picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

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Re: picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

Postby edward2 » Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:22 pm

It turns out the number on the vechcile that drove in to me is not stolen car. Its sounds like an officals or officals vechcile. The yellow cupra does not come up on the dvlas data base or the insurance company but it comes up on the polices.

The police said there is a reason for this but can not tell me why. But the insurance company would need to contact them through the proper channels.

A friend said it could be a policemans car a miltary car or civil servants car? Another friend said could be dilomats cars?

What is the reasons that people are given number plates that dont show on the dvla or insurance companies data base.

My friend said this is why can drive drunk and drive in to vechiles as the speical privuilages they could speed also if number plate or wrecklessness.

I went to buy a chinese dilomats personal vechcile they dont need a tax disk there was no tax dick on this vechcile. I ended up not buying as i decided could be complications on insurance.

But if had to guess would guess an army type. As driving drunk in to 2 vechciles would not think be normal behaviour of british office in vechcile or normal behaviour of police. But army culture of driving drunk. It just did not realise that personal vechcile of army people have the number plates that do not come up.

Though that just some offical civil service police and may be forgine dilplomats, (although can check the forgien dilpmats personal vechciles to test that theory, could also check office civil service offical vechile and squaddies vechciles to see if any dont come up). It seems a mystey?

Any one any ideas why vechciles do not come up. It all sounds a bit like in james bond. Although james bond would not crash if drunk lol. I would guess a squaide first if there vechciles dont come up if they do then a forgien dilomats. As would seems a bit odd for a uk civil servant or police etc to be drunkend wreckless driving. The vechcile for 2010 car was in awful condion a debt and scape at every conner. Looked older because so battered.

My insurance is gone up by 200 even though not made a claim as they have classifeied as my fault. So was not best please but a trivial matter i guess. But going to cost to me 100s,. 160 for my own claim and 200 a year extra on insurance.

The insurance company told me because i am a worse risk, wether my fault or not but have it down as my fault.

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Re: picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

Postby edward2 » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:09 pm

It appear registration of the car was blocked I found this explaintion on line says what blocked registrations are.

This is interesting: VARE (Victims of Animal Rights Extremism) claims you can "Apply to the DVLA to have your car registration details blocked" if you're worried about people using the DVLA database to track you down. See "How can I help myself?" at:

https://www.vare.org.uk/index.php?option ... &Itemid=29

Anyone know what this "block" involves, and what sort of access it prevents?

Here we have another official database (along with the proposed Children's Index, NHS database, Register of Directors, etc) where officialdom has (often grudgingly) conceded that people's right to privacy at least partially overrules officialdom's desire to keep nice tidy lists of people's details.

The exception? Oh yes, the proposed NIR, where apparently there will be no opt-out and no exceptions, and everyone's home address and numerous other details will be recorded.

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Andrew Watson Post subject: Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:25:36 +0000


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Location: Cambridge Found nothing on the DVLA web site about this, so I called their enquiry line, where a very helpful chap told me:

* "This is usually used by members of the police force and people like that"

* "Nobody can access your details, not even us here in the registration centre". I pressed him on this point, asking what happens if (say) Tesco's tries to get hold of the keeper's address for a car parked in their car park, and the record is blocked. He said "The request goes to a special department called systems audit. The application has to be in writing. Systems audit makes the decision on whether to release the details. If it's something to do with law enforcement they usually get in touch with the police first. If it's just a member of the public they wouldn't be able to get the details."

* To apply, one writes a letter to "Fee-paying enquiries, DVLA, Swansea SA99 1AJ". There isn't an application form - one just put the reasons why one wants details blocked in the letter. Despite the name of the department, there's no fee for this service.

I wonder what would happen if one wrote, giving the reason "I'm a law-abiding citizen and deserve the same level of privacy available to other law-abiding citizens such as members of the police force". (I think I know the answer to that one :-).

In any case, it's another useful piece of ammunition to use against the "Nothing to hide, nothing to fear" brigade. I think I feel an FOI request brewing - for the number of blocked records.

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stu2630 Post subject: Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:13:20 +0000


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I wonder what would happen if one wrote, giving the reason "I'm a law-abiding citizen and deserve the same level of privacy available to other law-abiding citizens such as members of the police force". (I think I know the answer to that one .


Just for information - ordinary members of the police force can't get their details blocked from the DVLA or PNC. This only applies to officers working in certain highly specialised roles and using their private cars in the course of their work. This probably amounts to around one in a every hundred officers, or somewhere around that figure. The rest of us have to take our chances just like the rest of the public.

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Andrew Watson Post subject: Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:19:55 +0000


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Location: Cambridge Thanks Stu.

Have filed an FOI request to find out how many applications they get per year, how many are refused, and how many blocked records there are on the database at the moment. We'll see how forthcoming they are.

