Fray McBentos wrote:
> 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 ?
The Police are quite entitled to ask for such information for law
enforcement purposes such as this. It does not contravene the DPA in any
way.
Peter Crosland
g6jns@yahoo.co.uk
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