How to check the owner of a vehicle license plate online can now be easily done by everyone. This condition was intentionally created by the government and the police as a preventive innovation against criminal acts such as vehicle sale fraud, theft, or criminal acts accompanied by the use of motor vehicles.

If such criminal acts occur, the public can quickly report to the authorities without having to go to the Samsat first. Here are some ways to check the owner of a vehicle license plate online that you can practice.

How to Check the Owner of a Vehicle License Plate Online

How to view license plates online? There are 3 easy ways you can take, namely (1) check via website, (2) check via application, (3) check via SMS. Here are the tutorials for each of these methods:

1. Check Via Website

Basically, legal motor vehicle license plates must have been verified in the vehicle administration system managed by the state. Therefore, if there are vehicles using fake plates, they can be easily identified by the police and the public. 

Here are some steps you should pay attention to when checking via the website:

1. Open your internet browser.
2. You can type in the browser's search bar with the keyword check vehicle license plate according to your domicile or directly visit the E-Samsat site of your domicile or province. Here are some official vehicle checking websites based on several regions in Indonesia:

• Jakarta : https://samsat-pkb.jakarta.go.id/INFO_KBM
• Yogyakarta : https://infonjkbdiy.com/
• Central Java : https://dppad.jatengprov.go.id/info-pajak-kendaraan/
• East Java : https://esamsat.jatimprov.go.id/
• West Java : https://bapenda.jabarprov.go.id/sipolin-samsat-jabar/
• Aceh : https://esamsat.acehprov.go.id/
• Banten : https://ditlantas.banten.polri.go.id/e-samsat-nasional/
• Bali : https://portal.bpdbali.id/infosamsat/
• Riau Islands : https://dispenda.kepriprov.go.id/#esamsat

Read Also: Complete List of License Plate Codes Across Indonesia

2. Check Via Application 

The next way to check the owner of a vehicle license plate online is through an application. In addition to checking via the website, you can also check through the official e-Samsat application from each region that you can download from the Playstore on your Android phone.

Here are some names of applications to check the name of the vehicle license plate owner that you need to know according to their respective regions, including:

• DKI Jakarta : Check Ranmor & Tax DKI Jakarta
• East Java : E-SMART SAMSAT JATIM
• West Java : SAMBARA
• Central Java : SAKPOLE e-SAMSAT JATENG
• Yogyakarta : VEHICLE TAX JOGJAKARTA
• North Sumatra : Vehicle Tax Info Sulut
• South Sumatra : e-Dempo Samsat South Sumatra
• Lampung : Motor Vehicle Tax Info Bapenda Lampung
• Aceh : WHISTLE DITLANTAS POLDA ACEH
• Riau Islands : Esamsat KEPRI
• Pontianak : Samsat Pontianak
• North Kalimantan : eSamsat North Kalimantan
• Central Kalimantan : RC Polda Central Kalimantan
• South Sulawesi : e-LANTAS SULSEL
• North Sulawesi : Vehicle Tax Info Sulut
• West Nusa