My private plate has been on retention for a year now and therefore should be of no interest to anyone you would think...but no.
The plate has been Experian and HPI checked twice in the last 6 months and I cannot do anything about it or find out who did it. I have a dealer code, but cannot get the info of who this is from HPI...surprisingly because of the data protection act.
The only conclusion I can reach is that people are trying to look into my life via the number plate (I have had a lot of business and ex-wife activity lately...sadly!). From this they can obviously tell the car I am driving (if the plate was on it)and if they write to DVLA with a blag (XYZ numberplated car hit mine for example) can get my home address also.
I know that this can be done with any numberplate, but my point is that a change of car solves the problem then if you are not within that circle of people anymore. With a private plate information can be found on you whenever a nosey parker feels like it. Possibly for years ahead.
I am seriously thinking of selling the plate, although I treasure it as it annoys me that people from my past can check my current car and address status on a whim.
Sorry for the rant, but I think this is a point people should be aware of.
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Forgot to say, that I HPI'd my own plate as I had a suspicion that this is what might have happened.
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Methinks you may be a little paranoid?
Could it be someone sat in a dealership with no customers and a free HPI account just looking up 'nice' numbers to see who has them. Maybe a numberplate trader scavenging.
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Could be......I must admit the other week I thought I was being spied on in my house by Russian agents disguised as wallpaper.
Being serious though, I will let you know how I get on because I have invested £25+VAT to get the details of who checked my plate from HPI.
Be interesting, because I will admit to being a bit paranoid about privacy etc.
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Let's say your plate is, for arguments sake, "Adam 1". (Go with me on this one.)
Now let's say I wake up one morning and think - "You know what Adam - you could do with a numberplate - Adam 1 sounds good".
Surely I need to find out if it's available or not - if I checked this, is this not what you're on about? If so, I woulnd't be too worried - could be as Martin said or could be someone like me looking for a decent place.
The KGB or whatever it's called now tend to disguise themselves as pot plants now. Wallpaper camouflage training was discontinued back in '89 so I wouldn't worry too much.
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Adam
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All the russian spies in my house died - we never watered them
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How did you know that someone had HPI checked your number plate?
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Because a friend owns a garage and it shows if someone has HPI'd car previously. Same principle I guess as a previous thread where if you go to part ex your car and blag you have not had it valued elsewhere the dealer knows it has been HPI'd and therefore probably valued.
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PLease let us know the details that come back - NOT the person checking of course, but the details that you can get for your £25.
thanks,
Martin
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Will do.
As a matter of interest, I thought I had hit a dead end when the companies doing the registration reports said there was no information they would give out under any circumstances.
Then I looked at the DVLA site as I thought that would be the next logical place that someone (sorry being paranoid again) could get info on my number plate and therefore me. On the DVLA site it said that although it abides by the freedom of information act, getting info without a valid reason was against the data protection act.
Therefore, I rang up the information commissioners office (data protection act) and was told that the DVLA were right and the data providers re no plate info were wrong. Armed with this information, I went back to the relevant companies and asked to speak to their Data Controller. This is when they started to play ball and told me the route to getting the info I wanted. i.e. Who had researched my number plate. The information thay will give me is all individuals or companies that have asked for information on my number plate. This includes people who have done an internet search and paid by credit card.
Two final things, when you write in you have to do so via a solicitor. The solicitor I chose said this is completely rubbish and I could do it myself, but they would not budge. Secondly, you have to carefully phrase the information that you are requesting as they will only give you what you ask for. Semantics rule.
Finally, finally I hope I come back on the forum in a few weeks and have to admit to being a paranoid idiot, but I bet it is someone trying to suss my lifestyle and or where I live.
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Hi Adam, i thought you might want to know, i have a mate whos name is also 'Adam' & his last 3 letters on the no. plate of his Escort is 'KGB'!
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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Can't you register your car at a work/PO box/accommodation address if you don't want your home address to be discovered? May need to tell your ins co though
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