the VRMs of its licensed vehicles is in breach of GDPR, and this includes Brighton & Hove City Council.


I wrote back to the ICO, as a point of challenge stating the following:


“If the VRM is considered to be personal data then:


1: Why does the Commissioner allow the DVLA to sell the private data of the VRM, which also includes the name and address of the registered owner of a vehicle, for profit to various organisations?


I ask this because it does seem rather hypercritical of the Commissioner with regard to the position on the matter that I have complained about.


Transport for London provides the full details (other than names and addresses) of its licensed vehicles that allows the public to match up VRM data with a valid TfL private hire vehicle licence.


2: As such does the Commissioner consider that TfL is in breach of GDPR in doing so? And if so will the Commissioner now contact TfL with an order (or such) to remove public access to the VRM of it licensed pri- vate hire vehicles?


Many local authorities around the country provide the VRM data for both hackney carriage and private hire vehicles that are licensed which includes my own licens- ing authority being Brighton & Hove City Council. I am also aware that this is the same with Portsmouth City Council.


3: Will the Commissioner now contact Brighton & Hove City Council as well as Portsmouth City Council with an order (or such) to remove the VRM data from public access of all licensed vehicles


4: Will the Commissioner now contact all licensing authorities with an order (or such) to remove the VRM data from public access of all licensed vehicles.”


I eagerly waited for the reply. But when it came I was effectively told:


“This is not our department. “I would kindly ask that you provide full details of your concerns to the Commissioner’s Public Advice and Data Protection Complaints Service who are better placed to consider the concerns which you have raised in your email.”


MAY 2022


Andy Peters Brighton & Hove Cab Trade Association info@bhcta.co.uk


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This month the accolade for being extremely selfish goes to the driver of licence number 13929, VRM LR64 OXA for occupying a rank for several hours stopping Brighton hack- neys from using it - so thank you very much whoever you were. Normally we call Parking Enforcement and an officer would issue a ticket, but on this occasion, I don’t know if it happened, but there were calls for someone to let all the tyres down, and worse - so you were very lucky indeed.


So, please stay off our ranks!


However, I have not taken this any further to date as I have a cunning plan....


But, with the ICO clearly stating that the vehicle registra- tion mark of your vehicle is your private data then surely the DVLA is blatantly breaking GDPR when it sells this private data of yours for profit to organisations that hound you for penalty notices.


All I need to do now is get one of these penalty notices and then complain to the ICO. However, there is nothing to stop you making such a complaint if this happens to you and if you need more details on the information to which the ICO referred, then please do not hesitate to get in touch.


Lastly, as previously pledged, if any metropolitan London cab drivers use any of our ranks for free parking then I will name and shame them.


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