About VehFinder
Why VehFinder exists
A few years ago my motorbike was stolen. I did what most people do — posted about it on Facebook, shared it in local groups, asked friends to keep an eye out. Within hours my posts had disappeared into message requests, been buried by spam bots, or simply got lost in the noise. Nobody was looking. The police were stretched. I never got it back.
That experience stuck with me. Vehicle theft is one of the most common crimes in the UK and across the world, yet there was no permanent, searchable, community-powered place to report a theft and have people actually find it.
So I built VehFinder.
What it is
VehFinder is a free, open, community-maintained register of stolen vehicles. Anyone can search any plate or VIN. Anyone can report a theft. Anyone can add a sighting if they spot something suspicious.
Reports are permanent and searchable — not buried in a Facebook feed. Sightings build a trail. When a vehicle is recovered, the report is closed and the community is notified.
We also built a dedicated portal for verified police officers, giving them access to full sighting coordinates, reporter contact details, and case note tools — intelligence that helps them do their job.
Who built it
VehFinder was built by BlueDevLabs, a small UK-based web development studio. Despite being a commercial entity, VehFinder is a self-funded side project — there are no investors, no ads, no subscription fees.
It was built because it needed to exist. It will stay free because that's the point.