# Does anyone know if it's possible... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 15, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639 "2006-07-15T18:09:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/1 "2006-07-15T18:09:35Z")
…to track a car by the VIN number? I don’t mean finding out a general area (ala Carfax), I mean actually finding out who owns it. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/2 "2006-07-15T18:26:56Z")
Possible? Yes. Free? That I don’t know. We used to subscribe to a service at work that allowed us to search motor vehicle registration searches, but we switched to a cheaper service. ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/3 "2006-07-15T18:32:48Z")
I didn’t say free. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/4 "2006-07-15T18:52:25Z")
Do you know any cops? ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/5 "2006-07-15T19:06:11Z")
Yes, and they won’t do it. It’s not like I’m trying to stalk and kill someone, I just want to buy my old Impreza back. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/6 "2006-07-16T06:59:33Z")
What is the VIN? ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/7 "2006-07-16T16:16:30Z")
PM’d. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/8 "2006-07-16T19:23:00Z")
Yes the police can.,…if a car is stolen they will know where it was from. Even if all the vins are removed there are about 15 places on most modern cars. I have spoken to a few cop friends of mine about this recently as I have run into people trying to sell stolen cars. They explained that they are able to track chopped and revinned cars…very interesting ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/9 "2006-07-16T20:11:09Z")
I know the police can, but I know a trooper and he’d get into trouble for doing it for personal reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/10 "2006-07-16T20:28:24Z")
PM’d ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/11 "2006-07-16T20:32:03Z")
Also turned up this per google… Don’t know if it or what it costs… [http://www.abika.com/Reports/LicensePlates.htm](http://www.abika.com/Reports/LicensePlates.htm) ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/12 "2006-07-16T20:53:00Z")
I’m already waiting for the result of one of their searches, if that doesn’t work out, I’ll try and use what you PM’d me. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/13 "2006-07-16T22:08:16Z")
you fuckin stalker 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SI01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/si01/32/7187_2.png) [@SI01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SI01)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-anyone-know-if-its-possible/14639/14 "2006-07-18T20:04:16Z")
Just so no one here wastes money in the same way I did, Carfax turned up a new registration on my car this May, [www.abika.com](http://www.abika.com) claims it was last registered in 2003 (to me). When I brought this to their attention, they said it was the best they could do, they never guaranteed current results, and despite the fact that the car was registered TO ME in their last record, they wouldn’t consider refunding my money.