a qualified professional for safety-critical, uncertain or specialist faults.

A vehicle case covers one problem, not every click. In General Chat, one case includes up to five related replies before another case is used. Guided Diagnosis and Repair Guides include the clarification needed to reach the first result plus the first two related post-result follow-ups; after that, each next group of three related follow-ups uses another case. Photo Diagnosis and Buyer Reports use their own separate allowances. Fuel Finder, Roadside Mode, Nearby Garages and Garage Handoff do not use an AI vehicle case. Failed requests do not count, and included allowances reset each billing cycle.

One Photo Diagnosis can include up to three related images of the same issue. Carlore analyses those images with your description. Photos can add useful visible evidence but cannot reveal hidden or internal faults.

After a Guided Diagnosis or Repair Guide, you can open Garage Handoff, choose the current or a recent saved result and create a temporary read-only QR code. A mechanic can scan it to see the useful vehicle and issue context, but the QR does not give them access to your Carlore account. The pass expires after 24 hours and a newer pass replaces the previous one.

Yes. Buyer Check turns official MOT history into repeated-issue patterns, mileage context, viewing priorities and seller questions, and the Buyer Report adds live checks for outstanding finance, police stolen markers, insurer write-off category, salvage auction history, DVLA tax status, manufacturer safety recalls and taxi/private-hire use. It does not confirm hidden faults, service history or the vehicle's current physical condition — always view and inspect the car in person.

A typical UK HPI-style check covers finance, theft and write-off status. Carlore's Buyer Report includes those plus salvage auction history, tax status, manufacturer safety recalls and taxi/private-hire use in one report, and adds an AI-narrated verdict that explains what each result actually means for your decision instead of leaving you to interpret a raw data table.

Yes. Every Buyer Report checks for outstanding manufacturer safety recalls, and any saved vehicle on My Car can be checked for free — the fix for an open recall is free at a dealer, so it is worth knowing about before it becomes a bigger problem.

Yes. Garages, workshops, manufacturers, automotive brands, parts companies, fleets, technology companies, educators and other relevant organisations can send a partnership or collaboration enquiry through the Carlore partnership form.