Can policr find out if you havent got car insurance by reading the car numberplate?

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Steven G	yep if you give them a reason to bother checking Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MAHA	yes .. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Philip P	Yep As stated ANPR. In Reading I saw a mobile enforcement van by DVLA and a couple of police cars and a couple of car transporters, they were stopping the cars without doccumentation getting the owners to sign releases to avoid prosecution and then loading the cars up onto the awaiting car transporters which had a sign stating these cars had been surrendered under 136 of the RTA and highways act and were being transported for crushing... Only one of the cars was a tatty 10 year old ford fiesta, the rest were quality cars at least two were 3 year old BMW's and one was a MERC of 3 years.. So no insurance means NO CAR!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Oracle	A centralised database is now in operation in the UK whereby all vehicles licensing, MOT and insurance details are logged. The system is still relatively new, but most vehicles are now included - this is one reason why you can now renew your car tax online without having to provide paper copies of your MOT or insurance certificates to anyone. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

harry	they can , even if its fake , they do every car as they drive along Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sedgwick	YES WITHIN 2 SECONDS, ANPR,, with mobile cameras on vehicles , and also fixed cctv cameras on streets can also read them now as well Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

John L	Yes! By UK law Insurance companies are required to enter all car insurance details within 14 days, on the DVL national data base which can be accessed by the police with reference to the the cars registration number. Insurance companies that don't do this can be fined £5000.00. The police can then get the information from the DVL even while following you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

little trucker	YEP,TAX INSURANCE MOT-THE WHOLE LOT IS DONE IN SECONDS.YOU SEE THE VANS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD A LOT,MOST PEOPLE ASSUME THEY ARE ALL MOBILE SPEED CAMERA'S AND SLOW DOWN MAKING IT EVEN EASIER TO NAB YOU(IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE) USUALLY THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH POLICE PRESENCE IN THE AREA-BUT IF YOU ARE LEGAL WHY ASK Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

idac123	yes it takes about 6 seconds so get insured Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jmc445976	Yes, very easily. Thankfully the law and procedure is swinging firmyl in the way of the law abiding majority in this respect. The Police national computer can tell instantly if a vehicle is insured or not, if you are stopped without insurance, your car will be confiscated there and then and you will have to pay hefty charges to retrieve it, of course obly after you ahve insured it. In addition you will also receive a fixed penalty notice consisting of a £200 fine and 6 points on your licence. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

poor o	yes but if the cars not in your name and if you know a trader well enough ....they have traders insurance for any vehicle the might own/use/pocess usually any driver with his permission he might be able to help.... not totally legal know a man tried to use his brothers traders insurance a few times too many.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MarJoe	They check the computer Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Scouse	Yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mafiaboss_nz	In the UK yes, simple check on the Police national Computer which is tied into the DVLA database will tell us. Then its a section 165 seizure, £200 fine and 6 points on your licence. Then there is the cost of £105 pounds to get your car out of the compound provided you come with a valid insurance certificate bearing in mind that will cost you a small fortune when you tell the insurance company you are buying new insurance off you just got 6 points for no insurance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tiggy want's a bit.....	well if you are road legal you have NOTHING to worry about...if NOT...Oh dear....you nicked ...AND stay off the road!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

INS CSR-L.A. County	Possibly. In California, you cannot register a car without insurance. So those who used to go get insurance JUST to register their car are finding out that NOW the insurance carriers are obligated to notify the DMV if the insurance lapses. Then they suspend your registration. Cops routinely run your license plates at a stoplight. No joke, I got pulled over because I have an unusual last name and someone else with a similar name had a warrant, and they wanted to know if I knew the other person! Anyway, if they run your tags and find out that your registration is suspended, you can get in lots of trouble. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oklatom	Many states have insurance information on a data base which is accessible by the police upon running tag numbers. Not showing on the data base would be a reason to be stopped, and asked to show your hard copy of your insurance coverage. But the answer is "Yes, in many cases." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jmb162000	Yes, not only can they find this out, they can learn your whole life story instantly depending on your record. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shih tzu lady	Of course they can. This is 2008, not 1908! Hope you have some insurance! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Flat Ed	Yes they can. :o) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brakiss	most Roads Policing Cars have ANPR (automatic numberplate recognition) which reads every number plate that pastst that car and it will the officers inside which cras have no insurance mot ect.. and also if there any outstanding arrests warrents... these ANPR cameras will be everwhere soon so there will be no hiding!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mf mf mf mf mf fmf mf mfmfmfmfmf	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wayneolduk	In the UK YES, in the USA probably NO, you can tell them its a boat with wheels, they'll let you off! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tango	If they are not fake registration numbers, yes they can. They can gain access to a database for holding vehicle insurance records. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Its Me again.	yes they can see if you have tax,insurance and mot in less than 3 seconds Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

andy t	yes Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

creviazuk	Yes, most 'Traffic Cars' have the ANPR system installed. (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) - it can read 5 a second....and it cross references then live with a database. Originally developed for fixed cameras as 'anti terrorist' use (London IR.A.) So yes, by simply driving past a police car you can be pulled & charged. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

TIGER	The answer to your question is YES Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ξήĢŁĭŞĦ ŗǾşξ ©® ღஐღ	Yes they have a device they point at your number plate and it chacks if you have tax, insurance & MOT .. fantastic ! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dont know much	Yes and it can be done by camera now . As the car passes the camera it checks car insurance, road tax and mot automatically It sounds an alarm if all not in order and the bobbies stop you a few hundred yards along the road. The Police use it round my way regularly and they set the camera vans up on all the access roads in the area at once so you cant avoid them.. The seem pretty successful at it as there are always about 4 cars being booked on each road at a time when I pass going to work. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Darren R	In the UK, the answer is YES. Don't do it, you're making things more expensive for the honest ones among us, and if you get caught it'll just make it even more expensive for you in future. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No