Is the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server safe?

No scan can promise that. What its definitions show: 5 tools, 5 of which can change, send or delete something, and 0 findings from fixed checks. Allow the reads, ask before each change, and deny the deletes; the permissions block on this page does that.

Can the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server delete data?

No tool is classed as destructive: going by their definitions, none of them deletes, cancels or revokes anything.

Can the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server do things that cannot be undone?

No tool is classed as irreversible: none of them sends, pays, publishes or merges, going by their definitions.

Does the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server need sign-in or OAuth?

Its remote endpoint listed its tools to an anonymous client, without sign-in.

Does the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server send data to outside services?

None of its tools sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Has the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server changed its tools?

Not since anlyon.dev started tracking it. Last scanned Nov 7, 2026.

UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server

uk.co.reliness/vehiclesreliness.co.ukstreamable-httpv1.5.0Scanned 8 days ago

Look up a UK or Dutch number plate or decode a VIN: make, model, MOT history, mileage checks

5 tools: 5 change things.

Reads private data · 0
Reads text others write · 5
Can send data out · 0
No findings

Tools listed without sign-in. Remote posture

With Anlyon

5 tools here change things. Govern them.

Anlyon lists the tools and adopts none.
Each tool you adopt gets approvals and receipts.
Your agent never holds the key.

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A tool your agent calls directly is not routed through Anlyon and is not governed by it. anlyon.dev only lists and labels, and these labels are the same either way.

What the UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server can do

The UK Data: UK vehicle lookups MCP server is published by reliness.co.uk, a domain the MCP Registry verified. It has 5 tools. It can create or change data (5 tools: nl_vehicle, vin_decode, uk_vehicle, uk_mot_history and 1 more), but cannot delete data. None of its tools only reads.

5 tools bring in text other people can write (nl_vehicle, vin_decode, uk_vehicle and 2 more).

None of the fixed checks matched anything in its tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.

Its remote endpoint lists its tools without sign-in.

Last scanned Nov 7, 2026, version 1.5.0.

Tools

Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.

5 tools

Changes things 5Creates or changes something that can be changed back.Claude Code: ask

nl_vehicleDutch number plate (kenteken) lookup from the Dutch vehicle authority RDW: make, model, body, colour, doors, seats, engine, power, fuel, CO2, weights, towing, original list price, …Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it
Dutch number plate (kenteken) lookup from the Dutch vehicle authority RDW: make, model, body, colour, doors, seats, engine, power, fuel, CO2, weights, towing, original list price, first registration, MOT (APK) expiry, insured, open recall, odometer verdict. (cost: 20 credits)
Annotations the server declares
- title: nl vehicle
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
uk_mileage_checkChecks whether a UK car's recorded mileage ever went backwards between MOT tests (a sign of clocking), with the latest reading and the number of readings, from official DVSA MOT re…Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it
Checks whether a UK car's recorded mileage ever went backwards between MOT tests (a sign of clocking), with the latest reading and the number of readings, from official DVSA MOT records. (cost: 10 credits)
Annotations the server declares
- title: uk mileage check
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
uk_mot_historyFull MOT test history for a UK number plate from DVSA: every test date, pass or fail, expiry, recorded mileage, and each failure, advisory and dangerous defect.Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it
Full MOT test history for a UK number plate from DVSA: every test date, pass or fail, expiry, recorded mileage, and each failure, advisory and dangerous defect. For checking a used car before buying or when the next MOT is due. (cost: 10 credits)
Annotations the server declares
- title: uk mot history
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
uk_vehicleUK number plate lookup from official DVSA MOT records: make, model, colour, fuel, engine size, first registration date, MOT expiry, outstanding recall flag, latest mileage, and the…Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it
UK number plate lookup from official DVSA MOT records: make, model, colour, fuel, engine size, first registration date, MOT expiry, outstanding recall flag, latest mileage, and the full MOT test history with failures and advisories. Does not include road tax status. Cars under 3 years old have no MOT history yet. (cost: 10 credits)
Annotations the server declares
- title: uk vehicle
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true
vin_decodeDecode a VIN (vehicle identification number): make, model, year, trim, body, doors, engine, transmission, drive, fuel, seats, plant, airbags and driver-assist kit (NHTSA vPIC).Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it
Decode a VIN (vehicle identification number): make, model, year, trim, body, doors, engine, transmission, drive, fuel, seats, plant, airbags and driver-assist kit (NHTSA vPIC). Fullest for North American vehicles. (cost: 5 credits)
Annotations the server declares
- title: vin decode
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Exfil surface

Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.

No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or outbound.

Reads private data0: Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
Reads text others write5: Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.; nl_vehicle
uk_mileage_check
uk_mot_history
uk_vehicle
vin_decode
Can send data out0: Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.

Remote posture

What anyone on the internet sees at the remote endpoint: an anonymous initialize and tools/list, and the public OAuth metadata.

Tools listed without sign-in

Looked at Nov 14, 2026, 12:24 UTC, unchanged since Nov 7, 2026. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. What is looked at.

Reachable: yes
HTTP status of an anonymous initialize: 200
tools/list served without credentials: yes
Tools that change things, listed without credentials: 5
Protocol version: 2025-06-18
WWW-Authenticate on 401: not observed
resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate: not observed
RFC 9728 protected resource metadata: not observed
Authorization servers: not observed
Legacy HTTP+SSE transport: no
Dynamic client registration: not observed
Client ID metadata documents: not observed

WarnThe whole server
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 5 tools that change things (5 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.
Matched text
https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles: tools/list returned 5 tools to an anonymous client, including nl_vehicle (write), vin_decode (write), uk_vehicle (write), uk_mot_history (write), uk_mileage_check (write)
What this check looks for

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

No check matched anything in these tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.

History

Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.

No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.

All changes to this server

Install

Pinned to version 1.5.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http vehicles https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles

claude mcp add --transport http vehicles https://ukdata.reliness.co.uk/mcp/vehicles

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json

{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__vehicles__nl_vehicle",
      "mcp__vehicles__vin_decode",
      "mcp__vehicles__uk_vehicle",
      "mcp__vehicles__uk_mot_history",
      "mcp__vehicles__uk_mileage_check"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as vehicles. Review it before you use it.

Capability tags behind 5 rules

mcp__vehicles__nl_vehicle untrusted-input
mcp__vehicles__vin_decode untrusted-input
mcp__vehicles__uk_vehicle untrusted-input
mcp__vehicles__uk_mot_history untrusted-input
mcp__vehicles__uk_mileage_check untrusted-input

Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.

Pin in CI

Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.

curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/uk.co.reliness/vehicles/verify?hash=e86fa91eb9a4ba12cbfca44a5c467a4d434a9cb1be0a8e5ace1dce9f893d2143" | jq -e '.changed == false'

Pinned hash e86fa91eb9a4, from Nov 7, 2026, 00:18 UTC.

Watch

Get told when its tools change: a new tool, a new description, a new class.

https://anlyon.dev/servers/uk.co.reliness/vehicles/changes.xml

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Source: MCP Registry. Synced Nov 7, 2026, 00:18 UTC.