Observation
Perhaps they were not permitted to have any data other than the name and
address of the registered keeper from the DVLA?
An unanswered question here is what data are DVLA permitted to disclose at
law and to whom?
David Wyatt
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From: "Graham Hadfield" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Is Transport for London breaching DPA?
> The DVLA database has an entry saying that the vehicle with the
> Registration Mark in question is a Citroen Berlingo and that I am the
> registered keeper.
>
> TfL obtained my name and address (i.e. my personal data) from the DVLA
> because a vehicle bearing my registration mark was driven in a bus lane.
> That vehicle looks nothing like a Berlingo.
>
> Instead of undertaking a simple check as to whether my vehicle bears any
> resemblance to the offending one, TfL simply took the fact that I am the
> registered keeper as meaning that I am liable for the penalty charge and
> recorded in their database that I am connected with the offending vehicle.
> Therefore, their database contains inaccurate data about me.
>
> Graham
>
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