I tend to agree with Owen. It would seem that there are people out there with hypothetically nothing constructive to do!
One thing that bothers me is an agreement not bring a car into the city. I would suggest that this would be impossible to enforce unless there were resident permit holder type parking bays. Assuming for a moment I am a student, then agreement or not, I have paid my road fund licence, I have valid insurance and my car is roadworthy. If this is the case, then I cannot believe that there can be restrictions placed on me where there are no restrictions for any other member of the public (non student). If this became an issue I would simply ask my father to have the car registered in his name and yah boo sucks to the parking Nazis.
If this is part of some sort of planning restrictions, then I would suggest it is for the educational establishment to put in place a workable system that is fair to all, not simply penalising me for parking on a street where I am entitled to park should I be from any other walk of life.
As for making posters, whilst showing a car and registration is probably not personal information, the consequences could leave them open to action. Is the purpose of the poster to "shame" a student? If so, then if it was me it wouldn't work. Or is it to alert those members of the public with a mob mentality that this car is being (in the eyes of the power that be) naughty. What if the car is being used by a female because it makes her feel safer, might it lead to vandalism or the casting out of an otherwise good person by those more sanctimonious.
Unworkable system, I would say.
Simon Howarth.
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From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Owen Thomas
Sent: 19 November 2012 11:53
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] surveillance of vehicles
Reading through this thread I agree that the chances of getting DVLA data are pretty much nil.
Even if you could though, this raises issues about the personal data of the wider public, as I'd assume that a lot of parked vehicles in the locale aren't anything to do with your students. Beyond this, even if a car is linked with a student, is there not a chance that it's registered keeper will be the student's parent?
Basically I think the notion of photographing vehicles and then tracking back to its owner seems a functional non-starter - to enforce the policy / residency condition it looks more like you'll need to observe individual students and prove your case from the individual evidence thus obtained.
I would caution against the use of vehicles in posters etc though, as this would seem a rather different use of an individual's data than the sanctions currently in your terms.
Regards,
Owen
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