Local DMV: You can ask your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for the auto insurance information. If you need the insurance company name, take the license plate number to the DMV for that information. Have the police report and other documents to prove you have reasons for wanting this information.

How do I find someone’s insurance company?

If you need to find out if someone has auto insurance coverage, you can request information on a person’s auto insurance if you have a valid reason. The request can be made to a police officer simply by providing the license plate number and an incident report as you would with a hit and run.

How can I find out if my car is insured?

The easiest way to find out whether your car is insured is to note down the registration number of your vehicle. You can check this against the national Motor Insurance Database (askMID).

How can I find out if my car is insured with askmid?

We don’t offer an “insurance check” here at FreeCarCheck, because askMID does not resell their data. AskMID is run by the insurance industry and they do not resell access to their database. So in other words, the only place to find out if the vehicle is insured is by going direct to the askMID website! Is there a car insurance reminder service?

How can I check if my car is insured by a third party?

The motor insurance database is a handy tool for checking if your own car is insured as well as any car that is owned by a third party. If you are concerned that you have forgotten to renew your car insurance and that it has lapsed, then use this free service to see whether your car is insured or not. It’s rare that useful things are free nowadays!

Do you have to check if your car insurance is valid?

No. It merely checks if car insurance is valid or not. See our related guide on checking if a vehicle has been involved in an insurance write-off here. How to check if someone else’s vehicle is insured?