Motoring Discussion > GDPR and the DVLA Legal Questions
Thread Author: VxFan Replies: 2

 GDPR and the DVLA - VxFan
Following the recent GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which came into force on the ‎25th May 2018, does this now mean the DVLA are not allowed to pass on the vehicle owner details to anyone such as private parking companies who request them, without first obtaining your permission?

Or is there some loophole that makes the DVLA exempt from the GDPR?
Last edited by: VxFan on Mon 11 Jun 18 at 10:29
 GDPR and the DVLA - Zero

>> Or is there some loophole that makes the DVLA exempt from the GDPR?

Yeah, the loophole that you display your registration to all and sundry when you commit parking offences.
 GDPR and the DVLA - Bromptonaut
>> Following the recent GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which came into force on the ‎25th
>> May 2018, does this now mean the DVLA are not allowed to pass on the
>> vehicle owner details to anyone such as private parking companies who request them, without first
>> obtaining your permission?

I'm no expert on GDPR but I've had to read into the subject a bit for work.

Consent is just one of several principles when it comes to storing and using data. In giving advice we rely on 'legitimate interest' for storing/using basic data (name address dob) but we have to request consent to hold special category data such as Ethnicity, Health, Sexual Orientation etc.

Other principles include (a) to perform a task in the public interest or in official authority or (b)
to comply with a data controller's legal obligations.

One or the other of those will cover DVLA.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Mon 11 Jun 18 at 12:17
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