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Details from the database are also available, for £2.50, to anyone having a good reason to require them. Between 2004 and 2009 the service sold more than 18 million names and addresses charging £44 million. The DVLA stated that they did not make a profit from the service. Commercial vehicle check
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the numberplate and then advised drivers what type of engine oil to use based on the make and age of their car. The DVLA said that such use of the database was "inappropriate" and it was "urgently investigating".
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used information from the database to create personalised advertisements to drivers. Five billboards in London
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All new and imported vehicles are required to be entered onto the register, which is administered by the
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Registered vehicles are not provided with tax certificates anymore in the United Kingdom.
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On the register, along with the vehicle details (make, model, engine capacity, colour,
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The database is available to the law enforcement authorities for activities such as:
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has to be paid to enter a vehicle onto the register for the first time.
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for consumer protection and anti-fraud purposes. In 2009,
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Index

United Kingdom
database
motor vehicles
registered
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Great Britain
Driver & Vehicle Agency
Northern Ireland
VIN
V5C
vehicle first registration fee
safety certification
motor insurance
vehicle licence
Police
traffic law
camera enforcement
Car check
Castrol
automatically recognised
Vehicle Excise Duty
Vehicle licence
Vehicle registration plate
U.S. and Canadian license plates
ISBN
1-872686-30-3
"DVLA makes £44m flogging drivers' details"
"DVLA pledges investigation over Castrol spy posters"
Vehicle Licensing - DVLA
Northern Ireland - DVLNI

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