Talk:Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:DVLA logo.gif

message: The low accuracy of the current DVLA database is alluded to in the article. I'd like to see more on this subject. I believe that the database was originally computerised by ICL in the 1970s, and the project had major problems. It was notable as one of the first UK government IT projects and would be worthy of a mention here. Can anyone help? Sidefall 20:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Computer System 

message: Shouldn't the reference to 'road tax' be corrected to 'car tax'?
Tractorfeed1961 (talk) 12:52, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: 'Road' tax

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message: Any editors wish to add to this section? Civil Rights groups and the press have been scathing about these erosions of Human Rights, surprised there has not been comment up till now. Crawiki (talk) 13:44, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The section is very one sided and makes some conclusions not supported by its sources, it should be rewritten in a more encyclopedic tone. Toasted Meter (talk) 16:42, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  I know it's mostly criticisms. But to balance it,  do you know of any source that offers praise of the way DVLA treats motorists? Would love to say something complementary, but the procedures it adopts simply breach the law, amounting to defrauding motorists of about £2 million per year.Crawiki (talk) 22:49, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

text: I think the section needs to go altogether, it's irredeemably POV. Stifle (talk) 12:56, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:NPOV recommendations are to delete only as a last resort, yet you deleted as a first resort. Have you done any research to try and correct the POV you perceive? Also, 'most' is not 'all'. Unjustified to delete the entire section.Crawiki (talk) 18:36, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  no response from stifle so have restored this section, with favourable stats to restore neutrality Crawiki (talk) 12:42, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Are any more recent cites available? All the cites for the unfavorable section are between 8 and 11 years old, it would be nice to see a more current view of the issue. The "despite the Bill of Rights 1689" bit is also questionable, with no cite it feels like original research, and even with a cite if it did violate the law you would expect the courts to strike it down. Toasted Meter (talk) 14:24, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVLA fines, seizures and  civil penalties 

message: DVLA annual report and accounts refer to 'our customers'. A customer is the purchaser of a good or service. Those who pay licence fees to the DVLA are surely taxpayers not customers. Valid point for inclusion here?Crawiki (talk) 19:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVLA 'customers'?