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August 29, 2010, By David Jarvis and Matthew Davis, Express TOWN hall snoops have been caught red-handed using the DVLA’s database to spy on people. The Big Brother tactics emerged after councils were given the green light to use DVLA car registration records, strictly to track down owners of abandoned vehicles. Instead, and in breach of the rules, “inflated” bureaucrats have been checking up on residents suspected of offences that have nothing to do with motoring. As a result, several councils have been banned from accessing the database. Scores more have received warnings after serious breaches were uncovered. An audit of 155 of the 432 local authorities allowed to use the database showed that the DVLA’s system was accessed 750 times a day in the 2009/10 financial year.
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