Know the real cost of a car before you buy it.
73 Auto is a UK-focused Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) platform. Enter a UK vehicle registration and it builds a cost report for that specific car, combining official DVLA and DVSA vehicle data with its own category-by-category cost estimates for depreciation, fuel or energy, insurance, servicing, repairs, tyres, tax and finance.
Last reviewedWhat 73 Auto does
73 Auto turns a UK number plate into an ownership cost report: vehicle identity and technical data, MOT and tax status, and a modelled estimate of what the car is likely to cost to own over a chosen period. It also offers vehicle comparison, PDF export and a set of free single-purpose checks (MOT check, car tax check, vehicle history check).
What we're not
It is not a car marketplace, a listing site, or a direct car seller. We don't sell cars and we don't take a cut from dealers.
Independent
73 Auto Ltd is independent and not affiliated with DVLA, DVSA, TfL or any UK government body.
How a report is built
Vehicle identity, MOT history and tax status are read live from DVLA and DVSA at the time of your check. VED is calculated from official rate bands that are entered into 73 Auto as fixed values rather than pulled from a live government feed.
Depreciation, insurance, servicing, repairs, tyres, fuel/energy and finance are 73 Auto's own modelled estimates, not live quotes or feeds from insurers, garages or lenders.
See the full breakdown on Data Sources and Methodology, how figures are reviewed in the Editorial Policy, and how to report an error on Corrections.
Every cost figure on 73 Auto is a modelled estimate, not a guarantee, quotation or financial advice.
Company
| Company | 73 Auto Ltd |
| Registered | England and Wales |
| Company no. | 16883211 |
| Address | 71-75 Shelton Street, London, England, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom |
| Info@73auto.com |
73 Auto is operated by 73 Auto Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 16883211). Full legal and billing detail is in the Terms and Privacy Policy. 73 Auto is an independent product. It is not DVLA, DVSA, TfL, or affiliated with, endorsed by, or in a formal partnership with any UK government body. It covers the United Kingdom only: UK-registered vehicles, UK Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rate bands and prices in pounds sterling (GBP).
