Delaware License Plate Lookup: Find the VIN for a Delaware Plate

Delaware License Plate Lookup

Enter a Delaware plate to find the vehicle's VIN, then decode it into year, make, model and factory specs.

Input · DE plates · cached lookups

VIN for the plate · waiting for a lookup17 positions · no I, O or Q

1–3 · WMIMaker & country—

4–8 · VDSModel, body, engine—

9Check—

10Year—

11Plant—

12–17 · SerialUnique to this vehicle—

A license plate, positioned at the front or back of a vehicle, displays its unique license plate number. This number provides access to important information about the vehicle. In Delaware, all new vehicles must be registered and titled before hitting the road. Existing Delaware residents have 30 days to register a new vehicle, while new residents are given 60 days. If you’re considering buying a used car, a license plate lookup can be incredibly useful. Our license plate lookup service is free and simple to use.

Fun Fact

Delaware was one of the first states to require official registration of motor vehicles, starting in 1905. This early adoption highlights Delaware’s proactive approach to automobile regulation.

Location of the License Plate Number

Find your license plate number by looking at the license plate issued. However, if you are not physically with the vehicle, simply check the vehicle registration card or any documents related to the vehicle.

Delaware certificate of title sample

You can look up your license plate number in your Delaware Certificate of Title.

Available License Plates in Delaware

There are different types of license plates in Delaware, each having an eligibility requirement.

Special Plates/Tags
College Plates/Tags
Military Plates/Tags
Vanity Plates/Tags
Delaware ‘Black Tag’

Under the Black Tag program, license plates that meet the Delaware Historic Plate Co.’s restrictions are eligible to have a reproduction of a historic black and white license plate, with your license plate number on it.

The Delaware DMV also sells vanity license plates to vehicle owners who want to display the tag on their vehicles. A vanity license plate costs $40 annually, in addition to the vehicle’s standard annual registration charges. Vanity license plates can only be bought online; requests made in person are no longer accepted.

Bear in mid that any vanity license plates issued must be assigned to a vehicle with a Delaware vehicle registration, and is valid for at least 90 days before the order is made.

You can check the availability of your desired plate here.

import os, requests r = requests.post( "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/api/v4/decode_plate", data={"plate": "<plate>", "state": "DE"}, headers={ "X-RapidAPI-Key": os.environ["RAPIDAPI_KEY"], "X-RapidAPI-Host": "vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com", }, timeout=10, ) vin = r.json()["data"]["vin"]

curl -X POST "https://vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com/api/v4/decode_plate" \ --data-urlencode "plate=<plate>" \ --data "state=DE" \ -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" \ -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: vindecoder.p.rapidapi.com"

Delaware License Plate Lookup

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Fun Fact

Location of the License Plate Number

Available License Plates in Delaware

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