Tracing registered owner of vehicle

If you knew a Garda, they could put it in Pulse. If you yourself put the reg he found into the micksgarage website, it'll at least give you the model make and colour.

I can't imagine joyriders driving the car away if it was crashed and by the sounds badly damaged. Would they have not just left it there and done a runner?

Whereas, if it belonged to someone who didn't want to be liable for the damage to the wall (even though it was the middle of the night) they'd of indeed rang someone to help get it towed-away asap.

I bet they were fūcking fuming the next day when they realised the reg plate was missing.

It used to be many years ago ,80s, you could send 5 pounds to the relevant local authority and they would tell you the owner. It was legitimate thing you could apply for . Probably GDPR'd to death now.

In all likelihood the reg plate is from the damaged car, rather than a random car plate that fell off. Op said they found it in the heap of stones, which I assume were stones from damaged stone wall.

It should be reported to the Garda. It was a road traffic incident so it is the Garda remit to request the drivers details. No way anybody in this day and age should be afraid to report anything the the Garda. T9 not report it just adds to the feeling of invincibility and lawlessness of those going around joyriding.

If the Gardai make a visit, they won't find a pristine front end of car if it is the one involved.

While the damage to the wall is in and of itself a civil matter, failing to stay at the scene of an accident can make it into something else.

It makes it an offence. Up to 6 months imprisonment and/or a file of up to 2k.

You are obligated to stay there for a reasonable period afterwards.

Section 106 of the RTA 1961

Note the use of the word can rather than will in my previous post before anyone goes off on a tangent

Report it to the guards and claim against his insurance.

Appealling to their good nature rarely succeeds in these scenarios. Keep everything official and he'll find an insurance company a lot less hastle than dealing ditectly with a boy racer.

100% report it and don't bother trying to contact them directly. You should not be doing them a favour.

That number plate maker needs to be fired.

Imagine not being able to tell that you were printing the numbers and letters upside down and right-to-left

He had one job……..

reg plate is not valid per NCTS site.

Yes Cartell says it's a VW Crafter van so would be CVRT instead.