DVLA and DISABLED class on PUBLIC view

grahamjohnyoung

Can any one help me,
You can put the "REG NO" of any car into DVLA website and it gives details of the CAR plus information Eg (DISABLED) about the person, - who could be but not always, the registered keeper. AS data protection, protects me from being identified as disabled to the general public and corporations etc.
And the DVLA , as I understand should only give details ABOUT the vehicle , not the person , with the exception of relevant government agencies to prevent fraud . HOW do I get DVLA to NOT give detail of weather I'm DISABLED or NOT to the general public etc. and how could this taxation class be changed to EXEMPT, FREE, NON , PAID, £0.00 .etc. BUT not DISABLED . the CAR is NOT DISABLED . And its the CAR information that should be available . NOT ME.
surely this is against my human rights.

Im sick to death of vidictive neighbours reporting to DWP that the person who has the car has no problems walking . 5 DWP investigations but ALL have been declared Anonymously vindictive. and no case to answer. BUT not before, the house visit, threat of sanction if your not there, etc,etc. As the MOTABILITY CAR is or a severely disabled Person ME !!!, but my wife drives.

Quiet_Spark

grahamjohnyoung wrote: »

HOW do I get DVLA to NOT give detail of weather I'm DISABLED or NOT to the general public etc. and how could this taxation class be changed to EXEMPT, FREE, NON , PAID, £0.00 .etc. BUT not DISABLED . the CAR is NOT DISABLED . And its the CAR information that should be available . NOT ME.
surely this is against my human rights.

DVLA aren't giving any information away about you, they are simply showing the taxation class of the vehicle.

You can't do anything about it as it's not actually your car, and it isn't registered in your name either. However if it was your own car then you could change the taxation class back to PLG, but that means you would have to start paying VED.

You don't even need to use the DVLA website to find out a the taxation class of a vehicle, it's written on the disc itself.

grahamjohnyoung wrote: »

Im sick to death of vidictive neighbours reporting to DWP that the person who has the car has no problems walking . 5 DWP investigations but ALL have been declared Anonymously vindictive. and no case to answer. BUT not before, the house visit, threat of sanction if your not there, etc,etc. As the MOTABILITY CAR is or a severely disabled Person ME !!!, but my wife drives.

Have you considered making an official complaint to the DWP?

shaun_from_Africa

Do you think that the "blue badge" system be cancelled and all parking pays for disabled drivers be changed so they can be used by anyone? as these two services are a very good indication that the persons using them may well be disabled.

Showing the taxation class of a vehicle is not a breech of the data protection act as for a breech to occur, information from which a person is identifiable must be released, something that isn't happening.

Mr_Mink

Sounds like your real issue is with your neighbours and not the DVLA.

grahamjohnyoung

Quiet_Spark wrote: »

DVLA aren't giving any information away about you, they are simply showing the taxation class of the vehicle.

You can't do anything about it as it's not actually your car, and it isn't registered in your name either. However if it was your own car then you could change the taxation class back to PLG, but that means you would have to start paying VED.

You don't even need to use the DVLA website to find out a the taxation class of a vehicle, it's written on the disc itself.



Have you considered making an official complaint to the DWP?

Many thanks for taking the time to reply,
Taxation discs are being removed from vehicles from OCT 2014, I still feel the car is Not disabled. and the taxation class is not disabled . in fact describing a taxation as disabled does not make sense. A taxation class does not have a wheel chair or one leg etc. if the taxation is exempt, due a person being disabled, then say so, exempt !. and the blue badge for parking etc is surely suffice . My disability is nothing to do with the public, nieghbours or corporations (who could use this info for there own ends). The DVLA must not release any personal information about the "person" , (and being disabled is VERY personal) under data protection laws. I have just made complaint to DVLA . thank you. graham.

motorguy

grahamjohnyoung wrote: »

in fact describing a taxation as disabled does not make sense.
A taxation class does not have a wheel chair or one leg etc.

Its merely the NAME of the taxation class, not a reflection of the ability or otherwise of the person or object being taxed.

I could buy a "First Class" flight ticket, but it doesnt necessarily reflect me.

grahamjohnyoung wrote: »

if the taxation is exempt, due a person being disabled, then say so, exempt !. and the blue badge for parking etc is surely suffice . My disability is nothing to do with the public, nieghbours or corporations (who could use this info for there own ends). The DVLA must not release any personal information about the "person" , (and being disabled is VERY personal) under data protection laws. I have just made complaint to DVLA . thank you. graham.

You are right to object if you feel strongly. Although bear in mind that a car could have a taxation class of disabled, and the driver of the car not be disabled.

grahamjohnyoung

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Do you think that the "blue badge" system be cancelled and all parking pays for disabled drivers be changed so they can be used by anyone? as these two services are a very good indication that the persons using them may well be disabled.

Showing the taxation class of a vehicle is not a breech of the data protection act as for a breech to occur, information from which a person is identifiable must be released, something that isn't happening.

