Car Registration API

{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://regcheck.org.uk",
  "auth_method": "basic_auth",
  "auth_config": {
    "notes": "A username and password is required. Credentials are passed as query parameters or via SOAP/ASMX authentication. IP locking is supported per account."
  },
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "name": "Check (UK)",
      "path": "/Check",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "UK vehicle registration lookup"
    },
    {
      "name": "CheckUSA",
      "path": "/CheckUSA",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "US vehicle lookup; requires State parameter"
    },
    {
      "name": "CheckIndia",
      "path": "/CheckIndia",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "India VAHAN-registered vehicles lookup"
    },
    {
      "name": "CheckAustralia",
      "path": "/CheckAustralia",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Australia lookup; requires State parameter (NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, ACT, NT, WA, TAS)"
    },
    {
      "name": "VinCheck",
      "path": "/VinCheck",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "VIN/chassis number lookup, global coverage"
    },
    {
      "name": "REST API",
      "path": "/data/doc/rest-api.txt",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "RESTful JSON endpoints documented separately"
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "unknown",
    "details": {
      "credits": "Credit-based system mentioned in documentation",
      "free_tier": "Some endpoints free (Belgium registration date only, China failed lookups)",
      "notes": "Pricing details not provided in the description"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "notes": "Not specified. Credit-based system implies usage limits per account."
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Vehicle registration lookup by number plate",
    "Coverage of 50+ countries worldwide",
    "SOAP/ASMX XML API",
    "RESTful JSON endpoints",
    "VIN/chassis number lookup",
    "Vehicle make, model, year, engine, fuel type, VIN, colour retrieval",
    "Country-specific data: MOT history (UK), insurance status, inspection records",
    "Offline data for some countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Israel, China)",
    "Stolen vehicle indicator (Spain, multi-country beta)",
    "EuroNCAP ratings (beta)",
    "UK car valuation (beta)",
    "Owner name and national ID for some countries (Chile, Peru)",
    "Insurer information (Finland, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Oman)",
    "IP locking for authentication security"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "RegCheck is a vehicle registration lookup API operated by Infinite Loop Development Ltd, based in Ireland. It provides a way to retrieve detailed vehicle information from a number plate across 50+ countries, including the USA, UK, India, Australia, and most of Europe, plus parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The API is primarily SOAP/ASMX-based, returning XML with an embedded `vehicleJson` field, though RESTful JSON endpoints are also documented. Authentication uses a username and password, with optional IP locking. The service appears mature, with extensive country-specific documentation, code examples in .NET, PHP, and Java, and a credit-based access model. Data sources vary by country: some offer offline datasets (e.g., Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Israel, China), while others provide real-time lookups. The level of detail returned ranges from basic (make, model, year) to rich (MOT history, insurance status, inspection records, owner details, stolen indicators). Some endpoints require additional parameters like State or Province. Certain lookups are free (Belgium registration date, failed China lookups), and beta features include EuroNCAP ratings, UK car valuation, and multi-country stolen vehicle checks. The service targets developers building vehicle-related applications, though no formal developer portal or SDKs beyond code examples are mentioned. Integrations are not explicitly listed, but the API can be consumed from any HTTP-capable client."
}

3/3 tests passed

```json
{
  "overall": 62,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 7.0,
    "first_try_success": 6.0,
    "response_parseability": 8.0,
    "error_clarity": 6.0,
    "doc_quality": 7.5,
    "auth_simplicity": 5.0,
    "latency": 8.0,
    "consistency": 7.0
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "model": "credit-based",
    "free_tier": "partial (some endpoints free)",
    "transparency": "low — pricing details not published in docs"
  },
  "issues": [
    "No public pricing details; credit model mentioned but rates/tiers undisclosed — agents cannot reliably advise users on cost",
    "Auth uses IP locking, which is brittle for distributed agents/cloud runners and complicates onboarding",
    "No security headers on endpoints (HSTS/CSP missing) — minor trust/robustness signal",
    "Dual API surface (SOAP/ASMX + REST JSON) adds complexity; SOAP is agent-hostile vs JSON",
    "Coverage and data availability vary widely by country (some offline, some owner PII, some beta) — inconsistent expectations per region"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Publish a clear pricing page with credit costs per endpoint/country so agents can generate cost estimates",
    "Offer alternative auth (API key with optional IP allowlist, or OAuth) instead of mandatory IP locking",
    "Consolidate on REST/JSON and deprecate SOAP to reduce parsing/token overhead for agents",
    "Provide a llms.txt/json spec listing per-country capability matrix and beta/free endpoint flags",
    "Add standard security headers and a public status/uptime page to boost consistency scoring"
  ]
}
```