Telegram serviceBOT
NP Tracker’s published Telegram lookup options include @NPTrackerBOT and @NPS_BOT.
- Open the bot in Telegram.
- Start the conversation.
- Send the vehicle registration number you want to check.
- Review the returned report and consider the date, location, source and nature of each lookout.
Watch: Using NP Tracker on Telegram
This short video demonstrates how to use the NP Tracker Telegram service to perform a vehicle registration lookup.
WhatsApp serviceBOT
The WhatsApp lookup service is a subscription service at R49 per month. Use either of these WhatsApp lookup numbers:
- Save either WhatsApp lookup number to your contacts.
- Open a WhatsApp conversation with the saved number.
- Send the vehicle registration number you want to check.
- Review the returned report and consider the date, location, source and nature of each lookout.
Watch: Using NP Tracker on WhatsApp
Watch this tutorial for a quick demonstration of how to perform an NP Tracker vehicle registration lookup using WhatsApp.
serviceBOT commands
The serviceBOT accepts a registration number directly and historically documented these commands:
| Command | Purpose | Example format |
|---|---|---|
| registration | Search for reports matching a known vehicle plate. | ABC123GP |
| addplate | Add a vehicle lookout report, followed by the registration and incident information. | Follow the prompts returned by the bot. |
| wildplate | Search for a partial registration when supported. | Use the bot’s returned format guidance. |
| ping | Check whether the bot is responding. | ping |
| stats | Request available system statistics. | stats |
| version | Show the bot version. | version |
If a bot returns “NOT valid <command> OR <numberplate>”, remove spaces or punctuation and resend the registration in a compact format. Personalised plate formats may not be supported.
Contributing group lookouts
Participating Telegram groups can add @FreemirrorBOT to scan group messages that contain registration numbers. The historical site also describes captureBOT as a lighter capture-only option and mirrorBOT as the broader freeMIRROR group-management option.
Group administrators can ask NP Tracker about keyword exclusions for sensitive messages. The project states that messages without a registration number are not added to the plate lookup database.
AdmitIT mobile scanning
AdmitIT is now the current visitor-management and entrance-control platform. Its Android workflow can capture visitor, identity, driver, vehicle, licence-disc, number-plate, face, fingerprint, visitor-code and destination information according to the organisation’s configured process.
Open the official AdmitIT website for app access and documentation →