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I wonder how many DMVs do this. I bet its way more than people think.

I went to a tire retailer website and they were able to look up make/model car by having me put in my license plate number. I thought that was pretty creepy - if that have that, what else do they have?

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Probably more than you think.

There are private networks selling near real time location data from LPRs. There are probably physical retailers that can map you from the cash register to your vehicle.

In the UK the make (i.e BMW) and the colour is public information.

https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/?locale=en

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