I was just driving my wife's jeep and had a road rage incident with this guy.
Actually it was just him doing the raging, I completely ignored him and didn't say a single thing since I was in my wife's car.
BUT he wrote my plate down and now I am wondering if he can get our address based on that plate info? I know you can if you have the VIN, but does anyone know about the plate? Been searching the DMV website and haven't seen any forms, or record requests that could indicate he could.
Seems like it would be a recipe for disaster if people could get addresses from plate #'s.....
Anyone have any knowledge here?
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01-07-2010 06:30 PM
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01-07-2010 06:49 PMI think all he can do is report your # to the police and see if the police will tell them your name and address, which I don't think they will. If he has a DMV friend or a cop friend, then it might be a different story.
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01-07-2010 06:50 PM
some states you can buy the info.
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01-07-2010 07:13 PM
call em and ask.
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01-07-2010 07:49 PM
No the public cannot access that data base. Each and everytime an officer pulls up a plate it is recorded as to who has pulled it, is my understanding.
JulieWhen you feel the need for speed...Throttle Up!
GO FAST or GO HOME!
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01-07-2010 08:22 PM
There are web sites that allow you to do plate searches but they cost money. They claim to give all the info of the person who owns the car. I don't know cause I have never used it before.
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01-07-2010 08:28 PMMy nephew is interested in law enforcement and did a ride-along on a Friday night with the local cops. As they drove back and forth through downtown, the officers entered as many plate numbers they could, looking for anyone that shouldn't be driving. Some might feel thats BS, but I'm OK with it. We have too many drunks on the road as it is
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01-07-2010 10:16 PM
Not that concerned - we live WAY off the beating path and it's one way in and one way out PAST the sherrif's office so he would have to be an idiot, and my Shepard would be going NUTS at the front door. My primary concern about the guy showing up at the house would be him vandalizing a car/boat/etc....
I am more concerned that one day a week or month from now he sees my wife driving and ****s with her thinking it is me. If I'd have been in the dually I'd have just brake checked him, but let it pass by since I was in her car.
I've never seen anyone this irate over NOTHING..... Guy had a screw loose.
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01-08-2010 08:38 AM
In Maryland they have dash cams that enter the info in automatically. This is from Canada but same technology:
1 forward- scans cars passing in the other direction
1 forward- scans cars in front or next lane over
1 side- scans parking lots
3,000 plates an hour!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENGY1CD9y_4
I'd report his actions to the po-po just in case. Car description, time of day, etc- any and every detail. Tell them you think the guy wrote down your tag and you want it on record in case this turns in to some thing and you may be able to find out if he made a complaint on you as well. Even if he has a cop friend, if the cop friend starts digging around and correlates your complaint with what his buddy is asking for, I doubt the cop friend wants to get any further involved...
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01-08-2010 08:39 AM
go to the DMV, they'll sell you anything.
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