Learner Driver Data Missing

Driver’s records have gone missing. The details of many UK driver’s had gone missing in the US which was only announced yesterday. This comes not long after the Government announced that various Tax data had gone missing.

The driver  data that was missing contains the names, addresses and ‘phone numbers of people who were taking the driving theory test.

We are being reassured by The Information Commissioner, that fraudsters profiting from this lost data was low and that no personal financial information was involved in the loss. We understand that the details of every British learner taking the theory part of the test between September 2003 and April 2007 were on the computer hard drive that has gone missing, current learner drivers are not at risk.

The transport secretary Ruth Kelly detailed the fact that data of up to three million candidates for the driving theory test had gone missing.It appears that the data which was contained on a hard drive was found in a non-secure area. So not where it was supposed to be. The fact that such driver details were misplaced is alarming.

Published by admin on December 18th, 2007 in UK Driving News