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Jeff · 05-31-2003, 10:27 AM

Is there anywhere you can go to get a name or address with just a license plate? Someone was snooping around our garage at about 2:20AM, and I went after them. They got in the car and took off. I called the police and they searched the area, but couldn't do anything with the plate number I got. This has me on edge a bit since I've had cars broken into, and this is a quiet neighborhood. Are there any websites or anything that'll do this for free?

LewisCouch · 05-31-2003, 09:24 PM

You may be out of luck since there are privacy laws.

See: http://www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/ovs/privacy.htm

Good luck, I sure would like to know how to do this myself.

phredgreen · 06-01-2003, 12:00 AM

you may consider asking a private investigator to do you a favour (in exchange for whatever goods/services you may be able to provide) and run a check on that plate.

fhqwhgads · 06-01-2003, 10:29 AM

Check with your local DMV/MVA. Sometimes they will provide that information for a small fee.

What exactly are you hoping to find out by running the tag? If you already gave the information to the police, they should have included it in any report or CAD information that they submitted. Are you thinking that it could belong to someone you know?

Jeff · 06-01-2003, 11:39 AM

I'd like to know who it was since it was a local plate and it's a relatively small town. I'd just like to know who they were, incase I ever hear their name come up.

geeza · 06-21-2003, 01:53 AM

You could put an ad in your local paper announcing that "the owner of vehicle registration XYZ 1234 is the winner of a new set of tyres/car stereo/holiday for two", leave a voicemail box or convincing email address etc and see who pops up. Word will reach him.

Munku · 06-25-2003, 03:38 PM

Rofl! That's genious Geeza! But how would that guy find out? What if he doesn't read paper? No Friends?

05-31-2003, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	Search license plates? Is there anywhere you can go to get a name or address with just a license plate? Someone was snooping around our garage at about 2:20AM, and I went after them. They got in the car and took off. I called the police and they searched the area, but couldn't do anything with the plate number I got. This has me on edge a bit since I've had cars broken into, and this is a quiet neighborhood. Are there any websites or anything that'll do this for free? __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski Last edited by Jeff; 05-31-2003 at 01:40 PM..

05-31-2003, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
LewisCouch Insane Location: Pacific NW	You may be out of luck since there are privacy laws. See: http://www.dot.state.ia.us/mvd/ovs/privacy.htm Good luck, I sure would like to know how to do this myself. __________________ "The gift of liberty is like that of a horse, handsome, strong, and high-spirited. In some it arouses a wish to ride; in many others, on the contrary, it increases the desire to walk." -- Massimo d'Azeglio

06-01-2003, 12:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
phredgreen who? Location: the phoenix metro	you may consider asking a private investigator to do you a favour (in exchange for whatever goods/services you may be able to provide) and run a check on that plate. __________________ My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. - Thomas Paine

06-01-2003, 10:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
fhqwhgads Junkie	Check with your local DMV/MVA. Sometimes they will provide that information for a small fee. What exactly are you hoping to find out by running the tag? If you already gave the information to the police, they should have included it in any report or CAD information that they submitted. Are you thinking that it could belong to someone you know? Last edited by fhqwhgads; 06-01-2003 at 10:32 AM..

06-01-2003, 11:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	I'd like to know who it was since it was a local plate and it's a relatively small town. I'd just like to know who they were, incase I ever hear their name come up. __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski

06-21-2003, 01:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
geeza Crazy	You could put an ad in your local paper announcing that "the owner of vehicle registration XYZ 1234 is the winner of a new set of tyres/car stereo/holiday for two", leave a voicemail box or convincing email address etc and see who pops up. Word will reach him.

06-25-2003, 03:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Munku Lost Location: Florida	Rofl! That's genious Geeza! But how would that guy find out? What if he doesn't read paper? No Friends?