When I drive down the road I keep my eyes closed just to stop the temptation of reading someones plate and then all of their credit card information, then their address, then... well who knows where I would stop...
I LOL'ed but on a serious note.. I ended up finding my previous car using a license plate! Usedvehiclepro.com showed me that it ended up being exported overseas.. good bye Mustang.
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I like how they just glanced over the fact that cops have friends too. But they never break the law! Amazing how that works, millions of officers and none of them would look up plates for a buddy or for money.
@@BigBoyXP4014 would probably be due to the fact that it's monitored and if discovered it was done for a personal matter.. that's your job. Not worth it
@@grobie7110 Yeah, I'm sure the oversight is tremendous from the department that pulls one of their officers over drunk as a skunk just to give him a ride home with their partner driving his car behind the squad. It is monitored, and yeah you can't be a dipshit about pulling plates, but to say that police never run them for personal or monetary reasons is naive. Then again that's a conversation not really meant for this video.
People act like their license plate isn't on display 24/7. Even more so, if someone really wanted to they can get the VIN off your dash and find even more information.
If someone’s really popular online they might censor it so that tens of thousands of people bare minimum won’t see it, for maybe a valid reason such as not wanting the plate to help derive the vin to an r34 in California that should be there, which can than help law enforcement get the owner tracked Sometimes cops will note plates at meets and or popular social media organizing pages for said meets, so why not Plus, very seedy people who don’t display their plate at all due to whatever special circumstances else it could lead to are by effect also smart enough hide their vin too 99% of plates don’t need to be censored but people just do it because they’re copying the TV shows/popular media where they saw that happening, which comes from the producers just limiting they’re liability because it’s relatively easy to do so just to avoid even an unlikely hassle So as a cost benefit analysis sort of thing it never really hurt, it’s just that some people take it too far as far as it’s worth
It's different when you're selling a vehicle online. You put yourself at a slightly higher risk of theft. As far as the VIN number you can get that from the plate without even getting out of your car. So walking up and reading it isn't going to give you much extra.
I love that you guys did this video. I’ve always thought it was stupid that people cover their license plate in photos. Those same people don’t cover their license plates when they drive around....
Think about it a little more. Let's pretend I'm a car thief looking for a Porsche 911 GT3, because I have a client who wants one, or who needs a lot of expensive parts from it. Let's also pretend you drive one of those. What are the odds that I'm going to just happen to see your car on the street, so that I can either follow you home, or get the license plate in order to find out where it lives so I can steal it? Pretty slim, since we don't live in the same city. Now suppose I go online to Porsche forums and Facebook/etc pages and start looking for what I'm after? You've just had your car paint-corrected and ceramic coated, and you wanted to show it off to other owners on the forum, so you posted some pictures and didn't blur the license plate. Turns out we're in the same state, so I run your plate through one of those sites and it tells me who you are and where you live. I'm in Miami, and you're not that far away in Tampa. You've made my task of finding a GT3 nearby much easier. I found my target car in less than 30 minutes, when it might have taken me days or weeks to happen upon one randomly on the streets (It would still be hit-or-miss if I staked out repair shops or car meets). This is why people blur out their license plates online. Why make it easier for the bad guys?
Alright, you’ve chosen a super rare exotic car. I think this video and most of us who make fun of this are because of someone selling a Nissan Altima on Facebook marketplace and feel it necessary to cover their plate.
@@jordanr897 I did choose an expensive, somewhat exotic car for my example, but the most frequently stolen cars aren’t those. The most frequently stolen cars are more like Accords and Camrys. Granted, it would be easier for a thief to spot one of those on the streets, but it’s still a matter of not making it easier for them. It isn’t that there’s no risk if you don’t show your plate. It’s that there’s less risk.
@@tweetdriver i don’t think the car thiefs are going to the trouble of doing a google search on license plates though. I think they’re doing what they’ve always done, and looked for easy targets while they’re driving around in the middle of the night. They stick to what’s easiest.
Sorry my family this is also on the PD/state/federal level. Even if tech companies want all the juicy info on you, the police & state should make it private, these sites (as far as I know) don't use exploitable traffic cams with an not-so-secure internet facing web interface, these are police dash cams, these shouldn't be public and when the police wants to hide something they damn sure make an effort for dash cam footage not to go public! They clearly can make this happen.
