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Vehicle Search: DVLA lookup that auto-fills Motors listings

Enter a UK registration plate and instantly populate 15+ Motors listing fields with DVLA data—saving time, reducing errors, and cutting API costs with built-in caching.

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  • Auto-populates Motors fields with smart fuzzy matching
  • Caching avoids repeat API charges
  • Works in editor, Listing Manager wizard and front-end forms
Problem → solution

Your team shouldn’t be typing DVLA data by hand.

Vehicle Search – Motors Integration removes manual listing entry. It pulls authoritative vehicle data and maps it into Motors fields reliably—even when dropdowns and slugs don’t match perfectly.

Key benefits

Save time

Fill 15+ fields in seconds

Reduce error

Data comes from DVLA routes via vehicle-search.co.uk

Save money

Caching means repeat lookups cost nothing

Works everywhere

Admin metabox, Listing Manager wizard, and shortcode

Feature highlights

  • Dedicated DVLA Look up tab in Listing Manager
  • Admin metabox with UK plate-styled input
  • Fuzzy matching (Levenshtein + alias mapping + proximity rules)
  • Database caching with expiry, browser, counters and savings estimate
  • Results grid with tick/N/A indicators
  • 9 API routes: DVLA Search, MOT History, Tyre, VIN, V5C Validate, Valuation, Insurance, Battery, Vehicle Image
  • Shortcode with optional PIN gate
  • Field mapping UI + overwrite behaviour controls
  • Debug logging + developer hooks/filters

How it works

Install and add your vehicle-search.co.uk API key

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Open a listing (or Listing Manager) and enter the reg

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Review results and apply to fields

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Publish faster with fewer mistakes

Integrations & requirements

  • WordPress 5.8+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • Motors Theme by StylemixThemes + related Motors plugins
  • vehicle-search.co.uk account (100 free credits; ~4p per fresh lookup)

Pricing & licensing

API pay-as-you-go

£ 399
  • Plugin included/free
  • API usage is pay-as-you-go via vehicle-search.co.uk credits
  • GPL-2.0-or-later for the plugin
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Support & docs

Support via taylorthewrightplugin.co.uk (plugin) and vehicle-search.co.uk (API). In-plugin Help tab + API docs at api.vehicle-search.co.uk.

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