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Guest Post subject: Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:01:24 +0000


stu2630 wrote:
Just for information - ordinary members of the police force can't get their details blocked from the DVLA or PNC.


So if you find someone's details are blocked, that is a strong clue that the keeper of the vehicle is doing sensitive work - how very secure...





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Guest Post subject: Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:23:02 +0000


What is the difference between Tescos and an ordinary member of the public anyway? Does one have to own a certain acrerage of car park before one is elevated to the privilaged position of 'access all areas' in the DVLA data base?

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MrBester Post subject: Posted: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:44:30 +0000


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Location: The Glorious Plutocratic ConDem Syndicate (Australo-Oriens locality) More importantly, why isn't this the norm? Why is there an obscure method of restricting access to this data when it should be a de facto standard?

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Posts: 7 Sparing the details I was doing an investigation in the UK about 10 years ago and I wrote to the DVLA in an attempt to trace someone. I had their car registration details (while DVLA records are often not that accurate anyhow) but nothing else.

I got the address from the DVLA by writing a letter giving the details of the registration number and the colour of the car, I said it was in persuite on an ongoing insurance claim and the police were not yet involved but if they were to become involved the details would be invaluable.

This post just reminded me of this and brought it all back!





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Andrew Watson Post subject: Posted: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:56:27 +0000


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Location: Cambridge Andrew Watson wrote:
Have filed an FOI request to find out how many applications they get per year, how many are refused, and how many blocked records there are on the database at the moment. We'll see how forthcoming they are.

Here are the significant sections of the email I sent them:

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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I understand that the DVLA allows information on the registered keepers of some vehicles to be "blocked", so that keeper information isn't available to the majority of DVLA staff, and public requests for such information are forwarded to your Systems Audit department for special consideration.

Could you please supply me with the following information about "blocked" vehicle records:

- The number of applications made to DVLA to use this facility, per year, for each of the years 1998 - 2006 (inclusive).

- The number of such applications which were rejected, per year, for each of the years 1998 - 2006 (inclusive).

- The current number of blocked vehicle records.

- The current total number of vehicle records, including blocked records.

Please note that I am seeking information about the use of your "blocked records" facility, but not any information whatsoever about individual blocked records.


And here's the meat of the answer I've just received:

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You asked for the total number of vehicle records. I can confirm that for the year 2005/2006 the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency held approximately 33 million vehicle records.

The Freedom of Information Act obliges us to respond to requests promptly, in any case no later than 20 working days after receiving a request. However, when a public interest test needs to be considered, we are not required to comply with a request until such time as is reasonable in the circumstances. We do, of course, aim to make all decisions within 20 working days, including in cases where we need to consider where the public interest lies in respect of a request. Your first three questions, however, raise complex public interest considerations, which must be analysed before we can come to a decision on releasing the information.

The exemptions that are being considered are Sections 31- Law Enforcement, Section 36 – Prejudice to Effective Conduct of Public Affairs and Section 38 – Health and Safety.

We need to extend our response time limit to your first three questions by 20 working days in order to assess the public interest. Therefore, we plan to let you have a response by 29th February 2007.[sic]


... which I translate as "We don't want to tell you, but we haven't yet thought of a convincing reason why."

And no, I didn't make up the bit about 29th February. :-)

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Andrew Watson Post subject: Posted: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:49:22 +0000


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Location: Cambridge Well, February 29th (known as 1st March here in the real world) duly arrived, and on the last possible day, so did the reply. Odd that. A more cynical person than I might imagine that they decided to delay the reply as long as possible to delay the start of the ensuing appeal.


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Date: 1 March 2007

Dear Mr Watson

Freedom of Information

Further to our previous letter dated 2nd February about your requests for information, please accept my apologies for the error in the date quoted for response. The target date for response should have read March 1st.

As stated in our last letter, in relation to your request for the number of licensed vehicle records held at DVLA our response is that the figure, as at 30 September 2006 was 33,522,106. As you will appreciate applications to license vehicles are received continuously and this figure is subject to constant variation.

In relation to your other requests for information, the DVLA neither confirms nor denies that it holds the information falling within the description specified in your request. After completing Public Interest Tests we consider that the duty in section (1)(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply, by virtue of sections 31(3), 36(3) and 38(2) of that Act. This should not be taken as an indication that the information you requested is or is not held by the Agency. In relation to section 36(3), we confirm that the matter has been considered by the “qualified person” for the DVLA, who is the Secretary of State for Transport.

<administrative stuff snipped>


So despite the fact that the DVLA will tell you on the 'phone how to apply for it, they officially refuse to acknowledge that this facility exists, let alone how many people use it.

By analogy, will the Home Office similarly refuse to acknowledge leaving some people off the NIR? After all, the legislation allows, rather than compels, the Home Secretary to record our info in the NIR. If he decides that someone is in a "class of person" worthy of special protection, presumably the HO could silently leave them off, and refuse to discuss anything about the matter.

