TfL Behaving Illegally
Discussion
It seems that when you advance pay the London congestion charge TfL ask for details of your vehicle.
They then confirm with DVLA that these details are correct.
Fair enough, you might think. However, under the Data Protection Act this is an illegal act as they cannot request such details until they believe an offence has been committed.
A friend phoned them to pre-pay and a recorded message told him his call was being recorded. He then spoke to a 'real person' who asked for his car details. He gave these and said that he assumed this was checked and the 'real person' confirmed that it was immediately checked with DVLA. My friend now awaits a reply to his letter asking then to explain this breach of the DPA. Very interesting!
Of course, it also seems that if you challenge a penalty from TfL as void under the Bill of Rights they just give up and go away, as such fines are also illegal. One chap has, apparently, had 7 'fines' deleted recently.
They then confirm with DVLA that these details are correct.
Fair enough, you might think. However, under the Data Protection Act this is an illegal act as they cannot request such details until they believe an offence has been committed.
A friend phoned them to pre-pay and a recorded message told him his call was being recorded. He then spoke to a 'real person' who asked for his car details. He gave these and said that he assumed this was checked and the 'real person' confirmed that it was immediately checked with DVLA. My friend now awaits a reply to his letter asking then to explain this breach of the DPA. Very interesting!
Of course, it also seems that if you challenge a penalty from TfL as void under the Bill of Rights they just give up and go away, as such fines are also illegal. One chap has, apparently, had 7 'fines' deleted recently.
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