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Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 November 2008. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many local authorities accessed records held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency via the Web Enabled Enquiry System in 2007-08; and for what purposes.
Answer

During the financial year 2007-08, DVLA vehicle records were accessed by 355 local authorities via the web enabled inquiry system. The purposes for the requests were for investigations into:"Abandoned vehicles;""Fly tipping;""Untaxed vehicles;""Noise nuisance as a result of the vehicle/its use;""Dog fouling;""Fly posting;""Bus lane violations""Nuisance vehicles;""Damage to street furniture."


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c263W; 235014
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Databases Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Link
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