ANPR Parking Ticket

ManxRed

It happens to us all in the end bondy lad.

It happened to me quite some time ago!

sarahgti

Why do the DVLA give out personal information to these scam artists?

bazster

sarahgti wrote: »

Why do the DVLA give out personal information to these scam artists?

They don't, they sell it - and therein lies your answer!

RENEGADE_2

sarahgti wrote: »

Why do the DVLA give out personal information to these scam artists?

If the question you are asking is, how does it not breach data protection, then this is because a parking company has given them reason to believe that their request is reasonable. In all honesty, a private company suspects breach of contract and this in itself is some way towards justification.

The problem is and has been the heavy-handed measures taken by PPCs for one having breached their terms. They merely pay for the details, they don't tell the DVLA straight, "we are going to issue a de facto penalty to the keeper" so the DVLA itself is not doing anything wrong.

bazster

RENEGADE wrote: »

The problem is and has been the heavy-handed measures taken by PPCs for one having breached their terms. They merely pay for the details, they don't tell the DVLA straight, "we are going to issue a de facto penalty to the keeper" so the DVLA itself is not doing anything wrong.

I disagree, the DVLA is in the wrong for not making proper inquiry into the purpose for which the information is requested. They hide behind the blanket authority of the BPA AOS, but they have had ample evidence put before them that the AOS is deeply flawed.

mikey72

So,

"If you consider that your details have been wrongly disclosed to others by the DVLA, in the first instance you should ask it for an explanation. If you are not satisfied by the explanation you are given, for instance if it seems to you that the DVLA was deceived into disclosing your details, you may ask the Information Commissioner to carry out an assessment of the processing, in other words to consider if the disclosure breached the Data Protection Act. Requests for Assessment can be made by way of a "Request for Assessment" form, which you can obtain from the Information Line on 01625 545745 or by downloaded it from the website https://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk "

The form doesn't appear to be easily findable on the website, but every time you get a ticket, phone the ico, get a form, complain.

(Someone may have to quote me for Bazster)

RENEGADE_2

bazster wrote: »

I disagree, the DVLA is in the wrong for not making proper inquiry into the purpose for which the information is requested. They hide behind the blanket authority of the BPA AOS, but they have had ample evidence put before them that the AOS is deeply flawed.

I'm not on the side of the DVLA. They definitely know the routine which is that the individual whose name name they release may potentially be in for a hard time if he is not clued up.

It's just that on the day of sale, ParkingSpy or someone else has merely provided them with details of breached contract concerning pronominal vehicle.

bazster

This is true, but the DVLA has an obligation to investigate further, which they singularly fail to do. From the DirectGov website:

DVLA has to evaluate carefully the reasons for the request as well as the way in which the information will be used before disclosing information.

So do they "evaluate carefully"? Do they heck.

esmerobbo

bazster wrote: »

This is true, but the DVLA has an obligation to investigate further, which they singularly fail to do. From the DirectGov website:

DVLA has to evaluate carefully the reasons for the request as well as the way in which the information will be used before disclosing information.

So do they "evaluate carefully"? Do they heck.

Unfortunately being an BPA AOS member is seen by them as reasonable cause to obtain keeper details!

peter_the_piper

bazster wrote: »

DVLA has to evaluate carefully the reasons for the request as well as the way in which the information will be used before disclosing information.
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Does it say anywhere that the DVLA has to do this each and every time? Reading the above it could be construed that once , for aa parking company, would suffice.