Driver details from DVLA/reg plate...

[moosepig]

The DVLA seems to have about a million adresses and postcodes. Anyone know of one that will get this letter to the right people first time?

[moosepig]

Hmmmm. Had a nose around. This page www.dvla.gov.uk/contracts/gen_cond_contract_services.htm#18 says that "The data controller's nominated representative for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 is the Department's Data Protection Officer."

So should we be writing to the data controller of the Department of Transport?

This page www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/dataprtc.htm gives 2 addresses, both for obtaining information under the DPA. Not sure either is applicable to a S10 notice.

Incidentally it's probably worth adding a S.11 notice in with the S.10; S.11 relates to direct marketing. 2 birds, one stone, etc.

I have my letter ready to roll, just need the right address

[j1mmyd]

Would suggest you mail the letter to The Data Protection Officer, DVLA, Swansea, etc.

[pen9]

It appears that the Information Commissioner is non too happy either...

"The Information Commissioner welcomes the Department for Transport’s decision to review the release of vehicle keeper information by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency"


www.ico.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/Release_of_vehicle
_keeper_data_from_UK_vehicle_registers.pdf

or

http://tinyurl.com/mqsj2

Makes for interesting reading.

[bleesh]

tigger1 said:

Hmmmmm....I wonder if the dvla will tell me whether they've given anyone my details if I ask?

Nope!!! I've been looking at this recently as well.
They say that this would not be cost effective - they couldn't do this without
having to charge the person who was requesting the information an extra £1.50.
Oh, and the other thing is - and get the irony here - there is a data protection
issue in giving out the name and address of someone who asked for details of
YOUR name and address, for whatever reason, be it justified (hit and run) or
not (I like that car, I wonder where it lives).

So basically, you can have a nice car, and if someone likes the look of it they
can find out where you live, and.....well, you know what happens next......
I have changed my registered keepers address on my V5 to my office.

There was a consultation carried out earlier this year, to which anyone who felt
it appropriate, could have contributed - however, how many of you knew about it????

The consultation web page has this on it
"The Government takes very seriously its responsibilities for protecting individuals' legitimate expectations of privacy and confidentiality."

The consultation is linked off this page www.dvla.gov.uk/dft_consultation.htm

Feel free to get wound up!!!!

Steve

[bluepolarbear]

[quote=bleeshThe consultation web page has this on it
"The Government takes very seriously its responsibilities for protecting individuals' legitimate expectations of privacy and confidentiality."
[/quote]

Which is why they want to pass the details to foreign countries including those who don't have equilivancy in their own data protection act and will also pass on the credit card details you used to by the plane ticket to the US (including details of travel agency used, destination, destition address, passport number and host of other goodies).

[telecat]

Just sent them an email in response to their reply back to me which Stated the usual DVLA line of "reasonable cause" demanding that apart from government agencies Any details of my vehicles not be released to a third party. I have also included that if they do not reply I will be contacting the DPA and demanding my details be kept private. I'd suggest everybody here does the same.

Edited by telecat on Saturday 24th June 01:34

[streaky]

J1mmyD said:

Presuming this information is kept on a computer, can't we all issue s.10 notices (s.10 of the Data Protection Act gives a right to prevent processing of information likely to cause damage or distress) and stop this from happening?

Be interesting to see the DVLA processing 60 million S.10 Notices.

Sorry, that won't work. S10 is subject to provisions in Schedule 2, which hold that exclusions from compliance with S10 occur when (potentially relevant paragraphs emboldened):

1. The data subject has given his consent to the processing.

2. The processing is necessary-

(a) for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, or
(b) for the taking of steps at the request of the data subject with a view to entering into a contract.
3. The processing is necessary for compliance with any legal obligation to which the data controller is subject, other than an obligation imposed by contract.

4. The processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject.

5. The processing is necessary-

(a) for the administration of justice,
(b) for the exercise of any functions conferred on any person by or under any enactment,
(c) for the exercise of any functions of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown or a government department, or
(d) for the exercise of any other functions of a public nature exercised in the public interest by any person.
6. - (1) The processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by the third party or parties to whom the data are disclosed, except where the processing is unwarranted in any particular case by reason of prejudice to the rights and freedoms or legitimate interests of the data subject.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order specify particular circumstances in which this condition is, or is not, to be taken to be satisfied.