This allows anyone to verify and identify a vehicle and access its owner s publicly available contact details.
Locate car by license plate.
But back then license plates were not government issued massachusetts was the first us state to provide government issued license plates.
New york was the first state to require license plates on vehicles in 1903.
Other details associated with the plate can also show up such as the address of the car s owner.
To trace a license plate number to the vehicle or owner you will need the full license plate number as well as the state the vehicle is registered in.
You can search with a vehicle identification number vin or you can search with a valid license plate number and state searching via a license plate and state is a terrific option if you can t find the vin it s hard to read or your car has no vin.
However when you search a license plate from alaska you will find that plates are never transferred between vehicles.
Unlike a vin number which always stays with a specific automobile a license plate number search can potentially show either vehicle or driver history.
We ve made it easier than ever to get an autocheck vehicle history report.
License plates aka vehicle tags vehicle registration number number plates etc have been around since 1893.