• “the DMV does not sell current registration records to the public OR to private databases.” “Docusearch is different. Our license plate search provides you with accurate, up-to-date information about the owner and vehicle of the license plate or VIN number you provide, including the current registered owners name & address, the vehicle year, make, model, and any available lien holders.”.
• We’ve made it easier than ever to get an AutoCheck ® vehicle history report. You can search with a vehicle identification number (VIN), or you can search with a valid license plate number and state.Searching via a license plate and state is a terrific option if you can’t find the VIN, it’s hard to read or your car has no VIN.

1. Check License Plate Availability Pa

While license plate numbers for a new vehicle are normally generated by an algorithm, motorists can pay extra to pick their own sequence of letters and numbers. Known as a 'vanity plate,' every chosen sequence must be unique within the state. For example, only one Illinois-issued license plate can have the number 'GR8 1,' but up to 51 U.S. license plates (i.e., one per state, plus Washington, D.C.) can have this vanity number. To help drivers decide on a vanity plate, each state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or equivalent agency offers a searchable database of existing (and therefore unavailable) license plate numbers.

Step 1

A completed Application for Military Service Related License Plates (Form HSMV 83034) or Application for U.S. Reserve or Florida National Guard License Plate (Form HSMV 83030) Proof of eligibility. Eligibility requirements vary and are listed on the application.

Visit your state's DMV or equivalent agency's website (in some states, for example, it's the secretary of state's office that handles automobile registration matters). For a complete, state-by-state directory of DMV websites, click the link in the Resource section.

Step 2

Type 'personalized license plate' in the text field next to the 'Search' button, and press 'Enter.'

Step 3

Locate the personalized license plate finder page in the search results and click on its link to load it.

Type the vanity plate number you want to get into the 'Search' text field and press 'Enter.' If the search results say that the number is already taken, repeat this step until you find one that is available. If the search results say that the number is available, follow the site's instructions for reserving the number for yourself.

Check License Plate Availability Pa

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