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Private data on British drivers will be stored offshore

Secret move by IBM, which runs London's congestion charge, will allow access to sensitive DVLA information

* Daniel Boffey, policy editor
* The Observer, Saturday 17 March 2012

The government has secretly agreed that the "particularly sensitive" personal data of all 43 million drivers in the UK can be contracted offshore to India in a move that will allow the private firm running London's congestion zone to cut costs and make more money.

Data from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, including addresses and registration plate numbers, along with credit card details, will now be accessible to staff outside the UK following a review by ministers.

The prohibition was rescinded after IBM, which runs the congestion charge zone for Transport for London (TfL), lobbied for a change. The company has been repeatedly fined since it took over the contract from Capita in 2009, making the £60m deal less profitable than it had hoped.

However the move to relax the rules around the sensitive data, which has not been publicly announced, raises concerns in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics about the increased risk of fraud.

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I have a question

will this be a two tier system, whereby the rich, famous or politicians will be put on a separate and more secure listing which is not offshored, purely for security purposes or will the details of vehicles belonging to MP's, senior business people and X factor winners soon be available from foreign sources for a price