Find Car Owner by Registration Number Ireland

Are you looking for information about the owner of a specific vehicle in Ireland? Unsure about how to use a car’s registration plates to find that information?

This blog post will cover all you need to know about finding information about a vehicle’s owner using car registration plates in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland.

You will discover where to look for this information, and when you may be entitled to this information.

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Where to Find Information About the Owner of a Vehicle in Northern Ireland

If you are looking for information about the owner of a specific vehicle in Northern Ireland, you can use the GOV.UK website to see what information the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) hold about that vehicle.

Just as they do in England, the DVLA are responsible for holding information about a vehicle relating to its registration in Northern Ireland.

You will need to know the vehicle’s registration number in order to be able to access this information.

Am I Entitled to Learn Information About Historic and Current Vehicle Owners?

You cannot find out information about current or historic owners of a vehicle using just the car registration number. But you can apply to the DVLA to find out this information if you have reasonable cause to do so.

Such instances where you may have reasonable cause to obtain information from the DVLA about the current or historic owners of a vehicle or a vehicle registration number in the UK are:

• To find out who was responsible for an accident,
• To trace the registered keeper of an abandoned vehicle,
• To find the registered keeper of a vehicle parked on private land,
• When giving out parking tickets,
• When giving out trespass charge notices,
• To trace people responsible for driving off without paying for goods and services,
• To trace people suspected of insurance fraud.

To request information about a vehicle or its registered keeper from DVLA, you can visit the link here.

Where to Find Information About the Owner of a Vehicle in the Republic of Ireland

If you are looking for information about the owner of a specific vehicle in the Republic of Ireland, you can use the Gov.ie website Vehicle Status Enquiry Search service.

This service allows vehicle owners to check the status of a change of ownership notification.

If a customer has changed ownership of a vehicle, or has surrendered their vehicle to an Authorised Treatment Facility for destruction, they can check the current status of the vehicle by entering the vehicle registration details online here.

What if I Need to Find Information About a Car Owner in an Emergency?

If your vehicle has been involved in a road traffic accident, or you need to discover the owner of a vehicle becuase a collision or a crime has been committed then you should contact the Irish police service An Garda Síochána.

An Garda Síochána can run registration plate checks to follow up on a crime or an incident that has been committed in the ROI.

More information about Garda can be found on their website.

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