1<!doctype html> 2<html lang="en"> 3<head> 4 <meta charset="utf-8" /> 5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" /> 6 <title>DriveDNA â know whether to buy the car</title> 7 <meta name="description" content="Enter a UK number plate and get a walk / negotiate / low-risk verdict, the patterns most checks miss, what's reassuring, and the questions to ask â from official data. Then keep using it to run the car you own." /> 8 <link rel="icon" href="/logo.png" /> 9 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css?v=41" /> 10</head> 11<body> 12 <header class="site-header"> 13 <div class="wrap"> 14 <a class="brand" href="/"><img src="/logo.png" alt="" class="brand-icon"> DriveDNA</a> 15 <nav class="nav"> 16 <a href="/how-it-works">How it works</a> 17 <a href="/for-buyers">For buyers</a> 18 <a href="/for-owners">For owners</a> 19 <a href="/pricing">Pricing</a> 20 <a href="/support">Support</a> 21 </nav> 22 </div> 23 </header> 24 25 <main class="wrap"> 26 <!-- 1. Hero --> 27 <section class="hero"> 28 <h1>Know whether to buy the car or motorbike â before you buy it.</h1> 29 <p class="lede">DriveDNA reads the record, spots what matters, and helps you decide what to ask, what to check, and whether to walk away.</p> 30 31 <form class="reg-check" id="regCheck" autocomplete="off"> 32 <div class="reg-input-wrap"> 33 <span class="reg-gb">GB</span> 34 <input type="text" id="regInput" class="reg-input" placeholder="YOUR REG" maxlength="8" aria-label="UK number plate" /> 35 </div> 36 <button type="submit" class="btn">Check free â</button> 37 </form> 38 <p class="reg-hint">Cars & motorbikes. Free â MOT history, red & green flags, verdict preview, running costs, recalls. No signup. Then unlock the full report â finance, write-off, theft & the full verdict.</p> 39 <p class="hero-alt"><a class="btn-secondary" href="/sample">See a full sample report â</a></p> 40 <div class="proof-strip"> 41 <span>âï¸ Walk / negotiate / low-risk verdict</span> 42 <span>𩺠Catch chronic MOT patterns</span> 43 <span>ð See anomalies most checks miss</span> 44 </div> 45 </section> 46 47 <!-- 2. Pattern / anomaly explainer â the first proof block: why DriveDNA exists --> 48 <section class="pattern"> 49 <span class="eyebrow amber">The anomaly engine</span> 50 <h2>See what the record has been trying to tell you.</h2> 51 <p class="lede">DriveDNA reads the full MOT timeline for patterns most checks leave buried â recurring faults, worsening advisories, suspicious gaps, mileage oddities, and signs a car or motorbike may be moving into a more expensive or riskier phase.</p> 52 <img class="anomaly-graphic" src="/anomaly-engine.webp" width="1536" height="1024" loading="lazy" decoding="async" 53 alt="DriveDNA anomaly engine: a used car annotated with the patterns a standard check misses â recurring brake advisories (high risk: brake wear flagged in 3 MOTs in a row), a mileage timeline anomaly (480 miles driven between an MOT fail and pass), hidden monthly cost (£650 finance became about £1,200/month once fuel, tax, insurance and servicing are counted), and a DriveDNA verdict of Negotiate with an estimated £1,400â£2,100 of leverage." /> 54 <p style="margin-top:22px;"><a class="btn" href="#regCheck" data-scroll-to-search>Run a free check â</a></p> 55 </section> 56 57 <!-- 3. Verdict â the clear call --> 58 <div style="text-align:center; margin-top:44px;"><span class="eyebrow teal">The verdict</span></div> 59 <h2 style="text-align:center; font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,32px); margin:6px 0 6px;">Not just data. A decision.</h2> 60 <p style="text-align:center; color:var(--muted); max-width:640px; margin:0 auto 26px;">DriveDNA turns the record into a plain-English verdict â Walk away, Negotiate, or Low risk â and shows exactly what set that call.</p> 61 <section class="verdict"> 62 <div class="verdict-card is-walk"> 63 <span class="verdict-tag walk"><span class="vt-ico">ð</span> Walk away</span> 64 <p>Stolen, outstanding finance, a serious write-off, confirmed clocking â dealbreakers, spelled out plainly.</p> 65 <img class="verdict-img" src="/verdict-walkaway.webp" width="760" height="507" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Two cars after a collision â a red SUV with heavy crumpled side damage, the kind of write-off history a DriveDNA check surfaces before you buy." /> 66 </div> 67 <div class="verdict-card is-negotiate">
