Who's car is that?

[Ext User(michael@preece.net)]

Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
registration number?

[Ext User(OzOne)]

On 24 Jun 2006 23:03:20 -0700, michael@preece.net scribbled thusly:

>Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
>address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
>registration number?

Only if it was involved in an accident with your property.
Police will investigate and decide whether to pass on the details.




Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(patrick@unknown (Patrick Young)]

In article <1151215400.014148.62130@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.c om>, michael@preece.net writes:

> Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> registration number?

Not that I'm aware of. If it was contact over a traffic matter, car matter,
or something you just noticed, you could follow them and signal them to pull
over and ask them, or leave a note on their car if parked vehicle. However,
I don't think most folk would want their address hanging off the back of
their vehicle (well some people do via advertising signage/personal
plates/etc)

Any sort of stalking, or underhanded methods would prolly get yourself
in a lot of legal trouble.

Actually on that, I watched some weird arse movie on Showtime the
other week where someone just brought up rego plates on their web
browser at home as if it was anything anyone could do. Not plausible.

Anyway, your question begs me question of why do you need to know?

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[Ext User(atec77)]

michael@preece.net wrote:
> Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> registration number?
>
It takes contacts and knowing how , not so easy

[Ext User(boris)]

I can vouch for this. I was hit from behind by unlic drunk...not hard but i
got out to look & he took of. I got his rego

> Only if it was involved in an accident with your property.
> Police will investigate and decide whether to pass on the details.
>
>
>
>
> Oz1...of the 3 twins.
>
> I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

[Ext User(boris)]

Yep..i was hit when in my wifes car from behind by drunk unlic weed head. No
big damage but i got out to see the damage & he bolted...i got his number &
reported to police. Police advised me if i wanted his details (insurance)
then got to transport dept..supply them with police report number/my full
details & a good reason (insert bullshit here) paid $17.50 & 3 days later i
rec in the mail a copy of his rego cert with full name & address. Got on
bike & rocked up to pay a visit...blood drained from the weeds face when i
introduced myself at his door.

<michael@preece.net> wrote in message
news:1151215400.014148.62130@b68g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> registration number?
>

[Ext User(Scotty)]

<michael@preece.net> wrote in message
news:1151215400.014148.62130@b68g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> registration number?
>

Yeah, if its parked where you can find it leave a note saying that you wish
to buy the said vehicle and give yoru (prepaid untraceable) mobile phone
number and wait till he calls you use your imagination for the rest. Or tell
him that you saw some tennagers playing under your car and to call you for
details.

[Ext User(atec77)]

boris wrote:
> Yep..i was hit when in my wifes car from behind by drunk unlic weed head. No
> big damage but i got out to see the damage & he bolted...i got his number &
> reported to police. Police advised me if i wanted his details (insurance)
> then got to transport dept..supply them with police report number/my full
> details & a good reason (insert bullshit here) paid $17.50 & 3 days later i
> rec in the mail a copy of his rego cert with full name & address. Got on
> bike & rocked up to pay a visit...blood drained from the weeds face when i
> introduced myself at his door.


I wish I had been able to watch.
>
>

[Ext User(Noddy)]

<michael@preece.net> wrote in message
news:1151215400.014148.62130@b68g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> registration number?

If you're in Victoria, you can contact Vicroads and state that you'd like to
contact the owner for whatever reason. It'll cost you a fee (I can't
remember how much), and you'll have to provide ID against the request.

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[Ext User(David, not to be confused with the other Davids.)]