Describing a taxation as disabled does not make sense. A taxation class does not have a wheel chair or one leg etc. Never Does a CAR. BUT Thats how its being described. If the taxation is exempt, due a person being disabled, then say so, exempt etc!. and the blue badge for parking etc is surely suffice . My disability is nothing to do with the public, nieghbours or corporations (who could use this info for there own ends). The DVLA must not release any personal information about the "person" , (and being disabled is VERY personal to me) under data protection laws. I have just made complaint to DVLA . thank you. graham.

please see below update :
A national expert in data protection(Jon Baines, is Chairman of NADPO , the National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers.)
has supported the argument that DVLA is breaching the rights of disabled claimants,adding ‘I hope the DVLA will rethink.’

EG a neighbour (public)
Is the data being processed, or could it easily be processed, to: learn; record; or decide something about an identifiable individual, or; as an incidental consequence of the processing, either: could you learn or record something about an identifiable individual; or could the processing have an impact on, or affect, an identifiable individual.
Another example (where someone was identified from this information) unavoidably shows that the information can be personal data: if someone can search the registration number of a neighbour’s car, and find out that the registered keeper is exempt from paying the road fund licence for reasons of disability, that information will be the neighbour’s personal data, and it will have been disclosed to them unfairly, and in breach of the DPA (because no condition for the disclosure in Schedule 3 exists).


thanks again graham
“I hope the DVLA will rethink.”

grahamjohnyoung

grahamjohnyoung wrote: »

Many thanks for taking the time to reply,
Taxation discs are being removed from vehicles from OCT 2014, I still feel the car is Not disabled. and the taxation class is not disabled . in fact describing a taxation as disabled does not make sense. A taxation class does not have a wheel chair or one leg etc. if the taxation is exempt, due a person being disabled, then say so, exempt !. and the blue badge for parking etc is surely suffice . My disability is nothing to do with the public, nieghbours or corporations (who could use this info for there own ends). The DVLA must not release any personal information about the "person" , (and being disabled is VERY personal) under data protection laws. I have just made complaint to DVLA . thank you. graham.

please see below update :
A national expert in data protection(Jon Baines, is Chairman of NADPO , the National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers.)
has supported the argument that DVLA is breaching the rights of disabled claimants,adding ‘I hope the DVLA will rethink.’

EG a neighbour (public)
Is the data being processed, or could it easily be processed, to: learn; record; or decide something about an identifiable individual, or; as an incidental consequence of the processing, either: could you learn or record something about an identifiable individual; or could the processing have an impact on, or affect, an identifiable individual.
Another example (where someone was identified from this information) unavoidably shows that the information can be personal data: if someone can search the registration number of a neighbour’s car, and find out that the registered keeper is exempt from paying the road fund licence for reasons of disability, that information will be the neighbour’s personal data, and it will have been disclosed to them unfairly, and in breach of the DPA (because no condition for the disclosure in Schedule 3 exists).


thanks again graham
“I hope the DVLA will rethink.”

grahamjohnyoung

motorguy wrote: »

Its merely the NAME of the taxation class, not a reflection of the ability or otherwise of the person or object being taxed.

I could buy a "First Class" flight ticket, but it doesnt necessarily reflect me.



You are right to object if you feel strongly. Although bear in mind that a car could have a taxation class of disabled, and the driver of the car not be disabled.

please see below update :
A national expert in data protection(Jon Baines, is Chairman of NADPO , the National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers.)
has supported the argument that DVLA is breaching the rights of disabled claimants,adding ‘I hope the DVLA will rethink.’

EG a neighbour (public)
Is the data being processed, or could it easily be processed, to: learn; record; or decide something about an identifiable individual, or; as an incidental consequence of the processing, either: could you learn or record something about an identifiable individual; or could the processing have an impact on, or affect, an identifiable individual.
Another example (where someone was identified from this information) unavoidably shows that the information can be personal data: if someone can search the registration number of a neighbour’s car, and find out that the registered keeper is exempt from paying the road fund licence for reasons of disability, that information will be the neighbour’s personal data, and it will have been disclosed to them unfairly, and in breach of the DPA (because no condition for the disclosure in Schedule 3 exists).


thanks again graham
“I hope the DVLA will rethink.”

grahamjohnyoung

Mr_Mink wrote: »

Sounds like your real issue is with your neighbours and not the DVLA.

please see below update :
A national expert in data protection(Jon Baines, is Chairman of NADPO , the National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers.)
has supported the argument that DVLA is breaching the rights of disabled claimants,adding ‘I hope the DVLA will rethink.’

EG a neighbour (public)
Is the data being processed, or could it easily be processed, to: learn; record; or decide something about an identifiable individual, or; as an incidental consequence of the processing, either: could you learn or record something about an identifiable individual; or could the processing have an impact on, or affect, an identifiable individual.
Another example (where someone was identified from this information) unavoidably shows that the information can be personal data: if someone can search the registration number of a neighbour’s car, and find out that the registered keeper is exempt from paying the road fund licence for reasons of disability, that information will be the neighbour’s personal data, and it will have been disclosed to them unfairly, and in breach of the DPA (because no condition for the disclosure in Schedule 3 exists).


thanks again graham
“I hope the DVLA will rethink.”

phill99

You're being very pedantic. There is a huge amount of information about you in the public domain which I and any member of this forum can access. A little more digging and we'll come up with things you thought were strictly private.

And the fact that your log-in name is actually your full name says loads about your attitude to your privacy.

Whether you car is taxed as disabled, PLG, LGV. PSV or space shuttle is small fry in the scheme of things.