Technical loophole that allows access to details of vehicle owners 'an utter disaster'

The loophole may constitute a data breach.

A technical loophole within an online system for transferring motor vehicle ownership, allowing the name and address of any vehicle owner to be accessed by motor dealerships, has been described as “an utter disaster”.

The loophole, which may represent a major data breach under the auspices of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, involves unrestricted access to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF).