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Home Office

Answer

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vehicles' details are recorded on the Police National Computer; what data categories describe these vehicles and what types of markers are used in connection with vehicles; and how many vehicles (a) carry a particular marker and (b) fall within a particular category. [59256] Mr. Denham: As of 23 May 2002 the estimated number of vehicles registered on the Police National Computer (PNC) database was 50,444,691. The database includes information on the make of the car, the model code, the colour, body type and engine size. The PNC database stores information, which identifies each vehicle. For example there are four groups, which are used as types of markers, and the categories associated with these markers are as follows: Vehicle state markers Scrapped Notification of a total loss of a vehicle by an insurer (V23) marked as likely to be an insurance loss Statutory of Road Notification (SORN) is current Vehicle Excise Licence (VEL) expired VEL is void. Exceptional characteristics Foreign vehicle A direct export A personal export Diplomatic privilege A cherished transfer A permanently exported vehicle. Of interest Stolen Police eyes only Record query Driving Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA)-related status Notified as Void by DVLA DVLA notified that keeper has changed by owner DVLA notified of a keeper has changed by police/local authority The vehicle is In Trade If the vehicle has not been registered at DVLA (i.e. a V5 registration document has not been issued for it). Statistics are not maintained on either markers or the number of vehicles in each category due to the dynamic nature of the database. In addition to the `markers' above, vehicles held on the PNC have `Police Interest' reports in the following categories: LOS (lost/stolen), FOU (found), INF (information), SEE (seen and checked), COR (correction), REM (removed), DES (destroyed). The number of vehicles with `Police Interest' reports as at 23 May 2002 was 894,549.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

59256; 387 c696-7W;387 c694-5W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Databases Criminal records Computers Motor vehicles Police Police national computer

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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