Your car has a story. Keep it.
This is a real VCH vehicle workspace, filled with five years of fictional history so you can see what yours would look like. Have a look around — everything works.
- • Every job, receipt and mile in one place
- • Reminders before the MOT, tax and insurance
- • Share a verified history when you sell
Maintain it. Record it. Prove it.
2019 MINI Cooper
1.5 Cooper Classic (3-door) · 3-door hatchback · owned by Demo Owner
- Mileage
- 62,480 mi
- Fuel
- Petrol
- Engine
- 1499cc · 134 bhp
- Gearbox
- Manual, 6 gears
- Colour
- Deep Navy with Union Jack roof
- VIN
- WMW••••••••12345
- Based in
- United Kingdom
- Jobs recorded
- 14
Reminders
VCH nudges you before anything expires.
Insurance renewal
03/11/2026 · in 37 days
MOT test due
09/12/2026 · in 73 days
Road tax due
04/02/2027 · in 130 days
Next oil service
27/02/2027 · in 153 days
Service history
14 jobs recorded, oldest to newest, each one dated and costed.
Oil and filter change
11/08/2026 · 61,120 mi · Demo Owner (DIY)
Fully synthetic 0W-30, sump plug washer renewed, service light reset.
Parts: Mahle OX 1300D oil filter, 4.2L 0W-30 longlife
Front brake pads and discs
£268.0022/06/2026 · 59,540 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Both front discs at minimum thickness, replaced as a pair with new pads and wear sensor.
Parts: Brembo front discs 294mm, Bosch front pad set
Two front tyres replaced
£256.0021/04/2026 · 57,870 mi · Demo Tyre Centre
195/55 R16 runflats fitted, balanced, valves renewed.
Parts: 2 × Michelin Primacy 4 195/55 R16 87V
Four-wheel alignment
£55.0014/03/2026 · 56,940 mi · Demo Tyre Centre
Front toe corrected after new tyres. Printout stored with the job.
Cabin and air filter change
28/01/2026 · 55,610 mi · Demo Owner (DIY)
Both filters were overdue at the last service, done at home in twenty minutes.
Parts: Bosch cabin filter, Mann air filter
Full service
£297.0012/12/2025 · 54,300 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, pollen filter, all fluids checked and topped up.
Parts: Genuine service kit
Battery replacement
£148.0009/10/2025 · 52,400 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Original battery failed a load test before winter. New unit coded to the car.
Parts: Varta E11 74Ah
Brake fluid change
£57.0022/07/2025 · 50,120 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Two-year interval, moisture measured at 2.4% before the change.
Parts: 1L DOT 4 brake fluid
Show the older 6 jobs
Clutch kit and dual-mass flywheel
£945.0024/04/2025 · 47,950 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Slipping under load on motorway hills. Gearbox out, clutch and flywheel renewed together.
Parts: LuK clutch kit, dual-mass flywheel, gearbox oil
Interim oil change
01/02/2025 · 45,700 mi · Demo Owner (DIY)
Mid-interval oil change because of a lot of short winter journeys.
Parts: 4.2L 0W-30 longlife, oil filter
Rear anti-roll bar links
£103.0007/11/2024 · 43,450 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Knock over speed bumps traced to worn drop links.
Parts: 2 × Febi drop links
Full service
£288.0021/08/2024 · 41,020 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
All filters, oil, brake inspection, diagnostic scan clear.
Spark plugs and coil packs
£142.0025/04/2024 · 37,800 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
A misfire on a cold morning traced to a tired coil pack; plugs and coils done as a set.
Parts: 3 × NGK spark plugs, 3 × ignition coils
Coolant flush and refill
£89.0017/12/2023 · 34,240 mi · Fictional Motors Ltd
Coolant renewed to the MINI specification, no leaks found under pressure test.
Parts: 5L BMW/MINI blue coolant
This is what a complete history looks like
Start recording your own jobs — photos, receipts, mileage and costs, all in one place.
Start your Vehicle Care HistoryMOT history
Results and advisories, kept beside your own records.
