TheCam
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: Kirkcaldy
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is there a website you can go on to see who a car is registered to with the reg?
reason i ask is i may be getting another corsa but my mate hasnt got the v5 back yet so i wanna check its defo been sent off and its in his name??
cheers
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Data Protection Act will probably say no to that I reckon.
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TheCam
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: Kirkcaldy
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cheers for the quick answer 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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You can ask the DVLA for this information if you have reason to do so. DPA does come in to play but there are clauses under which they can legally release information.
Guidance doc is called INS 160
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Data Protection Act – Release of Information
The law requires the Agency to protect the privacy of individual motorists and to ensure that data is used fairly and lawfully. Also, personal data should only be used for specified purposes. The DVLA register is maintained primarily to identify vehicles and their keepers – to assist law enforcement and the collection of taxes, and to facilitate improved road safety. However, regulations allow the Agency to release information to the police and local authorities to assist with the investigation of offences and parking violations.
Information can also be released to anyone else who can demonstrate 'reasonable cause' for his or her request. This means that vehicle keeper data can be used lawfully for a variety of other purposes. These include:
• Traffic surveys and research by the Department for Transport
• Investigations by insurance companies, finance houses and members
of the public who can demonstrate reasonable cause
• The enforcement of congestion charging initiatives
• The investigation of benefit fraud by other government bodies
• The enforcement of court orders
• The enforcement of parking restrictions on private property
• Safety recalls by motor manufacturers.
If you want to know more about the circumstances in which personal data is released and what the agency considers to be ‘reasonable cause’, or if you suspect your personal information has been obtained unlawfully, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/motoring for further information.
[Edited on 11-02-2008 by Ian]
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