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License Plate Search

License plate search (also known as reverse license plate search) can serve a number of purposes, most common is finding the name and address of the vehicle's owner who caused an accident, owes you money, parked the car on your land, is involved in fraud or other criminal activities or whoever holds a lien on the vehicle. License Plate Search The only difficulty associated with license plate search is that it complies with the the DPPA (Driver's Privacy Protection Act), which restricts access to personal drivers information. This means that not just any person's request to do license plate search sent to the organization providing the service will be satisfied. Driver's Privacy Protection Act clearly states the reasons and situations when one might request and be disclosed a driver's personal information. If you meet DPPA restrictions you can access run license plate search or do VIN search to find who owns a specific vehicle.

Online license plate search is a fast and convenient way to access information regarding any license plate. However, it's a bit more expensive than with local DMV offices. The companies that provide license plate search reports online pull the data from all 50 states DMV records and other resources. A typical report includes the following information:

  • Owner's name and address
  • Make & Model of the Vehicle
  • VIN Number
  • Car Registration Date
  • Original Title Number
  • License Expiration date
  • Name of the Registered Lien Holder (if any)

DMV license plate search is a good option if you are not seeking a vehicle history report. Your state DMV office has all the information you might want about the current vehicle owner. What you need to do is fill out a form and specify a legitimate reason (under your state's law) for requesting license plate search. Such exception can be a court case, an accident, violation of a border, etc. You may have to pay a small free for the information your want.

However, if you want a detailed vehicle history report you need to do VIN check. Local DMV office is not the best place for that because DMV offices do not share vehicle history data with each other and some even do not recognize a salvage title issued in another state. What you need is an online car history report site that provides detailed information about vehicle history regardless of how many states it has been registered in.

License plate search by State

You can try to do License plate search at your state's official website or the website of your local DMV office. Choose your state from the list below:

Texas license plate search

By the law, there is no such service as free license plate search because the vehicle owners and drivers data is protected by the law. You won't find any legal site online that offers license plate search free. And if you decide to use one of sites that promise you free license plate search watch out for there is no guarantee that the information is trustworthy. But, just like with the free vehicle history report, you can search if there any license plate search possibilities on the websites that sell them absolutely for free and only then buy the report.

License plate search in the UK

License plate search is a typical pre-purchase procedure in the UK. Unlike the US and Canada, where the vehicle history is tied to the VIN number and the vehicle history is obtained by VIN check, in the UK it's the license plate that serves to track a specific vehicle's history.

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