11-04-2019, 09:29 AM
The workings of the DVLA are a mystery, I was asked by the owner of a re registered RN saloon if I knew it's original registration number. I didn't, so I phoned the DVLA where a helpful gentleman said ah you will need to fill in a V888 which he sent me. I filled it in and returned it with a covering letter and received a a letter threatening me with prosecution under the Data Protection Act with unlimited fines. Now I wasn't asking for any personal data, just the original registration number which the owner didn't know so it wasn't personal data. What is more puzzling is the DVLA sells personal data to third parties.