On weds evening I caught part of a "traffic police" tv program. Cameras
following police to see what they do etc.
Anyway, There was a part where an ANPR camera caught an uninsured driver, so
they pulled him over.
The driver produced an insurance certificate there and then. The officers
were not satisfied, so they rang the insurance company. I think the officer
said it was "E-Sure". After a quick phone call the officer said to the
driver that he had missed some monthly payments and that he hd been told to
pay by a certain date and hadn't done so, so the insurance lapsed.
The officer gave details of dates of missed payments and dates when the
driver had contacted the company, etc.
Surely Data protection laws would prevent this ?
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