DVLA wants to cash in on private parking tickets


David Millward writes in the Daily Telegraph:

The DVLA is looking to cash in on motorists by selling their names and addresses to wheel clampers and private parking companies at a profit.

The agency wants to plug a £100m gap in its finances by charging more than the current £2.50 administrative fee.

Last year the agency sold details of 1m motorists to more than 150 parking enforcement companies, angering driving groups.

However, according to Simon Tse, the DVLA’s chief executive, the current fee only covers administrative costs.

Appearing before the Transport Select Committee at Westminster, Mr Tse said the DVLA was in discussions with the Department for Transport about raising the fee.