Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how long after a vehicle is (a) licensed for the first time and (b) relicensed the information about that licence is included on the database for Automatic Number Plate Recognition.

Answer: Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how long after a vehicle is (a) licensed for the first time and (b) relicensed the information about that licence is included on the database for Automatic Number Plate Recognition. [224517] Mr. Jamieson: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provides police automated number plate recognition cameras with details of vehicles which have been unlicensed for two months or more. From April this information will be provided twice monthly. Details of licensed vehicles are not provided. As a separate exercise, the DVLA vehicle database is downloaded onto the Police National Computer every 24 hours. This gives the police access to information about the vehicle keeper and indicates if the vehicle has been unlicensed for more than three months.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1182W; 224517
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Cameras Digital technology Licensing Motor vehicles Registration Vehicle number plates
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk