R. Mark Clayton wrote:
> "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...
>
>
I saw this part of the programme. I assume that there must have been
some way the police could verify who they were? It (obviously) never
showed footage of the actual conversation the policeman had with the
customer service rep, but I assume the info wasn't just given on the
spot because he claimed to be a policeman?
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Robbie |