"boris" <cat@dog.com> wrote in message
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> Yep..i was hit when in my wifes car from behind by drunk unlic weed head. No
> big damage but i got out to see the damage & he bolted...i got his number &
> reported to police. Police advised me if i wanted his details (insurance)
> then got to transport dept..supply them with police report number/my full
> details & a good reason (insert bullshit here) paid $17.50 & 3 days later i
> rec in the mail a copy of his rego cert with full name & address. Got on
> bike & rocked up to pay a visit...blood drained from the weeds face when i
> introduced myself at his door.
>
> <michael@preece.net> wrote in message
> news:1151215400.014148.62130@b68g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> > Is there any way for bloke off the street to find out the name and/or
> > address of the registered owner of a vehicle given just it's
> > registration number?
> >

In NSW there is (used to be) a form available from the RTA registry offices
that you can lodge (with a fee of course). Going from memory it is intended
for use by solicitors and it requires you or your solicitor to sign a
declaration that you have a proper legal excuse for requiring the details.

Again from memory, the police used to able to pass on details if you had a
justifiable reason, but changes over the last few years designed to protect
privacy mean that they can only pass on details under special circumstances and
even then only after they have investigated the matter. At which point I
believe they will then tell the perpetrator to contact you ("the victim"). I
think it unlikely the NSW police can provide details for a civil matter anymore
(Shane or Spooky may be able to answer this - do they still come here?)

Recently when pursuing a bad debtor through the courts I was told the Sherriffs
office can't seek details from the RTA to serve papers (due to privacy laws).
So I doubt there is any way to access registration records without a legal
reason relating specifically to a motoring incident.

[Ext User(ant)]

David, not to be confused with the other Davids. wrote:
> Recently when pursuing a bad debtor through the courts I was told the
> Sherriffs office can't seek details from the RTA to serve papers (due
> to privacy laws). So I doubt there is any way to access registration
> records without a legal reason relating specifically to a motoring
> incident.

On this issue, do you *really* have to blur the numberplates on a car you
photograph and hoist on a website?

I know we all do it, but is it actually required?


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[Ext User(David, not to be confused with the other Davids.)]

"ant" <dr.james@uku.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> On this issue, do you *really* have to blur the numberplates on a car you
> photograph and hoist on a website?
>
> I know we all do it, but is it actually required?
>
>

All my opinion,

I don't believe so if it was for general purposes, because you are not making
an allegation that can cause damage to a persons reputation etc.

But, if you put up a picture with a comment saying "the person who owns this
car is a child molester" then that would be a different matter.

Posting an unedited picture of a car running a red light would probably be OK
(see below) if that was the context of the posting - but would not be if it had
a caption saying "this child molester escaped by running a red light"

Again using the red light example, posting an unedited picture of a car running
a red light and being involved in a accident may be OK if it had a caption
saying "this is a photo of the accident" but having a caption saying "this car
ran the red light and caused the accident" may not be.

De-identifying the cars/people would allow the picture to be used with (any)
captions and allegations (eg. the child molester in the blue car ran the red
light while trying to escape and caused the accident).

So, in my opinion, it is safer to de-identify if there is a story or caption
attached unless it is carefully worded to avoid an allegation.

[Ext User(patrick@unknown (Patrick Young)]

In article <4ga1rmF1ls3leU1@individual.net>, "ant" <dr.james@uku.co.uk> writes:

> On this issue, do you *really* have to blur the numberplates on a car you
> photograph and hoist on a website?
>
> I know we all do it, but is it actually required?

It all depends on context. If it is a show car, or shown
as an example of something, the rego plates just are
simply not relevant and perhaps far too much information.

If the car is being shown for sale, I expect it is a requirement
the the contents of the rego plate be disclosed/displayed.

Of course, this gets a bit complex again if the rego plates are
personal plates that will be used on the vendors new vehicle. In
this case they may want to change the plates on the for sale vehicle
for whatever the current generic sequence plates are. I think the
RTA for example have a plate storage option to give them time to
sell the vehicle before buying another one.

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BP 106 Timbuktu,
Mali (West Africa)
Tel: 292 91 52
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Company disclaimer: Totally weird out everyone
equally as it's more fun that way. Don't take
anything I post seriously, or any roles I take on.
It's sometimes hard to ignore the troll posts though.
No offence is intended and may or may not be my
personal views.

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever

Feel the love generation,
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Feel the love generation,
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon yeah.
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