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What the place on a report is, who can see it, and when it is wiser to leave it out.
3 min read · Updated 28 ਅਕਤੂਬਰ 2026
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When you report a vehicle, your browser asks for your location. You can say no and still send the report. This guide covers what happens if you say yes, who sees it, and a few cases where leaving it out is the better choice.
- A shared place. The owner sees a link that opens a map at street level on the spot your phone reported. It is one point.
- No place shared. The report goes through the same way, and the owner sees no map link at all.
What the place is
It is the position your phone gives the browser at the moment you start a report and the camera opens. It is where you were then, not where the vehicle is now. If you report from the back seat of a moving car, the point is somewhere on the road behind you. The page says Location locked, with an accuracy in metres, once it has the point.
Who can see it
The verified owner of the vehicle sees the map link on that report, together with the photo and the time. Staff who review reports see only whether a place was shared. They do not see the point. Nobody else sees it, and there is no public map.
The place also stays in the written record of the report after the photo is deleted. That record holds no name and no contact detail.
When to leave it out
- You are reporting from your own street, gate or workplace. A point there says where you live or work, and the owner can see it.
- You are sending a photo from your camera roll after you got home. The point is taken when you start, so it will be your home and not the road.
- You would not want the owner to know you were in that place at that time.
A report with no place is not a weaker report. The photo, the plate and the time still tell the owner which trip it was. The place only helps them picture the road.
If you want to leave it out
There is no switch on the report page that drops the point once your browser has shared it. Say no when the browser asks, or turn location off for the site in your browser settings before you start. The page then says Location unavailable, and you can still send. A sent report cannot be edited.
For the rest of what a report holds, read what happens to your report. For why none of it is public, read why reports are private.