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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to DVSA MOT History
Ask your AI how a UK vehicle has done at its MOTs. It gets the MOT test history from DVSA by registration number or VIN, with test dates, pass or fail results, recorded mileage, defects and advisories. Useful before you buy a used vehicle or when you keep track of a fleet.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“When did AB12CDE last pass its MOT?”
The AI gets the MOT history and returns the most recent test date and result.
“Show the mileage recorded at each MOT for AB12CDE.”
It lists the recorded mileage from every test, so you can see how it has changed over the years.
“What advisories came up at the last MOT?”
It reads the latest test and lists its defects and advisories.
What your AI can do
Test results
Every MOT test with its date and pass or fail result.
Mileage
The mileage recorded at each test.
Defects and advisories
The defects and advisories noted at each test, by registration number or VIN.
“Has this car ever failed an MOT, and why?”
It goes through the history and lists the failed tests with the defects recorded.
“Look up the MOT history for this VIN.”
It gets the MOT history by vehicle identification number instead of registration.
“Compare the MOT history of these two used cars.”
It gets both histories and sets results, mileage and advisories side by side.
4 tools for DVSA MOT History
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
get_mot_historyGet the MOT test history for a UK vehicle by `registration` number: test dates, results, recorded mileage, defects and advisories.get_mot_history_by_vinGet the MOT test history for a vehicle by its `vin` (vehicle identification number).list_bulk_downloadsList bulk downloads. API summary: Get MOT history in bulk.update_credentialsVisible to othersUpdate an existing credential. Has effects visible outside this system. API summary: Request a new client secret.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose DVSA MOT History from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste four values from the email DVSA sends after you register for the MOT history API: the tenant ID (the part of the token URL after login.microsoftonline.com/), the client ID, the client secret and the API key. DVSA reviews requests within about 5 working days.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in DVSA MOT History?
It can get the MOT test history for a UK vehicle by registration number or by VIN, with test dates, results, recorded mileage, defects and advisories.
Does the AI see my DVSA MOT History credentials?
No. Your DVSA MOT History credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which of the two tools are switched on. Both only read MOT history, so nothing is changed. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
DVSA's MOT history API connects with OAuth, and OAuth connections need the PipMCP Pro plan or above. PipMCP also has a free plan with no credit card, but it does not include this connection. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own access to the API from DVSA.
How do I get access to the MOT history API?
Register for the MOT history API with DVSA. DVSA reviews requests within about 5 working days and then emails you a client ID, client secret, scope, access token URL and API key. You paste the tenant ID from the token URL, the client ID, the client secret and the API key into PipMCP.
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