@@floodingthesea9366 Fun fact: According to Mr.Snowden, government would just ask the big tech companies, and boom! All that juicy infos are now own by them.
@@freakymrq yeah, the first 3 numbers is assigned to you based off the state you were registered when you were born, so if you know where someone is born (in the US at least) then you can already guess the first 3 digits.
DeeJay the DJ , considering a criminal would be mostly online while trying to steal identity’s why would a criminal go around taking pictures of plates just to get someone’s name and address? Pretty sure they have other ways of getting information, people think their information is worth much but really what can someone do with a regular persons name and address and maybe ssn? Not much
My reaction whenever I see a friend blurring out his plate: "Dude, you're awesome and everything but let me assure you nobody cares enough to search for your personal information, ESPECIALLY if it costs money.
Journey awaits seriously, I’ve pissed off feminists so badly they find where I work and told my boss. He was a bit ticked off he had to deal with them but just had me remove where I work from on social media, and this is why I no longer use social media. :)
I mean a hundred dollars ain't much. That's about the price me and the wife pay for dinner for the past 6 years. If we go eat at McDonald's dollar menu then yeah for sure for some information
Golden God You almost lost your job for harassing women on social media?... This guy at my job (actually) lost his job for making racist posts in his Facebook on MLK day. How absurd.... social media doesn’t hurt anyone.
I don’t see a reason for covering up my license plate online when it’s available for anyone to see and look at while I’m driving out in public anyways.
Exactly because the type of person likely to do something like this will notice your car locally and choose to target you or anyone generally speaking within the area they live first. It makes no difference.
Some people on the internet are psycho and if they latch onto your and decide they want to "come for a visit", they will scour the internet looking for any clues they can find to make that desire a possibility. To give you an idea of how much can be figured out, some person managed to figure out the home address of Tourettes Dad and plastered it on a website along with all sorts of images and other information on how he "figured it out". All this was gleaned from watching the videos on his channel. I also know, from experience (curiosity), that you can find out literally loads of information on someone by just having their name and phone number. You can find previous addresses, previous phone numbers, household members, address, tax information, even criminal records. There is a thing typically called "GIS Mapping" where you can put in an address and bring up all sorts of property information and property value as well as registered owner, their mailing address, and even floorplans. All for free. I use that kind of service when looking into who owns random property I see that I have an interest in, but a psycho could use that information to figure out a way to break into you home and murder you (with the aid of Google Maps/Earth). A few slips on some videos and a psycho could figure out your general location (town/city). A few more slips they might find a neighborhood. They might figure out what your car looks like. They may go to that area and keep an eye out for your car for who knows how long until they spot it, then follow you home. Get your address, use it to get your name and mailing address, use that to find your phone number, then the harassment begins.
For people who drive 100 miles a day like me im sure thousands of people can see my license, so i do believe its more so paranoia for people to be like "HEY DUDE COVER YOUR PLATE ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET"! BLAH BLAH BLAH mean while they're taking pics and posting everywhere they eat and $*** lmaoo i want to know how many people actually know or had someone had anything happen to them after they posted they car online with the plate showing...or are people just spreading useless fear...
The only reason why and when you should, is if the car is illegal, has illegal mods or is doing anything illegal. Like I did a photoshoot of guys doing burnouts down a main road. I took pictures and edited the plates off. Because cops will use it to arrest/harass the guys.
Sweden is special. If I'm correct, Swedes are extraordinarily nice and owning a gun is basically a birthright. At least that's what an old college professor told me, who's married to a Swede.
@@TheBritishPatriot Crap! It was one of them. I stand by my point of being extraordinarily nice, I've never met someone from a Scandinavian country who's outright a dick
I was anxious at the start of the video but now its really relaxing to know that a commoner cannot look up the vehicle owner's name and address just by license plate number or even by vin
@@silentsamuel_ you completely missed the point 🤦♂️ everyone is so worried about posting your license plate online when any Tom, Dick or Harry could get it seeing you out in public
I live in a state where the law says you have to display your plate right on the back of your car where everyone can see it. OMG I’m going to start driving with my thumb over it now!
