Data Protection and car parks

[505diff]

Now you park in a private i.e. not council car park, e.g. B&Q which only allows free parking for 2 hours, it's then patrolled by a private company who slap a £30 fine for overstaying your welcome, you decide not to pay. As far as i can see theres no way they have right to obtain your name and address from DVLA under the data protection act to chase the money, hence why people are clamped, so they have to pay before leaving the car park.
With this in mind all private car parks who ticket cars are wasting there time or are they just after the 'shut up and pay up people' I've not had this happen but what realy gets my goat are people like the national trust who charge you for half a days parking just to stop in there car park for half an hour you then get a bit furher down the coast road to be charged again to stop if i don't pay i cant see what they can do about it, any ideas folks?

[Raify]

the DVLA will give out your information to anyone who requests it. All they do is say that "car XYZ was parked on my private land, can I have the details of the owner please?"

DVLA charge £25 or something and give the info.

Nice eh?

[Dibble]

Raify said:

the DVLA will give out your information...DVLA charge £25 or something...

I think it's actually a lot less than that - in fact, I seem to think it's actually about £2.50 a go (but more than happy to be proved wrong).

In fact it IS £2.50 - here's the link to the PDF download form on the DVLA website.

>> Edited by Dibble on Wednesday 1st June 20:02

[randlemarcus]

And the flipside of that is " this numpty in a Civic dinged my P&J in Sainsburys and drive off, who is he?"

Works both ways...

[voyds9]

Excuse me being thick but I don't ever remember telling the DVLA that they could store my information on computer or that they could disclose it to a third party.

[streaky]

voyds9 said:

Excuse me being thick but I don't ever remember telling the DVLA that they could store my information on computer or that they could disclose it to a third party.

You did, at least by implication when you applied for a driving licence or registered your vehicle (I don't have a D1 to check any wording). You will not have any cause for complaint under the Second Data Protection Principle (lawful obtaining). And anyway, S63(5) of the DPA1998 states that: "Neither a government department nor a person who is a data controller by virtue of subsection (3) shall be liable to prosecution under this Act ..." makes them immune from prosecution.

In so far as disclosure is concerned, the DVLA has registered the following Purpose )I imagine this is the one that applies):

Information and Databank Administration
Purpose Description:
Maintenance of information or databanks as a reference tool or general resource.This includes catalogues, lists, directories and bibliographic data. bases.

Data subjects are:
Staff including volunteers, agents, temporary and casual workers
Customers and clients
Suppliers
Members or supporters
Complainants, correspondents and enquirers
Relatives, guardians and associates of the data subject
Advisers, consultants and other professional experts
Students and pupils
Business or other contacts
Subject of complaints
Employees of other organisations

Data classes are:
Personal Details
Family, Lifestyle and Social Circumstances
Education and Training Details
Employment Details
Financial Details
Goods or Services Provided
Racial or Ethnic Origin
Physical or Mental Health or Condition
Offences (Including Alleged Offences)
Membership Details
Details of complaints

Sources (S) and Disclosures (D)(1984 Act). Recipients (1998 Act):
Data subjects themselves
Current, past or prospective employers of the data subject
Education, training establishments and examining bodies
Business associates and other professional advisers
...
Persons making an enquiry or complaint

Streaky