Forecourt — press kit
For UK motoring journalists, dealer-industry bloggers, podcasters, and anyone covering the used-car market. Everything you need to quote, embed, and credit us correctly — no need to email and wait.
The one-line description
Forecourt is a UK SaaS for independent car dealers. Free MOT history for any plate, plus per-plate live trade + retail valuations, a profit calculator with AI repair-cost estimates, and a live UK demand leaderboard showing which used-car models are selling fastest right now.
One-line tagline: Free MOT history. Live UK valuations. Real demand intel.
Boilerplate (60 words — drop into any article)
Forecourt (getforecourt.com) is a UK SaaS launched in 2026 by Jack Mitchell and Usman Syed. It pairs free unlimited MOT history checks with per-plate live trade + retail valuations (8-tier UKVD ladder, condition-adjusted), an AI repair-cost estimator, and a live UK demand leaderboard. Built for independent dealers, undercutting commercial trade tools by up to 85%.
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At a glance
- Founded
- 2026
- Founders
- Jack Mitchell, Usman Syed
- Based
- United Kingdom
- URL
- getforecourt.com
- Pricing
- Free · Beginner £19/mo (25 scans) · Dealer £79/mo (80 scans)
- Data sources
- DVLA VES, DVSA MOT, Marketcheck UK, UK Vehicle Data via One Auto
- AI
- Anthropic Claude (repair-cost estimator)
- Target market
- UK independent car dealers + private buyers
- Stack
- Next.js, Stripe, Clerk, Postgres (Neon), Resend
Founders
Jack Mitchell
Co-founder. Background in used-car retail and product. Came from the dealer side of the trade — Forecourt is the tool he wished existed when he was buying stock at auction.
Usman Syed
Co-founder. Operations + growth. Drives the dealer side of partnerships and the day-to-day of running an independent software business out of the UK.
Need headshots? Email getforecourt@gmail.com and we'll send high-res photos within a working day.
Logo + assets
PNG (square, 500×500): Download
SVG (favicon): Download
Social-share preview: Download (1200×630)
Logo colour: blue gradient #2563EB → #1d4ed8. Don't recolour or stretch — use the PNG/SVG as supplied.
Quotes you can use
“We're not trying to replace CAP HPI for the multi-site dealer groups. We're building the tool an independent dealer in Colchester or Carlisle actually uses on an auction Monday — fast, cheap, real data.”
“The big information asymmetry between buyer and dealer was already gone — DVSA has had MOT history free since 2018. We just made it instantly searchable, added the demand signal that decides whether a car will move, and put it in front of dealers at a price they don't have to budget for.”
Get in touch
Working on a piece? Want a quote, founder interview, or screenshots tailored to your angle? Email us — we reply within a working day, usually within an hour during UK office hours.
getforecourt@gmail.com →