Safety & community
Keeping alerts safe, private and useful
CarAlert exists to help drivers hear about genuine safety issues with their vehicle — privately, and without shaming anyone. These rules keep it that way.
In an emergency, call 112 or 999 first
- Flagging a genuine safety or courtesy issue with a vehicle — lights left on, a door or boot open, a flat or under-inflated tyre, an insecure load.
- Letting an owner hear about that issue privately, so they can act on it.
- Reminding you before your NCT and motor tax fall due.
- Shaming or reporting bad driving, parking rows, or road-rage grievances.
- Personal disputes, harassment, or getting back at someone.
- Debt collection, or trying to contact or identify a specific known person.
- Any attempt to find out who owns or watches a vehicle.
This is not an enforcement or surveillance tool
Prohibited content
To protect everyone’s privacy and safety, the following are not allowed in any report, nickname, or message. Anything that breaks these rules may be blocked or removed.
Links and contact details
No URLs, phone numbers, email addresses, or social handles.
Threats or intimidation
No threats of violence, harassment, or menacing language.
Hate or abuse
No hateful, discriminatory, or abusive content of any kind.
Personal data
No names, addresses, or other details that identify a person.
Advertising
No selling, promotion, spam, or unsolicited marketing.
Anything unlawful
No content that is illegal or that encourages illegal acts.
Blocking and reporting
Report an alert
If you receive an alert that breaks these rules, report it from within the app. We review it without revealing anyone’s identity.
Rate-limits and moderation
Reporting is rate-limited and free-text is moderated, so the system cannot be turned into a channel for spam or harassment.
Action on abuse
Accounts that misuse the service can be limited or removed. Serious matters may be referred to the appropriate authorities.
Need to raise something now? See how to report abuse.