Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122377

Parking: Private Sector

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has here department made of the adequacy of safeguards governing the release of motorists’ personal data by the DVLA to private parking companies; and what steps she is taking to ensure that dat

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The law allows the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to release vehicle keeper details in certain limited circumstances, subject to appropriate safeguards. Organisations receiving this data must comply with their obligations under data protection...

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