68 <span class="verdict-tag negotiate"><span class="vt-ico">ð¤</span> Negotiate</span> 69 <p>Fixable issues and their real cost â leverage to talk the price down, not just a list of worries.</p> 70 <img class="verdict-img" src="/verdict-negotiate.webp" width="760" height="507" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="A used Ford Fiesta with an estimated £780â£1,250 cost-to-fix tag â the kind of priceable issue DriveDNA turns into negotiation leverage." /> 71 </div> 72 <div class="verdict-card is-proceed"> 73 <span class="verdict-tag proceed"><span class="vt-ico">â </span> Low risk</span> 74 <p>A clean record and what's genuinely reassuring about it â the risk the record shows, not a green light to buy.</p> 75 <img class="verdict-img" src="/verdict-lowrisk.webp" width="760" height="570" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="A clean, well-kept grey Mercedes coupé with a Low Risk gauge reading â the reassuring, clean history a DriveDNA check confirms." /> 76 </div> 77 </section> 78 79 <!-- 4. Glass Box â show the working --> 80 <section class="glassbox"> 81 <h3>And it shows why â not a black-box score, but the ledger behind the call:</h3> 82 <div class="glassbox-cols"> 83 <div class="glassbox-col set"> 84 <img class="glassbox-img" src="/glassbox-set.webp" width="720" height="480" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="What set the call â priceable issues and repair costs, maintenance and mechanical concerns, mileage and MOT considerations, previous damage or write-offs, and history patterns that matter." /> 85 </div> 86 <div class="glassbox-col favour"> 87 <img class="glassbox-img" src="/glassbox-favour.webp" width="720" height="480" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="What's in its favour â strong MOT pass record, usually sells through, sensible mileage for its age, no outstanding safety recall, and passes more reliably than its peers." /> 88 </div> 89 <div class="glassbox-col unseen"> 90 <img class="glassbox-img" src="/glassbox-unseen.webp" width="720" height="480" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="What we couldn't see â finance, write-off and theft not checked yet, timeline gaps, and service history not visible in the data; unknown isn't the same as clean." /> 91 </div> 92 </div> 93 <p class="gb-benefit">So you can see what's a dealbreaker, what's leverage, and what still needs checking.</p> 94 </section> 95 96 <!-- 5. Risk vs uncertainty â why the verdict is trustworthy --> 97 <section class="reassure"> 98 <h2>We separate risk from uncertainty.</h2> 99 <p>A thin record is not the same as a bad car, and a tidy-looking record is not the same as a safe one. <strong>DriveDNA shows what's genuinely reassuring, what's genuinely risky, and what still needs confirming.</strong></p> 100 </section> 101 102 <!-- 8. Owner section --> 103 <div class="owner-strip"> 104 <div class="os-copy"> 105 <h3>Already own the car? DriveDNA keeps working.</h3> 106 <p>Track running costs, stay ahead of servicing and reminders, watch for changes in your car's health, and get a clearer keep-vs-replace view as the story changes.</p> 107 </div> 108 <a class="btn" href="/for-owners">For owners â</a> 109 </div> 110 111 <!-- Final CTA --> 112 <section class="hero" style="padding-top: 8px;"> 113 <h2 style="font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,32px); margin:0 0 12px;">Check the car â or motorbike â before it checks your wallet.</h2> 114 <a class="btn" href="#regCheck" data-scroll-to-search>Check a car or bike free</a> 115 <p class="reg-hint" style="margin-top:14px;">Free check, then the full report when you need it. Prefer the app? It's in private beta on iOS â <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#18707d747477587c6a716e7d7c7679367177276b6d7a727d7b6c255c6a716e7d5c56593d2a287a7d6c793d2a28797b7b7d6b6b">request access</a>.</p> 116 </section> 117 </main> 118 119 <footer class="site-footer"> 120 <div class="wrap"> 121 <div class="store-badges"> 122 <a class="store-badge" href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2dad7dededdf2d6c0dbc4d7d6dcd39cdbdd8dc1c7d0d8d7d1c68ff6c0dbc4d7f6fcf3978082d0d7c6d3978082d3d1d1d7c1c1">
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