The UK Car Management App
Everything Your Car Needs, In One App

Simple plans

Car File is free for one vehicle. Pro (£15/month or £149/year) covers up to 5 vehicles with DVLA integration, MOT and tax reminders, expense tracking, fuel logging and service & repair history. Premium (£25/month or £249/year) raises the limit to 15 vehicles and adds priority email support.

Pays for itself

Avoiding a single MOT or tax lapse penalty saves you more than the annual subscription. Add the insights from expense tracking — helping you identify where to cut costs — and Car File quickly pays for itself many times over.

The problem with managing your car today

Managing a vehicle in the UK involves keeping track of multiple deadlines, documents and expenses across different systems. Your MOT expiry date is on one website, your tax status on another, insurance documents in your email, service receipts in a drawer, and fuel costs scattered across bank statements. Most drivers rely on memory or basic calendar reminders — and too many end up with lapsed MOTs, expired tax or surprise repair bills.

The consequences of poor vehicle management are real. Driving without a valid MOT carries a fine of up to £1,000 and invalidates your insurance. Lapsed vehicle tax triggers an automatic £80 penalty from the DVLA, with escalation to court summons if unpaid. And without tracking expenses, most drivers significantly underestimate what their car actually costs to run — making poor financial decisions as a result.

Car File solves this by bringing everything into one place. Official DVLA data, automated reminders, expense tracking, fuel logging and service & repair history — all accessible from your phone. No more scattered information, missed deadlines or surprise costs.

How Car File keeps your vehicle on track

When you add a vehicle to Car File, the app automatically pulls data from DVLA and DVSA records using your registration number. Within seconds, you see your MOT status, tax status, mileage history and full vehicle specifications. From that point, Car File monitors your compliance dates and sends proactive reminders before anything expires.

As you log fuel fill-ups, services, repairs and insurance policies, Car File builds a categorised expense ledger — fuel, repairs, insurance, MOT and subscriptions — and calculates your real cost per mile, giving you an honest picture of what your vehicle costs to own and run.

Car File also keeps an eye on safety recalls: if your vehicle has an outstanding recall in official DVSA data, you'll see an alert with a link to check it. And with support for multiple vehicles, the whole household's cars sit in one account — each with its own reminders, history and costs. Your data is encrypted, and you stay in full control of it at all times.