Release of data

The Motor Tax Office releases data from the NVDF (National Vehicle and Driver File) to An Garda Síochána, Traffic Wardens, other Local Authorities and certain other organisations, about vehicle ownership & tax status where these are the subject of proceedings under legislation, e.g. regarding traffic violations, fines, etc.

Supply of information to individuals:

Requests by an individual for information from their own driver or vehicle file may be made under Section 4 of the Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003. All requests under Section 4 must be accompanied by a payment of €6. Such requests may include sensitive items such as licence history, penalty points and disqualifications and in the case of vehicles may include previous owner history. Given the sensitivity of NVDF data, full details of either driver licensing or vehicle data will only be issued through the post to the data subject or provided to his/her legal representative.

Supply of information to third parties:

The supply of data to other third parties is covered by Regulations and any requests for information must be made under and in accordance with the following Regulations:

Requests for basic driver data may be made under S.I. No. 537 of 2006 - Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006.

Requests to licensing authorities for vehicle data may be made under S.I. No.277/1994 - Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations

All requests for disclosure which rely on these regulations require the payment of a fee of €6 and certain conditions apply to the release of information in these circumstances, in the interest of data protection, e.g. subject of legal proceedings, reasonable right to apply for information.