If you are just a member of the public who is curious and wants to find someone's address by using their vehicle number, unfortunately there are no real legal ways of doing this.
Information like this is protected under various privacy laws so the only people who can access this type of information are insurance companies, police and lawyers seeking information in a court case for example. Even for these groups, they need to show specific and legitimate reasons why this information is needed before access may be granted.
The reasons you may need this information may be varied but here are some solutions you could put into practice:
• Perhaps the driver of the vehicle has crashed into your car and will now not give you their name or address. Under these circumstances, pass their vehicle number to the insurance companies or police and they will have the authority to access this information.
• Arguments or brawls can sometimes get out of control. If you have had a problem with a driver, rather than trying to find their address and go around to their home (this could actually lead to further problems), pass the vehicle number to the police and leave the situation up to them.
• If a car has caught your eye or you are interested in buying the vehicle number registration, the best course of action is to approach the driver yourself and swap details. There are also a number of websites where you can put the vehicle number into a database and this will then tell you how much the car may be worth.
Information like this is protected under various privacy laws so the only people who can access this type of information are insurance companies, police and lawyers seeking information in a court case for example. Even for these groups, they need to show specific and legitimate reasons why this information is needed before access may be granted.
The reasons you may need this information may be varied but here are some solutions you could put into practice:
• Perhaps the driver of the vehicle has crashed into your car and will now not give you their name or address. Under these circumstances, pass their vehicle number to the insurance companies or police and they will have the authority to access this information.
• Arguments or brawls can sometimes get out of control. If you have had a problem with a driver, rather than trying to find their address and go around to their home (this could actually lead to further problems), pass the vehicle number to the police and leave the situation up to them.
• If a car has caught your eye or you are interested in buying the vehicle number registration, the best course of action is to approach the driver yourself and swap details. There are also a number of websites where you can put the vehicle number into a database and this will then tell you how much the car may be worth.
