diff --git a/console/validate.php b/console/validate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8de6b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/console/validate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * validate-check:validate command for Skeleton Console
+ *
+ * @author David Vandemaele <david@tigron.be>
+ */
+
+namespace Skeleton\Console\Command;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class Vat_Check_Validate extends \Skeleton\Console\Command {
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the Create command
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 */
+	protected function configure() {
+		$this->setName('vat-check:validate');
+		$this->setDescription('Validate a specific VAT number and country vat code');
+		$this->addArgument('vat_code', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Country vat code');
+		$this->addArgument('vat_number', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'VAT number');
+		$this->addOption('ignore_cache');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Execute the Command
+	 *
+	 * @access protected
+	 * @param InputInterface $input
+	 * @param OutputInterface $output
+	 */
+	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+		try {
+			$country = \Country::get_by_vat_code($input->getArgument('vat_code'));
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			$output->writeln('<error>' . $e->getMessage() . '</error>');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		$ignore_cache = false;
+		if ($input->getOption('ignore_cache')) {
+			$ignore_cache = true;
+		}
+
+		$is_valid = \Skeleton\Vat\Check\Check::validate($input->getArgument('vat_number'), $country, $reason, $ignore_cache);
+		if ($is_valid) {
+			$output->writeln($input->getArgument('vat_code') . ' ' . $input->getArgument('vat_number') . " is valid \t" . ' <info>ok</info>');
+		} else {
+			$output->writeln($input->getArgument('vat_code') . ' ' . $input->getArgument('vat_number') . " is NOT valid (" . $reason . ") \t" . ' <error>nok</error>');
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/Skeleton/Vat/Check/Check.php b/lib/Skeleton/Vat/Check/Check.php
index fb03808..c95fc4b 100644
--- a/lib/Skeleton/Vat/Check/Check.php
+++ b/lib/Skeleton/Vat/Check/Check.php
@@ -17,37 +17,53 @@ class Check {
 	 * @access public
 	 * @param string $vat_number
 	 * @param Country $country
+	 * @param boolean $ignore_cache
 	 * @return boolean $valid
 	 */
-	public static function validate($vat_number, \Country $country) {
+	public static function validate($vat_number, \Country $country, &$reason, $ignore_cache) {
 		// 1. Check syntax
 		if (!self::validate_syntax($vat_number, $country)) {
+			$reason = 'invalid syntax';
 			return false;
 		}
 
 		// 2. Check if the vat is a european vat-number
 		if ($country->european != 1) {
+			$reason = 'country is not european';
 			return true;
 		}
 
 		//3. Check if vat-number is in cache
-		try {
-			$vat_cache = Cache::get_by_vat_number_country($vat_number, $country);
-			if ($vat_cache->valid == 1) {
-				return true;
-			} else {
-				return false;
-			}
-		} catch (\Exception $e) {}
+		if ($ignore_cache === false) {
+			try {
+				$vat_cache = Cache::get_by_vat_number_country($vat_number, $country);
+				if ($vat_cache->valid == 1) {
+					$reason = 'from cache';
+					return true;
+				} else {
+					$reason = 'from cache';
+					return false;
+				}
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {}
+		}
 
 		//4. Check online (VIES-server)
 		$result = self::validate_online($vat_number, $country);
 		if ($result['save'] === true) {
+			try {
+				$vat_cache = Cache::get_by_vat_number_country($vat_number, $country);
+				$vat_cache->delete();
+			} catch (\Exception $e) {}
+
 			$vat_cache = new Cache();
 			$vat_cache->vat_number = $vat_number;
 			$vat_cache->country_id = $country->id;
 			$vat_cache->valid = $result['result'];
 			$vat_cache->save();
+		} elseif ($result['reachable'] === false) {
+			$reason = 'VIES service not reachable';
+		} else {
+			$reason = 'invalid vat number';
 		}
 
 		return $result['result'];