A pavement parking odyssey

[Alex321]

Hmm, only the insurance database does that. The government one doesn’t and can be used by anyone.
Indeed, on the results page, there are links to ‘report an untaxed vehicle’ and ‘report a vehicle with no MOT’.

Hmmm.

You are right (of course). I'm sure it used to say that.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It is precisely because of people like you that they blank it out. We as individuals are not supposed to be checking other people's tax & MOT status. That is why the government site that allows you to query the data aks if you are the owner of the vehicle.

I think they ask you if you are the owner simply to see if this is the car you are inquiring about. A bit like if you go into say a D.I.Y store and you don't know the name of a particular type drill, but when you describe it to the bloke behind the counter he goes into the back then comes out with what he thinks you might be after and you say "Yes, that's the one"! They aren't saying that if it isn't then you can't look at it. If they wanted to stop you looking at any vehicle's (apart from your own) M.O.T, tax and insurance status I'm sure they could easily do so.