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Regional Identifier from VRM

First-Registration Region & Office Across the UK

Identifies the region and office where a vehicle was first registered in England,  Wales,  Scotland or Northern Ireland.   

Use it to provide additional information of the origin of a vehicle in vehicle history reports, by passing the details of the first registration mark. 

 

Key Features

Full UK Coverage

England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland

Region

Identifies where in the UK the vehicle was first registered

Office

Pinpoints the office for a more precise location

Pricing

PAYG
3p
Per Use
Business
2p
Per Use
Enterprise
1p
Per Use

Pricing

PlanGBPEURUSD
PAYG (Per Use)3p4c5c
Business (Per Use)2p3c3c
Enterprise (Per Use)1p2c2c

Documentation

Introduction

Identifies the region and office where a vehicle was first registered in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Header

When making calls to our API, include the following header:

x-api-key:your-api-key-here

Example Request

https://api.oneautoapi.com/oneauto/dvlaregionfromvrm?vehicle_registration_mark=AB21ABC

Example Sandbox Request

https://sandbox.oneautoapi.com/oneauto/dvlaregionfromvrm?vehicle_registration_mark=AB21ABC

Request Parameters

vehicle_registration_mark
mandatory, string, e.g. AB21ABC
Vehicle registration number (VRM).

Sample Response

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "regional_identifier": "YK",
    "region": "Yorkshire",
    "dvla_office_location": "Leeds"
  },
  "error": "If there is an error the message would go here"
}

Response Parameters

success
e.g. true
Whether the api call was successful
regional_identifier
e.g. YK
Regional identifier.
region
e.g. Yorkshire
Region of the country the data applies to.
dvla_office_location
e.g. Leeds
DVLA office location.
error
e.g. If there is an error the message would go here
Details of what went wrong with the api call

Status Codes

200
success, chargeable
Request has been successfully received and a response has been sent.
202
accepted, non-chargeable
Request has been received and accepted for processing, but the action has not yet been completed.
204
no content, non-chargeable
Request has been successfully received but there is no content to return e.g. if an invalid VRM has been sent.
206
partial content, non-chargeable
Request has been successfully received but limited content is returned e.g. if an invalid VRM has been sent.
400
bad request, non-chargeable
Request was not received e.g. if any required parameters are missing.
403
forbidden, non-chargeable
Request was rejected e.g. if the API key is invalid or the service is not enabled.
429
too many requests, non-chargeable
API key rate limit/quota has been exceeded.
500
internal server error, non-chargeable
We are unable to process the request e.g. if the API is under extremely heavy load.
503
service unavailable, non-chargeable
Service is temporarily unavailable. Contact help@oneautoapi.com

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