Disclosure of Vehicle Insurance Information Regulations 2005 c.2833

Disclosure of Vehicle Insurance Information Regulations 2005 No. 2833

Summary:

These Regulations, which are made under section 153 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, make provision for the Motor Insurers' Information Centre ("MIIC") to provide information relating to the uninsured use of motor vehicles to the Police Information Technology Organisation ("PITO").
Regulation 3 requires MIIC to provide to PITO a list of vehicles, the use of which was covered by a policy of insurance on the reference date but is not covered under such a policy when the list is generated. The information must be provided at intervals specified by PITO. Information which must be provided is the vehicle registration mark, the make and model of the vehicle (where this is available to MIIC) and the date on which the vehicle ceased to have a record of insurance on the database.
Regulation 4 permits PITO to process information provided by MIIC so that it is available in a form that may assist a constable to determine if a vehicle has been used by a person who is not insured, contrary to section 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (the "1988 Act"). A chief officer of police may arrange for that information received by him from PITO is further processed into a form in which it may be used by a constable.
A constable may use the processed information provided by PITO to assist him in deciding whether to use his powers under section 165 of the 1988 Act to require a person who is, or may have been, driving a vehicle to produce evidence that use of the vehicle is insured.
The information provided to a constable by PITO should not be further disclosed by him except for the purposes of legal proceedings for contravening the 1988 Act or legislation made under it.

Made Under:

Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (C. 15) - sections 153 and 172

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