Motorway, the UK used automobile market, has acquired automobile provenance examine supplier Whole Automotive Test for an undisclosed sum.

The enterprise stated Whole Automotive Test will strengthen its give attention to automobile knowledge accuracy and transparency for its shopper and automobile vendor prospects.

Whole Automotive Test was based by David James in 2009, in response to a member of the family having bought a stolen automobile.

This expertise led James to create a web based platform to immediately discover out details about any used automobile.

Whole Automotive Test’s product now presents automobile background checks, with knowledge factors together with the automobile’s earlier homeowners, any accidents or injury it has sustained, MOT and plate change historical past and extra. 

Whole Automotive Test has skilled fast progress, producing over 42 million UK automobile checks in 2022 alone and growing income by 30% yr on yr.

As a part of the deal, James will be a part of Motorway as director of auto knowledge, and Whole Automotive Test’s workers will all be a part of Motorway’s rising crew of over individuals throughout their London and Brighton workplaces.

Motorway had a document yr in 2022 with gross sales greater than doubling to a price of £1.7 billion. It stated the quantity of vehicles in its every day on-line gross sales has grown by 100% year-on-year and the platform lists over 1,000 vehicles a day.

Tom Leathes, co-founder and chief government of Motorway, stated: “We need to proceed pushing ahead on what’s attainable with automobile knowledge accuracy and transparency on-line, and to try to thrill our prospects at each step in our product expertise.

“The Whole Automotive Test expertise and knowledge platform is extremely highly effective, and it’ll assist energy some wonderful new options to the Motorway expertise.”

Leathes described James as a “world class automobile knowledge professional and a really inspiring entrepreneur”.

He added: “From working collectively over the previous few months, it’s clear his expertise constructing Whole Automotive Test, his deep material information, and his robust values will probably be an enormous asset to Motorway and our prospects.

“Working with David and his crew, we’ll now have the ability to supply a fair higher buyer expertise, backed by market main automobile knowledge.”

David James, managing director of Whole Automotive Test, stated it was clear that Motorway and Whole Automotive Test will create “a robust driving pressure out there”.

James stated: “Tom, Harry and Alex have a transparent imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Motorway and have made unbelievable strides in such a brief interval.

“I’d wish to thank the Whole Automotive Test crew and my household for supporting me all through the years of constructing Whole Automotive Test. We can not wait to get began.”