@@GilgameshEthics you don't need Nolan's license plate to stalk him, just type his name on Google and you will get his phone number, home address, relatives, etc
On the road, you're nobody. At worst, someone might gain interest because you pissed them off, and even that is unlikely. If you post it online, it can be linked to any opinion you've also post it, and in today's day and age, people are petty cunts.
Here in Finland you can send a text with the licensplate nuber and then you get a text back that has all the information the police has... Its really fun when somebody says that they own a nice luxury car and you send the text and find out that some finance company owns the car and he just has it in his posession...
Each state had / has different laws regarding car registration information. In the past, it was completely public in most places. For decades, the Disabled American Veterans was able to get your license number, name, and address to be able to manufacture miniature license plates they'd send you, and ask for a donation. This ended in the early 1970s.
I used a license plate website to look for a guy that was working on a relatives roof and wasn't showing up anymore or answering their calls. We passed by his house after we got off of work one night. Saw his truck in the driveway and materials on the front of house. We passed by real slow in my relatives car and shined a bright light at the front of their house to see what all materials he had there. The roofer ended up showing up the next day to finish the roof lol
.... So it basically shows that our government is doing a checking 24-7. Monitoring us with our devices, using video footage and photos to keep checking on us. No wonder why my FBI agent is that annoying. She should probably take a break
That's definitely more info than I thought you would be able to get. Another thing to keep in mind is that people that work at dealerships could get your address as well through the database there. And most likely any other company that would for whatever reason have your license plate on record as well as your personal information.
Here’s a top tip for fellow Australians: go to your friendly local police station, and ask for some one way screws. They’re free, and they’ll hand them straight over. They can be applied with a regular flathead screwdriver, but can not be removed by one. It takes a specific driver (which they conveniently also have), to remove them.
That is "big brother" bro in full effect...those pictures from various police cars are freaking me out man. The guy in the relationship with his car made me laugh.
I still think dudes are paranoid. They’ll drive around and leave their car parked with the plate out in plain view for all to see, but then blur it out in a picture? Kinda dumb
One of the best videos addressing this topic! Great job. Now I know I shouldn't make a funny personalized license plate just to post it around instagram for chuckles. Plus if you're a bad boy, why would you want an easy to remember number plate to begin with.
the thing about this stuff is like, i don't think any wrongdoers will spend 25 dollars to get all that information unless they have a super serious grudge against you
Pay a repair center £20 in the uk and they usually let me on their M.O.T computer. Name addresses phone numbers the lot. People are not as brave when I show up at their homes in the middle of the night.
in norway you can look up the car you want to buy to get tons of information about the car and if it has a loan with it, but you can NOT get the information of the driver / owner. So on all websites that sells car parts you can look up the licence plate to get the parts you need
@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended dunno if you could translate my comment but you can simply look up someones plate on a website where you can find the owner, adress, all the other vehicles owned by that person, businesses connected to them and more.
@@zizzte2956 well, in the eyes of the civilized world, we prefer to have that data transparent so people dont have a way to run away from police or evade their responsabilities. I respect the law, so do you, so no problem having that data out there, because ... education and civility.
@@flashfilibuster5382 You never had any issues, but it doesn't mean you won't in the future. I've read news articles about people in my city who have been shot during Craigslist car transactions. Basically, the buyer isn't interested in buying a car, it's just a robbery. Nowadays, plenty of police stations have designated safe zone for online transactions. That the best and safest place to do your business.
I worked for a company that maintains a license plate scanning network. They sell data to police, lenders (so they can repo your car if you fall behind on payments), etc. Anyone can slap a license plate scanner on your dashboard and get paid to upload data. It’s a pretty big industry.
In sweden you can find, owner of the car, previous owner, inspection history, adress, when the owner was born, sometimes service history, color, if it's in traffic or if its "shutdown" which means that it's not "enabled" for traffic. and more
When I was doing asset recovery, we used a program when running a skip trace that would give you all kinds of info when doing a reverse plate look up, but every time we did one we had to fill out a bunch of paperwork for the government on why it was being looked up and it had to have a case number attached to every search. The scary part was it didn't just give us info to the owner but everyone in the owners life from the past including people they worked for and any ex you every lived with or had anything registered in both your names..
In Norway, you can freely search up any 30 license plates from the country in one IP addresss, it can give you names, first registragion and much more on our version of a DMV.
