Speeding Fine on Dutch trip

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by bl52krz

Yea. They won’t be able to get your details from the DVLA hopefully.

You must be kidding, the DVLA will sell your details to anyone that is prepared to pay them to do so

Interestingly enough, I deliberately dropped off the radar in as much as I wasn't on the electoral roll by virtue of deregistering my address a year or so ago.

So several months later, just before the deadline to register to vote in the general election of last week, I bought myself a PAYG sim, didn't do anything other than put £10 of credit on it using cash.

I then used this as the contact number when registering myself on the "closed" register.........so how amazing when I received a marketing cold call on this number which has absolutely no connection to me other than one transaction, quoting my full name.

I would be more than happy to live my life off grid forever, if it meant not swelling the coffers of the people who sell your data....

[Pueblo_Boy]

The French and Spanish authorities have no problem in tracking you down...as I found out on my recent trip to Spain

[steve-45]

Originally Posted by Pueblo_Boy

The French and Spanish authorities have no problem in tracking you down...as I found out on my recent trip to Spain

I wonder if it works so well the other way around ?

[Comfortably Numb]

Originally Posted by steve-45

I wonder if it works so well the other way around ?

Probably not; massive under-investment and wasteful spending in all our public services by previous governments, not least Border Force and their expensive, but useless computer system.

[Number 6]

Originally Posted by steve-45

I wonder if it works so well the other way around ?

Dont know But will let you know if I ever get a ticket from the UK.

[steve-45]

there seems to be over £200,000,000 ( yes thats £200 million) in outstanding Dartford Crossing fees that foreign registered drivers have yet to pay - this seems to suggest that the UK follow up procedure is a "little lacking" in effectiveness !

[trikey]

Originally Posted by steve-45

there seems to be over £200,000,000 ( yes thats £200 million) in outstanding Dartford Crossing fees that foreign registered drivers have yet to pay - this seems to suggest that the UK follow up procedure is a "little lacking" in effectiveness !

No surprises there then!!

[Comfortably Numb]

That would pay for a few trained officers and a computer to chase them up!

[SCP440]

Originally Posted by steve-45

there seems to be over £200,000,000 ( yes thats £200 million) in outstanding Dartford Crossing fees that foreign registered drivers have yet to pay - this seems to suggest that the UK follow up procedure is a "little lacking" in effectiveness !

I suspect a lot of that will be Trucks, a lot of foreign truck drivers who are working on a cost per load basis will have no intention of paying it. They arrive in the UK with there fuel tanks brimmed with cheap diesel and wont spend a penny here they don't ''need'' too.

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

You must be kidding, the DVLA will sell your details to anyone that is prepared to pay them to do so

Interestingly enough, I deliberately dropped off the radar in as much as I wasn't on the electoral roll by virtue of deregistering my address a year or so ago.

So several months later, just before the deadline to register to vote in the general election of last week, I bought myself a PAYG sim, didn't do anything other than put £10 of credit on it using cash.

I then used this as the contact number when registering myself on the "closed" register.........so how amazing when I received a marketing cold call on this number which has absolutely no connection to me other than one transaction, quoting my full name.

I would be more than happy to live my life off grid forever, if it meant not swelling the coffers of the people who sell your data....

it may mean revelling data about yourself but ask the DVLA if they have passed out your information, who to and why? their response may be interesting.

I take it when you got the sim you did not give any details?



from https://assets.publishing.service.go...-registers.pdf


What to do if you suspect your details have been obtained unlawfully
While we are keen to make sure information is only released in appropriate circumstances, we have no authority to arbitrate in any dispute. Any disputes over the circumstances leading to an incident must be decided between the relevant individuals.
If you think your details have been misused or obtained fraudulently, write to the Data Sharing Strategy and Compliance Team, DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1DY or email [email protected] You need to tell us the vehicle registration number and explain how the information has been misused. We will investigate all allegations of information being requested unlawfully.
More details about our complaints procedures are published at
http://www.gov.uk/government/organis...-agency/about/ complaints-procedure



my experience of DVLA, they will pursue malicious claims at a snails pace.

macafee2