Check a license number
The number on the van or the quote is checkable, and you do not need to know which register issued it: we check every register we hold for this market in one search, with the collection date on every record and the official register always linked as the final word.
Check a license number
Enter the number as printed on the van, quote or card. We check it against every register entry we have collected for this market; spacing and dashes do not matter.
Then check the business itself
A license says someone may do the work; it does not say how they work. Check the business by name, browse every register we track here, or see where their rating really sits.
Common questions
How do I check a contractor's license number?
Enter the number exactly as printed; spacing, dashes and capitalisation do not matter. We check it against every register we hold for this market at once, so you do not need to know which body issued it. Every match shows the record's collection date and links both the public profile and the official register.
The number came back with no match. Is it fake?
Not necessarily, and this matters: a number missing from what we have collected is never proof of anything. Registers change daily and our records carry a collection date. Check the number directly at the official register, and ask the contractor to show the card or certificate the number belongs to.
Which registers does this search?
Every certification and license register we include for this market. The certifications directory lists them all, what each means, and the public entries we have found for each.
Records reflect what we last collected from each register, with the collection date shown. A number missing from our records is never proof a contractor is unregistered: the official register is always the final word.
More ways to check who to trust
Free, independent checks. No ads, no paid placement.
- Cowboy Checker
Spot the warning signs of a dishonest business before you hire.
- Compare Quotes
Enter the names from your quotes and line them up on the public evidence.
- Company Health Check
Check whether the company behind a business is active, dissolved, or in liquidation.
- Certifications
The certifications, licenses and registrations we have found in public sources, and what each one means.
- Contractor Deposit Rules
The legal down payment limit and license rules in your state, before any money moves.
- Quote Check
Describe the quote you were given and see which features are officially listed warning signs.
- Rating Reality Check
Where a rating and review count really sit against the market's full distribution.
- Check Before You Hire
The official registers that cover each trade here, with the public entries we have found for each.
- Emergency: Who to Call
Gas smell, power cut, burst pipe: the official number to call first, from the official pages.