- • Nearside front tyre worn close to the legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
- • Slight oil weep from engine, monitor (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- • Rear brake discs lightly corroded on the edges
No advisories.
- • Front anti-roll bar links have slight play
- • Offside headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))
- • Front brake pads below 1.5mm
No advisories.
Running costs
What this vehicle has actually cost to keep.
Total recorded
£4,918.17
Maintenance
£2,802.00
Fuel
£1,262.82
Everything else
£853.35
Fuel and MPG
Average 48.9 mpg across 22 fill-ups.
Demo Services M-Way
23/09/2026 · 39.00 L @ £1.420
£55.38
50.1 mpg
Supermarket Fuel
07/09/2026 · 41.00 L @ £1.400
£57.40
47.7 mpg
Village Filling Station
22/08/2026 · 43.00 L @ £1.480
£63.64
45.5 mpg
Demo Services M-Way
06/08/2026 · 36.00 L @ £1.460
£52.56
54.3 mpg
Supermarket Fuel
21/07/2026 · 38.00 L @ £1.440
£54.72
51.4 mpg
Village Filling Station
05/07/2026 · 40.00 L @ £1.420
£56.80
48.9 mpg
Events and notes
Parking, washes and the little things you'd otherwise forget.
Slight rattle at idle
17/09/2026
Only when cold, gone after a minute. Mention it at the next service.
Hand wash and wax
12/09/2026 · Demo Hand Car Wash
Airport long stay — 3 days
05/09/2026 · Demo Airport Car Park
Winter tyres in the loft
30/07/2026
Set of four on steels, bought two winters ago. Swap over in November.
Machine wash
15/07/2026 · Supermarket Wash
City centre — 2 hours
16/06/2026 · Demo Multi-Storey
AI features
These are saved example results so the demo stays free and instant. In your account they run live on your own vehicle.
Vehicle valuation
Example AI result£7,450.00
Private £6,900.00–£7,950.00 · Trade £5,800.00–£6,400.00
A well-documented 2019 MINI Cooper 1.5 at 62,000 miles sits in the upper half of the UK market, and the complete service record supports the top of the private range. This is guidance based on the recorded history, not a formal valuation.
In its favour
- • Clutch and dual-mass flywheel replaced with a receipt — the big-ticket MINI job already done
- • Unbroken service history including two full services
- • Recent brakes and two new front tyres
Against it
- • Mileage a little above average for the year
- • Last MOT carried a tyre advisory
- • Union Jack roof and Classic trim narrow the buyer pool slightly
Maintenance plan
Example AI resultBased on this MINI's mileage, age and the jobs already recorded, here is what a UK master technician would plan next.
Oil and filter change
Last done at 61,120 miles. Use 0W-30 longlife and renew the sump washer.
Parts: Oil filter OX 1300D, 4.2L 0W-30 longlife
Spark plugs
Plugs and coils were done at 34,240 miles; the B38 petrol engine likes them changed on schedule.
Parts: 3 × NGK spark plugs
Rear brake pads
Fronts were replaced 3,000 miles ago; rears are original to the last recorded change.
Parts: Rear pad set, wear sensor
Gearbox oil
Manual gearbox oil is a long-interval item worth recording when it is done.
Parts: 2L manual gearbox oil
Find parts
Example AI resultBosch Front brake pad set
Matches the 2019 MINI Cooper 1.5 with 294mm front discs. Check your disc diameter before ordering — the F56 was built with two sizes.
Alternates: BP1234, GDB1550, 13.0460-7218.2 · Typical price £38 – £64
Receipt scanning
Example AI resultVCH reads an invoice or a fuel receipt and fills the form for you. This is what it pulled out of the demo invoice.
- Date
- 22/05/2024
- Mileage
- 24,734 mi
- Job
- Oil and filter change
- Garage
- Any Garage
- Parts
- £54.00
- Labour
- £30.00
- Total
- £100.80
- Confidence
- high
Try it yourself from Quick Add — the demo replays this saved result instead of running the scanner.
Documents and receipts
The evidence sits with the job, not in a drawer.
Oil and filter change invoice
Example receipt stored against the job — VCH keeps the evidence, not just the entry.
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