Released on = March 7, 2006, 7:36 am

Press Release Author = www.checkmyfile.com

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Checkmyfile.com has opened up free access to the British
police stolen and lost car database to the UK motorist.

Press Release Body = Motorists no longer have to pay to find out if the car or
motorbike they are about to purchase is one of more than 300,000 cars and motorbikes
stolen each year in the UK.

Checkmyfile.com has launched the UK's first free, online Police Stolen Vehicle
Check, sanctioned by The Police Information Technology Organisation - a government
agency that provides information technology, communications systems and services to
the Police.

Barry Stamp, Joint Managing Director of checkmyfile.com, the UK's leading online
credit reporting agency, says, "When a consumer buys a used car, there is always the
big fear it may have been stolen. Because of the way our laws work, many have lost
both their new car and their money because they didn't check if the car they were
about to buy was stolen.

"Now a quick, free check of the police lost or stolen database, on checkmyfile.com,
will help to cut the number of people who fall victim to buying a stolen vehicle. If
a member of the public has bought a car recently they can also gain peace of mind by
checking it isn't a stolen vehicle."

The latest car theft index, produced by the Home Office, states that 282,816 cars
and 50,591 motorbikes were stolen, in England, Scotland and Wales in the latest
recorded year.

Government statistics show small saloon cars were the most likely type of car to be
targeted by thieves, with around 12 in every thousand registered being stolen.
People carriers and 4x4s had half that risk with 6 in every thousand being stolen.

Cars registered more than 13 years ago were the most likely to be stolen, according
to Home Office figures, with a theft rate of 31 per 1000 registered. Vehicles
registered between 1997 and 2002 were at the least risk of being stolen, with just 5
in every 1000 being stolen.

Scooters and mopeds were the most targeted motorbikes, with low powered motorbikes
under-5-years-old having a theft rate of 85 per 1000, making up 60 per cent of
motorbike thefts in the UK. Motorbikes were much more likely to be stolen than cars,
with 37 per 1000 being stolen, in comparison to 10 per 1000 for cars.

Checkmyfile.com's free online service can also be used to check the number plates of
cars that have been parked unattended in residential streets for unduly long periods
or any suspicious vehicle. If required, prospective purchasers can also go on to
purchase further vehicle checks to ensure that the car is as recorded at the DVLA,
is not an insurance write-off and has no HP or finance outstanding against it.



Web Site = http://www.checkmyfile.com

Contact Details = Credit Reporting Agency Limited - Registered Office 13 High Cross
Truro Cornwall TR1 2AJ
Registered in England no 3719598

0870 240 2613 richardg@checkmyfile.com