Or am I being too cynical?

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NaturalBorn Post subject: Posted: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:25:18 +0000


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Posts: 916 I recently received a letter from a large car dealership located on the other side of London quoting the vehicle registration number for a car I sold two years ago and reminding me it is due for its MOT inspection.

This is the first time this has occurred and as neither I nor the previous owner ever had dealings with the company concerned I can't help but wonder whether the new on-line MOT system has allowed my data to be accessed by this firm. When I phoned the company it was clear I was far from being the first to ask for my details to be removed as the receptionist anticipated the purpose of my call. No explanation was available.

Maybe this is a one off aberration, but I post here in case it chimes with anyone else's recent experience.





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Andrew Watson Post subject: Re: DVLA opt-outPosted: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:19:22 +0000


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Location: Cambridge While answering another post, I realised that I never posted the result of this FOI request here.

The case went to the ICO, who eventually found in my favour.

On 8th January 2009 DVLA wrote to me confirming that the "blocked records" facility exists, and that:


DVLA wrote:
As of 25 November 2008, there were 23,750 vehicle records that have restricted access.

They are at pains to point out that these records are not completely blocked from disclosure:


DVLA wrote:
DVLA can confirm that it does provide a facility that restricts access to vehicle records, but that does not discharge DVLA’s responsibility to release vehicle data. All vehicles held on DVLA’s vehicle register are subject to the provisions of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002. No vehicles are “blocked” from disclosure under the provisions of these Regulations.

However, what this seems to mean in practice is that requests for address data for "blocked records" are vetted properly to make sure that the requester has reasonable cause for asking, while other records are disclosed willy-nilly, with no questions asked.

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Re: picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

Postby edward2 » Fri Jul 26, 2013 7:00 pm

The police sent the insurance details of the car with blocked plates to my insurance company. (RX60HMH yellow seat cupra)

Unfortunately the company Gallagher Basset a claims handling company for government vehicles claims not that this vehicle has not made a claim.

Because the car has blocked plates the keepers details secret. Gallagher Basset, could in theory claim this on every incident evolving blocked plates (not that saying this the case).

Gallagher bassets is a claims handing and risk management company not an insurance company.

My insurance company does not appear to think much be done. I lose 160 and one strike of my no claims not the end of the world.

However am a bit curious to know if the car did not have blocked plates and someone drove in to your car. Then police take forensics of car. Normally would someone not be able to claim whether of not the other person made a claim them self.


These blocked plates and cooperate government type claims handlers all seem a bit iffy.

My ménage passed mot no problem apart from one road spring which also broke on my last Meganne.

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Re: picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

Postby edward2 » Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:23 pm

A seat cupra crashed in to my Meganne last year. The Seat cupra had blocked/supressed number plates. Blocked or supressed number plates are on about 30000 vechiles mainly government employees or people that work with government in some capacity. They can only be read by police come up as an invalid on dvla.

Because the car had blocked plates and the police gave an invalid reference number for gallager basset (or so gallager basset said but they could always say this to avoid claims) . I can not claim against there insurance.

Some Government vechiles like some big companies are not insured in the normal sense basically they are not insured a bond . IF private individual said they are so rich they would insure them selves not sure this is allowed.



Indeed if is a police private car with blocked plates the only people who can see whos car it is is the police. Not that I think in my case it police private car as to fair police unlike drive drunk and crash unless is someones son driving or something.

The MIB Motor insurance bureu will not pay out as untraceable vechile because in theory it is traceable even though with out someone looking on police computer and then giving information and insurance company accepting it this way which they would not its not.

crown vechiles are also exempt from the motor insurance bureu. They do not pay out for crown vechiles or blocked. Many crown vechiles civil service are blocked. (the ones with no tax disc etc). You can check this on your I phone by entering the number on dvla if it comes up as invalid and on official vechile its blocked.
Police and normal government vechiles appear has to be one with no tax disk although not exclusively private and most would have tax disc I would imagine at least for cosmetic puposes even if unlikely to get a ticket with out one as dvla cammeras and vans cant check it and council parking attendant cant trace it.




A pointless point well yes may be but who does not like a rant. This sounds more like alex jones


Anyway my Meganne now has smashed boot floor bumper damage and inner wheel arch.


I was wondering what is the cheapest way to fix the boot floor as smashed number and light does not matter. To fix properly is 1600. But I just want it so can use boot again.

I will never sell my Meganne (worthless now anyway) it has only 45k on it and runs nice is nice apart from smash.

But want to get boot fixed so I can put things in it.

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Re: picking up my 1.4 2004 megane next week

Postby edward2 » Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:07 pm

My Megane has been going strong for a number of years until last month. The dash lights now come on when the car is switched off. the indicator high beam and a red one radomly flash when switched off. Anyone had this issue before? any ideas please? :nut


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