What is the License Plate Recognition Search? How does it work, and what does it return?
The License Plate Recognition (LPR) search gives you the dates, addresses, and photos where a plate has been sighted and scanned by camera-equipped vehicles. LPR searches can be run by vin, license plate, or by address.
There are no owner's names tied to the vehicles in this search. If you are trying to find the owner of a vehicle, please see our vehicle registration or vehicle ownership searches.
To run this search, you must read and agree to the disclaimer popup:
This search is powered by DRN, and redirects you to their platform to run the searches. Tracers can not provide any credits/refunds for LPR searches run on DRN. Search results, criteria entered, or search history for LPR searches are not saved in Tracers or DRN.
You must output all reports you need from DRN and save them to your computer.
***Extremely Important - If the results screen times out, you will be taken to a DRN login page that you are not able to log into. There is no way to retrieve a timed-out search. Upon running a LPR search, immediately OUTPUT every report you might need.***
Pricing for this search is $25 per order. LPR charges will be added to your monthly Tracers invoice. The individual searches will not show in your normal search history.
Clicking the checkbox that you have read this disclaimer to export your search results and agree to the charges will then allow you to click "Go To DRN."
The DRN site allows you to select Address Search or Vehicle Search.
Vehicle searches can be performed by VIN or license plate. If you do not select a state, the search will provide that license plate or VIN from all states.
When you click the magnifying glass to Start Search, it will take you to a "Vehicle Search - Preview" page. There is no charge to view the Preview Page. This page will show the plate or VIN that you entered, along with the scan information that is available. It will show the total number of times that vehicle has been scanned, how many times it was scanned in the last 30 days, and how many times it was scanned in the last 90 days. If there are no recent scans for your vehicle and you do not wish to order the search, click Cancel.
If you want to order the search, click Order. You will be charged $25 any time you click Order.
The search results page will dates, times, addresses, and pictures of the vehicle that was scanned. Result categories typically include: most recent sighting, most popular sighting, 2nd most popular sighting, any other one-off addresses. Immediately output your reports.
Clicking the Output Report button gives you many options. There is no way to retrieve this search once you leave the page or it times out. We highly recommend that you output all reports that you might ever need, immediately after running an LPR search.
Clicking the Map It button will allow you to Create Map Report.
Address searches can be run by address alone, or in conjunction with a license plate number that you would like to denote as a Target Plate.
***Please note - The Address Search runs when you click the Order button or Enter on your keyboard. You will be charged $25 when you click Order or Enter on this page.***
Search by address will list each visit to the address and the vehicles that were scanned at that time. Clicking on different visits will show the route that was taken and the vehicles captured on that particular visit.
***Extremely Important - Using the "Save Search" button saves only the criteria you entered so you can reorder it later – this save search button does not save the search results to your computer. If you wish to save any information from your address searches, you will need to copy/paste directly from the results or screenshot anything you may need later.***
The License Plate Recognition Search is not available for the following industries: Insurance, Law Enforcement, Federal Government, Automotive Finance and Recovery / Repossession, Asset Receivables, Security / Risk Management, Collections. Unfortunately, the vendor does not allow Tracers to provide the license plate recognition search to these industries. However, you can contact DRN directly to request access:
817-877-0077