"Fray McBentos" wrote in message
news:6DLGj.114706$nw4.16231@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> 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 ?
>
>
No information provided to the police for the prevention or detection of
crime is exempt.
One wonders what happens if the bloke produces receipts...
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