Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 123033

Parking Offences: Data Protection

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that data belonging to motorists who have incorrectly received a parking fine, either from a Council, Private Parking Companies, or any other parking provider, is not ret

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The law allows vehicle keeper information to be released to local authorities and private parking companies to allow them to follow up alleged parking contraventions. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) provides the information as a first point...

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