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![]() | 11/22/2005 UK Selling Personal Information About MotoristsPrivate parking lot owners are making millions from confidential information on motorists sold by the UK government. Some 157 companies have purchased access to the government database containing personal information on the UK's thirty million drivers. The UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency sells each file for £2.50 to parking lot operators who just need to supply a license plate number with their payment. An unnoticed provision in a bill that passed through parliament in 2002 legalized the practice.
One parking lot company, Creative Car Park Management, uses the information to generate automated photo ... | ||
![]() | 11/21/2005 Oregon: Judge Cancels Tickets Written for Police ProfitGold Hill, Oregon judge angers mayor, police chief by throwing out quota tickets. | ||
![]() | 11/21/2005 Norway to Double Speed Camera SystemNorway is looking to double the number of cameras that issue traffic fines higher than fines for serious crimes. | ||
![]() | 11/21/2005 Man Fights West Virginia Speed Trap with SignsA Summersville, West Virginia businessman fights back against a small town speed trap. | ||
![]() | 11/20/2005 Illinois: Police Set Up Fake Roadblock TrapPolice in Springfield, Illinois put up a false checkpoint sign to entrap motorists. |
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