The invention discloses a method and device for identifying vehicle information in the charging process. The method for identifying the vehicle information comprises the following steps that a vehicleis connected with charging equipment, and a BMS transmits license plate number information to the charging equipment; the license plate number information is analyzed so as to obtain the vehicle information, according to the obtained vehicle information, the charging equipment performs charging protection actions and charging permission/prohibition actions, and meanwhile, the license plate numberinformation is displayed on an interface of a charging machine. By means of the method, the problem that the vehicle information is difficult to identify when a VIN code is used is solved, so that great convenience is brought to vehicle identification, moreover, fees can be collected according to vehicles, and owner information can be found in a database for service sales.